Its a lot easier than you might think to make your cabin yourself. It can even be a lot of fun, particularly with a few people working together. All of our products are simple enough to erect, but maybe take a look through this page to get some idea of what is involved.
Be sure to keep your wood dry and well ventilated when it arrives, and make sure you treat the wood immediately after you had constructed it. (see below about timber care)
You may find it useful to take a look at a short gallery of a cabin that was put up recently HERE
THE BASE
The base is the most important part to get right. It needs to be dry, firm, and above all, level.
Its a good idea to get the base made well before your cabin arrives as it can take a while to prepare.
The simplest method is to create a concrete base. This needs to be the same size as the footprint of the cabin, and not too much larger, or else water can sit on the surface of the concrete and work its way under the cabin. So its best to make it similar in size to the cabin.
The base needs not only to be level, but very flat to ensure the bearers sit flush with the base. This ensures there will be a good seal to stop any water ingress.
The cabin sizes quoted are the length of each log, but as they intersect by aroud 10 cm, the actual footprint is smaller. So around 20cm smaller than the quoted size.
All of our products come with pressure treated bearers that can be lain directly onto the concrete or wooden base.
Take a look at the example below for instance. This base is made by digging into the ground and placing pressure treated wooden uprights into the ground. This is then levelled off, and the uprights being used to create a wooden base. You can see that the base is complete, and the first set of pressure treated bearers have been lain down already.
INSPECT THE PIECES
Open the packages and sort the components according the wall plans on Installation Drawing and Component Specification.
Don’t be surprised to find some extra logs for walls, 2-3 floor boards and roof boards – some extra components are there just in case of any damage in transit or during assembly.
If you notice missing or damaged parts, please tell us at this point.
Important: never put components on dirty surfaces, or grass as it will be very difficult to clean them afterwards.