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Timber Frame Glamping Camping Pods

Glamping Camping Pods are now here to stay, quality levels as always start with cheap and cheerful and go to the sublime.

Sadly, the gene of design seems not to fall far from the tree, and sadly because of this, designs of camping pods tend to be copies of the first originals, and these new designs tend to be somewhat a cut down version to win favor to their customer with lower pricing.

However, as we always say, buy cheap buy twice.

Many camping sites, holiday parks, fisheries, hotels, B&B’s are now looking for something completely different, they want to stand out and offer not just tube like structures, but offer more comfortable surroundings to their guests.

Many now want their glamping camping units to conform to building full building regulations, have fitted CE certified windows and doors, and be completely portable and built to an extremely high standard.

Therefore, as always we have tried our best to design a camping, glamping unit that is manufactured to a very, very high standard, which ticks all the boxes, and crosses all the T’s.

Our Highly Insulated Timber Frame Camping Cabins do not just conform to the UK building regulations, they actually exceed it.

Our New Timber Frame Insulated Glamping Units are not just built to be pretty, they are built to last, with their Northern Siberian External Larch Cladding, massive insulation properties, certified CE residential windows and doors.

Your New Camping Fully Insulated Cabin could be built with this specification.

Exterior walls:

Vertical larch panel – oiled – already made panels;
Horizontal impregnated battens for vertical panel – already made panels;
Vertical impregnated battens 20x45mm c/c600 for air gap – already made panels;
Tyvek film – already made panels;
Gypsum plate 9.5mm as wind barrier – already made panels;
Segments of wooden framework 45x195mm c/c600 – already made panels;
KNAUF insulation 200mm – in free lengths;
Plastic film 0.2mm – in free lengths;
Battens 45x45mm c/c600 for cables and pipes – in free lengths;
KNAUF insulation 50mm – in free lengths;
5mm gypsum plate/13mm wooden not treated panel (25%) – in free lengths.

Inside walls:

5mm gypsum plate/13mm wooden not treated panel (25%) – in free lengths.
Segments of wooden framework 45x95mm c/c600 and for bearing walls 45x145mm c/c600 – already made panels;
KNAUF insulation 100/150mm – in free lengths;
5mm gypsum plate/13mm wooden not treated panel (25%) – in free lengths.

Floor:

22mm chipboard – already made panels;
Wooden framework 45x195mm c/c600 – already made panels;
KNAUF insulation 200mm – already made panels;
12mm plywood with laminated bottom side – already made panels;

Roof:

PVC membrane TechnoNICOL – in free lengths;
12mm plywood with lamination on one side – in free lengths;
Battens 45x45mm c/c600 along roof rafters for air gap – in free lengths;
Diffusion film Tyvec Pro – in rolls;
Bended glue-lam beams 100x440mm (140mm visible) c/c1200 (centers due to plywood width) – in free lengths;
Precut rafters 45×145+45x145mm c/c600 (the top matches with glue-lam top) – in free lengths;
KNAUF insulation 300 mm in the rafters – in free lengths;
Plastic film 0.2mm – in free lengths;
6,5mm plywood – in free lengths;
6mm gypsum plate/13mm wooden not treated panel (25%) – in free lengths.

Windows and doors:

Windows (3 pcs) wooden frame windows with triple glass package, European-type (opening inwards, with handles), painted.
Outside doors (1pcs.): wooden entrance doors with insulated plate triple glazing with 3-plug quality locks and handles, impregnated, primed and painted.
Wooden inside doors (2 pcs) made glued pinewood with impregnated MDF fillings, with simple locks (without handles), primed and painted. Sliding doors.

This kind of quality engineered timber frame glamping cabin is not available anywhere on the web, which is why logcabins LV is the leader, not the follower.

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Camping Pods by Log Cabins LV 2017

Are you looking for a quality camping pods?

Have you been looking on the internet and the choice just baffle you?

Are you looking for a camping pod that really is fit for purpose?

Log Cabins LV has been manufacturing and designing camping pods for more than 8 years, we have in this time designed many new versions of our iconic design, which as always have been copied by all but mastered by none.

What makes a great camping pod is the timber , glulam beams, high spec insulation, not forgetting our very competent skilled craftsmen, who have been manufacturing pods for over 8 years.

Also the quality of the windows and doors, the quality fire proof roof tiles, but more than all of this, our pods are designed to be used by 100’s of people over the course of their use.

Our Camping Pods are not just rugged, they are spectacularly strong, and this is why our pods are used solely for childrens activity centres. Where quality is a must.

If you are looking for a quality camping pod, and you really want to purchase a pod that is built by skilled house manufacturers, then please give us a call.

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Log Cabins 2017

Quality Log Cabins from a manufacturer who cares!

