Scandanavian Log Cabins
Facts, Hints & Tips

Scandanavian Log Cabins

If you’ve never experienced life in a log cabin, you should ‘test the water’ before buying, by renting a holiday log cabin.

Summerhouses are used to enjoy the beauty of a garden and sometimes become a centre of lavish entertainment.

Europeans tend to build a log cabin for use in the garden and used as a summer house. However, log cabins are being built and used as home extensions more and more as a cheap alternative.

Confident DIY enthusiasts and anyone involved in the construction industry can build and maintain their own log cabins quite easily.

There are two types of wood that are commonly recommended for log cabins: spruce and Scandinavian pine.

Years ago the availability of logs as well as that of labour were two of the most important factors affecting the size of the log cabin.

The origins of log cabins are uncertain, though it is believed that the first log cabins were constructed in northern Europe in the Bronze Age.

Building your own log cabin relies heavily on the location. The site should be home to adequate sunlight and the ground should be flexible enough for a good drainage.

You will find that different log cabins will be built with logs that vary in thickness, which provides a different appeal.

There are also a lot of luxury cabin homes that were constructed. During the middle of 1980, around 15,000 log cabins/houses were sold every year.

Garden Building Articles

Creating Your Own Summer House Plans
Creating Your Own Summer House Plans

Ever thought of building your own sumer house? It pays to have a good set of plans...

  • 4th October, 2011
Tips on Decorating Log Cabins
Tips on Decorating Log Cabins

Log cabins are fun and exciting to decorate. You do not have to get a degree in interior design, all you have to do is imagine and be creative.

  • 30th September, 2009
Log Cabins Make the Ideal Home Office
Log Cabins Make the Ideal Home Office

Log cabins are gaining in popularity as home offices, and an attractive log cabin can enhance your business and be a pleasure to work in.

  • 28th September, 2009
Log Cabins - For The Discerning Garden Connoisseur?
Log Cabins - For The Discerning Garden Connoisseur?

Log cabins can now be considered a worthwhile investment above that of people's perception that they are an indication of affluence.

  • 24th September, 2009
Helping You Choose From the Wide Variety of Log Cabins For Sale
Helping You Choose From the Wide Variety of Log Cabins For Sale

There are more and more varieties of log cabins for sale these days to meet the ever increasing public demand for these products.

  • 20th September, 2009
Proper Maintenance of Log Cabins
Proper Maintenance of Log Cabins

There are proper ways to maintain these beautiful lodging spaces.

  • 16th September, 2009
Log Cabins - Build Or Buy It's an Affordable Housing Deal
Log Cabins - Build Or Buy It's an Affordable Housing Deal

A log cabin is both attractive and cheaper than any traditional home.

  • 12th September, 2009
The Popularity of Log Cabins
The Popularity of Log Cabins

The choice of log cabins is growing as more people realize they can act as an extension for the home.

  • 8th September, 2009
Log Cabins as a Second Home
Log Cabins as a Second Home

A log cabin isn't just for the bottom of the garden; it can be made into a comfortable second home.

  • 5th September, 2009
Log Cabins For the Garden Are Here to Stay
Log Cabins For the Garden Are Here to Stay

Log cabins are popular throughout the world as more homes are enjoying the beauty of a log cabin in their garden.

  • 2nd September, 2009
The Development of Log Cabins
The Development of Log Cabins

Log cabins have evolved since it was introduced during the early centuries. Learn more on how log cabins have been developed until the modern age.

  • 29th August, 2009
Log Cabins For the Garden Will Always Be in Fashion
Log Cabins For the Garden Will Always Be in Fashion

Log cabins have been around for thousands of years. They are commonly associated with the United States of America and remain popular in today's modern world.

  • 24th August, 2009
Facts You May Not Know About Log Cabins
Facts You May Not Know About Log Cabins

You may know a lot about log cabins, but did you know these interesting facts?

  • 20th August, 2009

More Household Articles