Perhaps the ultimate use for a log cabin is as a holiday home. When the weather is at its best and you are lounging around in the sun, your log cabin can make you feel like you are a million miles from home, even if you are only at the end of the garden.

Log cabins come in different shapes and sizes depending on the needs and desires of the owner and the space available.

Not only are Swedish log houses and log cabins beautiful and stylish, but VAT may be reclaimed on 'new build' houses so they are even more affordable.

Around the 1800’s small log cabins met the basic requirements of a home, and one could be constructed in as little as a few days using some very basic tools.

Workshops are equally suited to log cabins. With the adaptable dimensions and easy to construct in small or difficult to reach spaces, a workshop can be built just about anywhere on your property.

Do you want a second home but you think you can’t afford it? Think again, because a log cabin could be the answer.

Garden buildings are not all about work or storage, summer houses extend our living space into the outdoors with the benefits of fresh air and natural light.

With wood being such a light friendly material log cabins and timber buildings generally are very light buildings. With such a great choice of windows there is no excuse for dark or cold rooms.

When Europeans take on a build your own log cabin project, they will often use it as a summer house for use in the garden. However, many log cabins are now being built and used as home extensions more and more as a cheap alternative to traditionally constructed extensions.

A Summerhouse is a small roofed building of varying forms in gardens or parks designed to provide cool shady places of relaxation or retreats from summer heat.