When your looking for a unique log cabin, you must firstly ask yourself, if the log cabin Superstore type dealer can offer uniqueness, quality, and of course competitive pricing.

In the age of mass production, and over supply, the need for lower pricing to get rid of mass-produced substandard log cabins has now entered a new phase in our industry.

(This cabin above is fitted with CE quality residential windows and doors, they are fitted correctly and as you can see prepainted ,these are the best windows and doors in the industry hands down.)

Quality of build is not a log cabin superstore trait, mass production cabins are as they are advertised, cheap, and when something is cheap, it is a lucky dip on if you receive a quality cabin, or a pile of lumber fit only for bonfire night!

As a manufacturer, we really believe in designing cabins that are fit for purpose, we are not running with the pack, our aim is quality, not quantity.

There are a few companies that also have the same ethos as us.

However saying that I have heard, some German companies who manufacture log cabins claim to be as one idiot told me the crème la crème of the industry, how ever if you think charging customers 3x the value for a 5m x 5m in 45mm above everyone else is crème la crème, well, sadly I call is utter greed. And I say to my german brother and sisters, the Brits are not stupid!

There are a few dealers out there that have had training from their suppliers of cabins how to hype the brand, they actually are taught how to lie, and claim the brand they are pushing is amazing, and that’s why the price is super high.

Normally this is done to the elderly or gullible and of course the promise of amazing quality seals the deal, and of course the resellers receives the handsome profit. Actually the resellers earn more money than the manufacturer.

Hence, the market is awash with crooks, liars and conmen, and not forgetting substandard, also over priced log cabins.

It is very important how to choose the right company to purchase your log cabin.

What are the signs to look for?

Firstly look to see the different kinds of brand of cabins, the resellers will have the brand marked as part of the range, then look online and see how many dealers that brand of cabins manufacturer they have nation wide, worldwide. If they have over 100, they are busy players, which means MASS PRODUCTION, which means, a high speed, in out product. Means problems and missing parts and normally cheap logs.

Next,,,, ask the sub-dealer to send you the price of the cabin and close ups of the windows and doors, and if they proclaim their windows and doors are CE certified ask them to provide the certificate for that. Also send his quote to other dealers of the same brand, you will always find one of them will undercut him by 100’s, so it’s worth doing it! The cabins are cheap, so their profits should be lower, not higher. You the customer should win, not a greedy, fat lazy, reseller.

Our dealers, are amazing, they all work with customer from beginning till end, they only sell LV and what’s more important, they all charge sensibly. Greedy dealers, or dealers that fail to perform and offer a good fitting service, or over charge, are here today, and gone completely tomorrow.

Please remember when buying from bulk sellers, make sure that when your windows and doors are delivered they are the exactly same as the ones advertised, if they are not return the cabin, and call the credit card company.

Remember log cabin superstore type resellers are often selling numerous brands of different log cabins, which is a good indication that they are in the industry for the money only, and these type of resellers are normally here today gone tomorrow.

You will notice if you look on Google, that the most successful companies only sell their own brand, they believe in their own brand, and they are more likely to offer a better log cabin, better customer service, and will know their buildings inside out.

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New Camping Cube Pods 6m

The New Range of Luxury Camping Units, Camping Pod Cubes 6m , from log cabins LV are designed not to rough it, but to actually feel like you’re in a 5 star apartment for a fraction of the cost.

In addition, our New for 2017 6m Camping Cube Pod are fitted with forklift sleeves, which means you can move the units to which ever part of your park you wish!

2 of these Camping Pod Cubes Comes finished and can be delivered to site .

If you want your park to stand out, offering the New Cube Pod, which are great 365 days a year!

No longer will your customers feel like second class citizens.

There are many different Camping Pods on the market, and it becomes increasingly difficult to pick which one would your customer base would prefer.

Budget should not determine your choice, as many campsites purchase cheap, and regret their purchase the following year, which is why LV can claim to have the largest amount of pods in any one place (55), no other manufacture has supplied that many to anyone park.

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And if that’s not a brag, we can actually claim we have 2 parks with (55), same company, which means we are number one choice for the large park owners.

And we have never had one problem with one pod! They are not just manufactured with skill and quality they are manufactured to be the best, of the best!

Prices for our pods and camping cubes are not just competitive; Our Prices are Genuine. Our pricing makes sense. Our Pricing is the most serious in the industry. Moreover, our pricing for our quality level is unbeatable.

6m Camping Cube Pods.

These units come massively insulated, which means winter or summer they are earning you an income, they can withstand very serious weather conditions, and as they are portable they are only charged at 5% Vat!

Unlike Camping Pods in general, our Cube Pod makes use of space, which is generally not there, i.e., curve = lost space. Making more room for cupboards and storage space.

Especially the cheap camping pod versions.

Our Framework is 45mm x 145mm, CE, FSE, C24, and an internal plasterboard fit out and finish and external Siberian larch cladding.

Between these inner and outer layers it’s packet with quality insulation and waterproof membranes etc.

Our New 6m Camping Cube Pod are built by a professional house manufacture, it is fitted with CE certified windows and doors, and can be built to full building regulations.

Please remember our pricing is incredibly sensible!

Plus we can bespoke your order No Problem.

We are not a reselling Superstore, we are the designers, manufacturers and the middleman is now left out! (No 50%) added…..

Please call us for more information.!

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New Timber Frame Buildings 2017

Here is another one of our finished timber frame projects.

This little beauty is two beds, two baths, fully insulated, timber frame unit, clad in Siberian larch, and meets the UK full building regulations.

Unlike the rubbish sold in the UK under the guise of quality control by the government and given a few number and letters (BS 3632).

The BS3632 is laughable, our pensioners are robbed blind of their savings,

With the grandiose thoughts of safe investment, and living their retirement in a quality building, with in a safe gated environment.

But reality is that their hard earned savings, are stolen in a hand shake, and their dream park home, luxury lodge is no more that board, screws and glue, with cheap UVPC windows.

A Luxury Lodge / Park Home, should be to full building regulations. There should not be any if or buts about it.

All buildings that are lived in full time should be built to last, and be a sound investment.

If you really want to purchase a quality Park Home that really is an investment, built by a professional house manufacturer, then please give us a call.

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Buying A Log Cabin

When you are looking for a quality log cabin, design and construction is obviously a major part of your criteria, however there many other factors to take into account.

Firstly, you really need to understand, the source and the felling time of the timber used in your cabin.

Many companies will just say its Nordic Pine, or some other rubbish like that, which is supposed to make you believe that Nordic pine is supposed to be the number one pine in the world, its not, and that’s a fact.

When choosing your design and timber thickness, you need to investigate from the company concerned, when their timber was felled.

Most won’t know the answer to this question, as most resellers, or part time cabin sellers, will either say they will ask, or they will waffle away about FSC and hope you forget the question you asked.

The answer to this question is a simple one, and the reason why they felled timber at that time, will make sense to even the most unknowledgeable member of the public.

If you would like the answer to this question, please email me. I decided not to publish the answer, due to the fact many resellers read our blogs, and then use our information, our designs, to lie and cheat customers.

OK, lets talk windows and doors.

Our standard window and door set up, (standard production range) , are possibly the best in the industry, fitted with rubber watertight seals, great hardware, and which are handmade with joinery red wood, make these standard windows and doors fantastic value.

We do not stop there, we are now offering an upgrade, LV is the only company, the Only Company that can Offer for all 44mm and 70mm cabins CE certified residential windows and doors set!

For more information about how to get a quote on your bespoke cabin, or any other questions you may have on any of our extensive range of buildings, be them log or timber frame, maybe you are interested in glulam, please do not hesitate to send us an email here at log cabins lv.

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Timber Frame Building Manufacturer

Over the many years we have been in the Log Cabin and Timber frame building market, we have tried to up our game each and every year.

Our iconic designs be them timber frame highly insulated buildings or a small 3.0m x 3.0m log cabin clock house is always manufactured to last the test of time.

Excellence is part of our DNA, we strive daily to offer exceptional value, but as always keeping quality levels high, we never cut corners.

Today we would like to thank one of our customers for sending in photos of a completed LV Timber Frame Building; we designed, manufactured, and assembled.

This little building is to full building regulation; the roof is made up of curved glulam beams, it is very highly insulated, fitted with triple glazed windows and doors, and clad externally in Northern Siberian Larch.

Forget about going to a Logcabin Superstore for a cabin, or timber frame building, come to a company that understand timber buildings.

We have in the UK some amazing dealerships that understand quality, and customer service, plus their fitting teams never nail when in doubt, and never leave a job half done.

Unlike superstore log cabin resellers, Log Cabins LV is available to offer every type of timber structure, with fitted CE certified windows and doors, we also offer amazing designs and a full bespoke service.

If you are truly looking for the best, then Log Cabins

LV means excellence, quality, and exceptional value for your money.

There are many companies claiming to offer LV, so please send us an email to make sure your not dealing with a back street pallet company or a fly by night here today and gone tomorrow reseller.

LV Log Cabins the brand you can trust in.

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Glamping Camping Pods- 360 View- From LV

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Our Camping Mega Pod, 4.0m x 7.2.0m is with out doubt the best of all camping, glamping pods on the market to date.

Our Camping pods are not just sturdy, handmade by professional house builders, fitted with high quality residential CE windows and doors, amazingly insulated, and our camping pods are just so much very more than the rest offered on the web.

The internal design has a staggering 2.8m high-vaulted ceiling; Velux Windows offer an abundance of light, but more than that, the exposed framework gives the pod a gothic, church feeling, mixed in with excitement, design and wonderment.

What we find is that when our new dealers first enter a mega pod, they really are left speechless, as it is quite an overwhelming structure.

If you really are looking for a quality camping pod, that will last the test of time, then LV camping pods are the way forward.

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Camping Cube-Pod 2017

Here at log cabins LV we are always trying to design and bring to market new and exciting concepts that lift quality levels higher than the competition.

Full Building Regulations, fitted with CE certified windows and doors, and fully insulated.

Camping Cube-Pod 2017

Our Camping Pods are without doubt the best on the market; we have prided ourselves to offer high quality with low pricing.

Our new Camping Cube is offering a completely new concept to glamping.

Glamping, is without doubt still very much sought after by the public as an alternative to tents and expensive hotel rooms.

However, pods do have limitations, and we have seen over the last 7 years, more and more campsites, hoteliers, and holiday parks, looking for another iconic design that will offer again a snug, comfortable, price conscious structure.

However, we have decided to go one further, we have decided to design a building that completely conforms to build regulations, which are movable, which come with shower, toilet, basin and water heaters as standard.

We have tried desperately to get away from curved walls, which minimize livable space, and tried incredibly hard to offer a more up market feeling.

Camping Cube-Pod 2017.

Camping pods really do offer a stimulating experience; regrettably, we have found that some people find living in a tube for more than a weekend away, can become claustrophobic.

Our Mega Camping Pods, starting at 4.0m x 4.8m are without doubt the best solution for a camping quality Pod experience. With an internal ceiling height of 2.8m, they really do feel exceptionally roomy and very airy; claustrophobia is not in these pods DNA!

All our Camping Mega Pod collection offers an internal high ceiling of no less than 2.8m, showers, toilets, water heaters, kitchens etc. It is very much your choice to bespoke your Pod.

We are of course pleased to receive any design, and offer a total bespoke service.

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Timber Frame Village Halls.

Quality Timber Frame Village Hall.

When we design and manufacture a building for one of our clients, it is always marvelous to receive a photo that shows off the quality of our workmanship.

Highly Insulated timber frame buildings now are exceedingly sought after due to their insulation properties, rapid build time, and of course price.

This beautiful Village Hall, that is utilized in so many different ways, Weddings, Disco’s, Bingo, Folk Dancing, the list is actually endless.

The overall feeling of this building is strength, beauty and of course longevity!

What I feel proud about, is that long after I have past, this building will be standing strong and be used by many other generations, and unlike the here today and gone tomorrow cabin superstore type sellers, we at LV build solid constructions that last generations.

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Camping Pods LV 2017

Camping pods have changed very little over the years, they are still similar in shape, there are of course cheap mass produced ones now for sale on the super store bulk buy websites, and of course there are quality ones to be had.

However, if you surf the web, you will find that not a lot of the camping pods are actually fit for purpose.

I am sure there are a few people out there in super store land, who sell the cheap massed produced camping pods will utterly disagree with me, but to them all have to say is, stop raking in the absurd profits, and offer better for less!

Camping Pods should be manufactured to last, they should be highly insulated, and they should be portable.

Our unique quality designed camping pods are manufactured not just to last, they are built to offer the inhabitants 5 star comfort.

So if your looking for quality, Pods, think Log Cabins LV.

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Log Cabins LV 2017 (2)

Log Cabins LV Friday’s Blog, and what a response I received today about yesterday’s blog, thanks everyone, and to one particular person, (not interested)..

I will answer some of the question in the emails.

(Dear Log Cabins LV , Why has the marketplace turned for the worst)?

To this question, I would say because of huge demand!

Which means very large industrial units has been built to mass-produce large qualities of cheap log cabins.

A quality mill can manufacture a good quality long lasting, high-end cabin in say 3 hours.

So about 4 a day, possibly 5 depending on the size of each and every cabin.

A bulk manufacture will produce 40 to 60 cabins a day.

Now a few of you will say, that’s great, feed the demand earn, great business, but I would say, how to make 80 to 120 windows and day and 60 + doors, and then you begin to understand how quality is not the goal.

Windows and doors are labor intensive, and must be put together by hand.

When we manufacture a door it goes in a press, when the bulk mills manufacture a door, it goes in a pile, full of nail and quick drying glue!

Also manufacturing windows and doors is an art, but sadly, in the cheap massed produced super store type mills, it is a nail gun!

Our standard cabins, which come with what we would say garden type windows and doors, are better than most upgrades offered on the web!

So what most super store bulk manufacturers tend to do, is buy in very cheap, unseasoned, softwood, pine spruce, that is only 15/25 years old, because the timber is softer less dense, it dries a lot quicker, which also means drying time is less.

In addition, the timber costs a lot less to purchase.

The whole idea behind mass is to produce as much as possible, sell it as quickly as possible and NEXT!

Not the Log Cabins LV way!

Our way of manufacturing log cabins is completely the reverse, as we do not manufacture bulk, we do not hurry, as manufacturing anything quality takes time, we have no reason or want to change this process.

What I find amazing is how the public can, actually purchase these cheap monstrosities, it really is beyond me. For an extra 300 to 700 you can purchase a cabin that will last 60 to 70 years, with windows and doors that are actually residential standard.

Next question.

(What is the difference between LV and the rest)

Simple, we understand how the market moves, we understand change in demand, and we understand that hurrying anything leads to mass problems.

I am not saying we have never had problems, as that would be a lie, we have had huge problems, and sometimes our manufacturing department does not agree with what we feel is their fault.

But we soldier on and find the fault and move on.

My personal hate is when a dealer, reseller, (we don’t have anymore of these) just sits behind his desk, and actually does zero.

Our dealers are very proactive, incredibly actually, always doing site visits, and always looking how to finish the job off with a satisfied customer at the end.

Unlike any company in the UK who offers log cabins, we can say that our very first customer, is still offering our brand of log cabins to the public, still, which is more than 14 years, and actually his company has grown on the strength of our quality, he is also the largest seller of log cabins in the South East of UK.

Of course, he has been offered low-end bulk super store log cabin designs, but he said, (stay with what we know works)…

Dealers are immensely important, but also making sure, your dealers do not over price the buildings because of the quality level.

We have never had that problem, due to the vetting we do before we allow anyone now to be an LV dealer. In addition, we also have work groups, which helps our dealers to understand us and us them.

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Quality Log Cabins from LV 2017

Quality Log Cabins

How many companies actually offer such a huge collection of quality buildings?

What’s more, which company can offer such a variety of designs which incorporate

Manufacturing at its best, and to top that off, also offer their buildings with a price tag that makes sense.

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So many superstore chains offer plain Jane, off the shelf, cheap quality log cabins, which look great the day you receive them, but become tired and look cheap after the first year.

Here is some sound advice on how to pick a credible dealer to purchase your log cabin from, or timber garden building.

Firstly, find out how long they have been in business ?

It is incredibly important that you believe that they are knowledgeable, skilled enough and will deliver exactly what they proclaim to offer you for said price.

Superstore type log cabin bulk mills will use the words, CE certified windows and doors.

Now this is actionable by trading standards. ( and should be reported if found to be fraudulent)

There are websites that actually put the CE kitemark on their homepages and use words such as CE approved windows and doors.

However when you follow the link to that page, there are zero photos and they make no mention again of the CE kite mark.

Our Deluxe Log Cabins do come standard with CE certified windows and doors.

This is a typical scam, and it’s done on so many super store sites.

Also how much experience do they have in the Cabin industry.

Now this I laugh at…

OK.. 15 years ago there were 2 companies selling log cabins into the UK, there was us, and there was another, who sadly went bankrupt.

But that was it, no one else, absolutely no one. NO ONE!!!

So what upsets me more than anything is when I read on a website, that companies proclaim to have been in the business 25 years, or even 40, well, I just raise my eyebrows and say what a crock of crap!

It is important to document this, as I love this industry, and because we have been here from the very beginning and also we are proud to have brought many companies into this industry.

Actually there are a few I wish I had never met, helped, and mentored , but mostly I am quite proud at pushing standards up.

There are companies that are still out there using our designs and proclaiming to be LV as they as always-just want to con the public into to purchasing a superstore type building and shouting its an LV. or they will try and persuade the customer to buy some rubbish claiming its better… These kinds of dealers do not last very long.

We have been in the industry long enough to know that what comes around goes around.

So its vital you call LOGCABINS LV on the London number and ask us if a dealer is really our dealer.

Beware of those con men with zero principles, where you money and a lie are more important than honesty and quality.

Next, what is very important is that you do not purchase a mass-produced building from the bulk super store type franchise, and there is a very good reason for this.

Log Cabins that are massed produced really are sub-standard, I can hear all the sellers of the superstore resellers screaming, but hay ho, like I said there needs to be a blog that tells the truth about this industry and really lay it bare.

Factories only have X amount of undercover storage room, and they must store their mass produced buildings undercover, and obviously they stack them one of top of another.

Just say a 6000mm x 4000mm log cabin, weighs about 1.3 tons, and they put 6 of them on top of each other.

Most of the time, it is 8 high.

Anyway, the bottom pack, (6 stack) (this could be your building) has had 6.3 tons sat on it over the winter.

Yes, winter, so the word freshly manufactured building, plans ready in a day and only 25/30% deposit, well sadly you have to laugh, as its all bull!

To mass manufacture, and really get the numbers out there, as bulk manufacturing is a numbers game for mass profit, and dropping prices.

Quality, and really not caring about credibility, they must manufacture in the winter, and they must store in bulk.

I have never liked this type of business, it’s degrading for the good cabin companies, as the superstore type bulk manufacture wastes most of the time good flooring and roofing material.

Also these bulk mill actually rise prices for roof material and floor material, the thicker logs 34mm, 44mm type sizes, most of these companies purchase logs that are honestly fit to be pulp, normally very young timber, from very warm climates.

Definitely not amazing quality like from northern Russian!

The best timber in the world is Russian, I do not care what anyone else has to say, Northern Russian Pine or Larch is the best of the best!

Moreover, lets thank Putin for taking care of it, as in Yeltsin’s time, 1990 etc the forests were attacked savagely.

Deforestation was at that time a very big concern.

It is ludicrous and quite amusing how we attack people who actually stand up for their sovereignty, and want to stop mass invasion and keep identity.

Also not allowing the EU to come marching in a strip bare the very fabric of the country and leave behind nothing but debt! Which has been the case from day one!!

Phew!! sorry I can resist sometimes….

OK… if you are looking for a quality cabin, that will be manufactured and shipped to you with in the month, and bespoke designs welcome, by the best in the business. THEN…..Please give us a call, or send us an email! THANKYOU….

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Residential Timber Buildings

Are you planning to purchase a residential timber building? Do you need planning?

These questions we are asked so many times a day, I just thought I would write a quick blog to help those that don’t know.

If you are looking to put a cabin in your back garden to live in, or rent out, you will need planning, if you are looking to use the cabin, timber frame room, as a bedroom for your mother to live in, then that’s fine, as long as it’s under all other development rules, i.e under 30 sq metres, and under 2.5m tall if beside the boundary fence, wall.

No we have been told by numerous people that if you have just a shower room with toilet, the council will not jump on you, but if you add a toilet and a kitchen, they will.

We have been told its either one of other.

It’s always better to ask before you purchase a cabin and be told somewhere down the road you need planning, and to take down the cabin immediately.

You will need to have planning for anything over 30 sq meters which you intend to live in.

Full building regulations are needed for any dwelling.

There are so many people that try and get around this rule, and yes most council are greedy for cash and will charge you large sums of money for absolutely nothing, and most of the time they reject the project.

What’s the answer to this, vote in a council that will be more understanding to the government’s overcrowding policies and actually allow you to build.

Denmark and Sweden are far more understanding with its population, and understand that when you allow 3 to 4 million extra people into your living room, you need to open up the patio doors and start using the garden.

Our Micro Houses are actually a very cheap, and solid way to put some of the housing crisis to sleep, in Denmark, Sweden, Micro houses are now given dwelling status, and also have their own street address and number. And as a starter home make perfect sense.

Micro Housing or some kind of glulam structure which can offer solid foundation, great thermal values-properties and build qualities.

If you are looking for an amazing residential building , large or small, bespoke or a standard model, that really is top notch, please do not hesitate and give us a call or please send us an email.

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Pioneer Log Cabins

Log cabins are largely constructed without the use of nails and as a result derive their stability from basic stacking, with only a few dowel joints for reinforcement.

This is simply because a log cabin tends to compress slightly because it settles, more than a couple of months or years.

Nails would soon be out of alignment and torn out. Given that most log cabins were not meant as permanent dwellings, not a lot of old log cabins still exist.

When English settlers started to go to America, they frequently constructed much more traditional houses and converted current log cabins to outbuildings to be utilised as animal shelters or sheds.

To produce their log cabins warmer and resistant to undesirable climate, settlers would fill the cracks among logs with mud or moss (referred to as daubing ) or sticks and rocks (known as chinking ). Fortunately, the insulating properties of wood tended to produce log cabins cozier than wooden huts covered with animal skins.

Most pioneer log cabins were made with basic round logs.

Nowadays, modern day log houses are constructed with hand-worked – called hewn – logs that fit collectively far more securely than straightforward round logs.

Although no historic log cabins survived within Philadelphia’s city limits, a much more recent instance is tucked into the neighborhood of Northern Liberties, north of Center City.

In 1985, artist Jeff Thomas constructed a two-story log house from logs and mortar on four vacant lots. Inspired by the “back-to-the-land” movements in the 1970s, it became a much-loved novelty in Philadelphia’s contemporary urban landscape, continuing a kind of rustic but comfy housing initial introduced to America within the Philadelphia region.

Historians believe log cabins may have gotten their begin in Northern Europe and Scandinavia .

When these peoples started to settle the Americas, they brought their traditions of building log cabins with them.

The colonists who introduced log cabins for the American landscape employed their carpentry skills and information of building to operate forests of timber into hewn logs and stack them into shapes that would have already been recognizable back residence. In undertaking so, they expressed their hopes and ambitions for new lives in America. The log cabin was generally deemed a temporary structure, normally a single or one-and-a-half stories with a single room that may be divided into two.

As we all know, today with the availability of engineered Glulam timber, and quality CNC machinery now has turned the once ( out building) into a much sought after dwelling.

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Trees- Timber – Siberian Larch

Some Exciting Facts about Trees- Timber.

Siberian Larch.

Pine.

Some facts..

All members from the pine family (pine, spruce, firs, cedars, larches, hemlocks, yews, and so on) have cones, but “pine cones” only come from pine trees.

Trees- Timber – Siberian Larch

A pine cone on the forest floor is definitely an indication of moisture and wildfire danger.

Closed scales on a cone imply damp conditions while open scales imply the forest floor is dry. In autumn, pine trees make a lot more of the larger cones before a serious winter to ensure seeds will make it by way of squirrel and bird feeding frenzies.

As for tree species it would be the pioneer species- in this case Siberian Larch (Larix sibirica) increasing in monoculture.

This species features a quantity of adaptations to permit it to survive beneath these extreme situations.

Siberian Larch is really a really tough wood to dry; the procedure has to be completed really slowly to stop the wood from severely twisting and splitting.

These same properties make it difficult for moisture to penetrate the wood after it is dry.

Be aware that the wood will most likely experience some slight surface splitting because it dries.

Making use of a stain using a UV inhibitor will help shield the wood from splitting excessively.

Siberian Larch accepts stain properly and may be nailed, screwed, or applied using a hidden fastener technique.

Siberian larch cladding is recognized for colour and beauty, so houses that want subtle but engaging exteriors will locate this an extremely all-natural decision.

The colour and tone is striking enough for any location and no matter what sort of home you might have, larch cladding is really a beautiful organic option.

The general impact remains essentially beautiful even for a lot of years at a time.

The larch trees of western Russia have been lengthy known because of this and their demand continues to escalate.

Siberian Larch wood cladding functions for homes exactly where durability in the exteriors is a massive factor.

For areas that are prone to climate extremes, this option operates greater than perfectly.

The life span of siberian larch can run in decades.

Also, if you are not keen on obtaining a house that wants frequent maintenance, the great news is larch when left untreated provides a visual spectacle over the years with alterations in colour and appeal.

Siberian Larch is a fairly new item to enter the North American deck market which is imported from Russia.

It is dimensionally steady, reasonably low cost, considering its amazing quality, and it’s naturally resistant to decay.

Siberian Larch is light golden brown and can oxidize with age into a beautiful silvery gray colour.

It’s harder than Cedar and Redwood and is structurally stronger than Pressure Treated Wood because of its tight grain as well as a big proportion of latewood in its growth rings.

Latewood (winter cut timber) is denser, far more mechanically steady, and tough than early wood (timber cut in spring) which is a lot more likely to scratch and wear away the surface over time.

That is the outcome of a very limited summer time expanding season inside the intense Siberian climate.

Siberian Larch includes a sizable proportion of heartwood simply because the trees are harvested from Old Development forests that possess superior qualities to trees grown from Second Development plantations.

Having all heartwood also makes it possible for Siberian Larch to keep a constant colour throughout a whole deck surface.

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Log Cabin Windows and Doors.

Log Cabin Windows and Doors

Have you noticed that when you go from website to website all the log cabins for sale seem to have the same type of windows and doors?

We call it the Log Cabin Mass Bulk Super Store Syndrome.

When 99.9% of companies manufacture their log cabins, they also manufacture their own windows and doors.

Investment in quality CNC machinery is obviously the trick into having high quality windows and doors, which would obviously improve the quality of the log cabins which are sold on the web!

Windows and Doors are actually the most integral part of any cabin, as once they fail, your cabin is doomed.

As we all know log cabins shrink, and because of this, its quite difficult to purchase another set of windows and doors to fit your cabin after say 3 years.

Most log cabin windows and doors are manufactured quickly and very cheaply.

Superstore type retail outlets demand from their manufacturers low pricing.

There are many such outlets in the UK that they fight on pricing.

And 8 years ago, the prices of log cabins and the quality of log cabins hit rock bottom.

The Internet is flooded with mass produced Log Cabins, these cabins are not what one would say the best of quality.

However these cabins do have one redeeming factor, they are exceptionally cheap.

The next problem, how do you determine a quality log cabin from a mass produced one.

89% Log cabin companies literature state that their log cabins are fabulous, beyond approach, and are fitted with amazing windows and doors.

Some even lie and say they offer CE certified windows and doors when they truly do not.

This industry does not have governmental guidelines, which means that dishonesty goes unchallenged.

If you see any superstore type outlet offering you CE certified windows and doors and you know quite clearly they are not, please do us all a favor and report them to trading standards.

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Camping Pods

Over the years, we have seen our High Quality Camping Pods lead all other designs in Design, Quality and price. Log Cabins LV is the number one Camping Pod Manufacturer.

When purchasing a camping pod, you need to understand what to look for and how longevity and quality of build is so incredibly important.

Too many of you out there with a small parcel of land are looking to earn an extra income, and believe that putting up anything (cheap pods) will do as long as the campers stay dry!

This is so wrong, and incredibly stupid. Just because it is made of timber, it does not mean it is a camping pod and fit for tourism, and where you can risk the lives of the public for financial gain.

Sadly we have had one death in the pod industry in the last 3 years, a couple were renting a camping pod on a campsite, the pod was not insulated correctly, and vented properly, they brought their BBQ grill into the pod, closed the door.

Sadly this was done to warm up their rented camping pod, and consequently, horrifyingly, one of them died because of course the pod was not sufficiently vented and also was not fitted with a carbon monoxide monitor, and they both suffered carbon monoxide poisoning.

Now, and I am not at all backing the manufacturer who manufactured this pod, but farmers, camping grounds, backpacking grounds far too often say, NO, to high insulation packages for camping pods just to save a few hundred pounds.

In addition, many campsites that have cheap pods fail to put up the correct signage, and regulations.

Our loyal customer base that purchase our camping pods, do everything they can to offer a fantastic experience, always demanding that the pods be their best.

Also most campsites that are owned by farmers, and who wish to boost their income in the summer months, seem not to want to purchase quality camping pods, but ones that will make do..

Holiday parks that understand health and safety, also look after their customers ever wish, to purchase better quality pods, as they are looking for a return on their investment in 2 years and not 6 months.

Yes I know it’s horses for courses, but when cutting corners, one must remember there is a penalty to pay. Moreover, it is never a good idea to play with public safety.

This tragic accident- mistake has also happened in a tent, which just goes to show.

There are dangers every where, so when offering accommodation to anyone, you need to make sure the accommodation is fit for purpose.

Also make sure that it is built to protect your customers, that warning signs, and a handbook are every where, and that the public know the do’s and don’ts immediately.

Our camping pods are very much fit for purpose, we do not hurry production, we tailor-make each and every pod to our customers wishes, each and every pod that rolls off our assembly line is absolutely perfect.

We stand by our superb quality, which is why we give such a long guarantee on each and every part of our camping pods structure.

Our Pods are equipped with CE, BM Trada certified windows and doors, which are designed to last many, many seasons, regardless how forceful your customer base may be.

The tiles are manufactured from composite of aluminum, which are fire proof and have a 40-year guarantee.

If you are interested in purchasing a camping pod that is fit for purpose, and will earn you many years of revenue, , please give us a call, or send us an email.

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28 mm Log Cabins

Over many, many years I have stated more than once, and a few of you will say out there I have said it more than that, that 28mm log cabins are crap.

Then low and behold, 3 weeks ago I changed my mind. ( this came as a shock)..

A friend of mine contacted me and asked me to visit his production of new 28mm log cabins.

Sadly, all the 28mm log cabins I have ever come across normally manufactured in an old building, with old machines, using cheap timber, and have badly constructed windows and doors.

So with this in mind, I went to visit my friends mill, with a preconceived idea that what I would find would be rubbish.

I can honestly say, the timber was some of the best I have ever seen.

Northern Russian Pine, amazing quality, hardly any knots, planed and profiled (double tongue and grooved).

The windows and doors were good quality, and the finish was I think as good as our 45mm cabins.

The pricing on these units was incredible and I know that the UK market will eat them up and demand more.

I have waited nearly 14 years to find a manufacture that actually cares about how to produce a quality 28mm log cabin.

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floating log cabins

How many of you own a lake, but the planners have said to you, no log cabins around it? Maybe a Floating Log cabins is your answer? Floating Homes.Floating Holiday Accommodation.

I would guess 70% of you have gone through all the planning, and have paid heavily for site plans, environmental studies etc, and still you’re told no. And never with a smile.

The great thing about lakes, rivers etc, is that there is little or no planning rules, unless you are in an area of natural beauty, or your lake has some unknown fish or dragonfly that needs protecting!

So how do you go about getting a Log Cabin to float on a river, lake, or estuary,?

Simple really, you attach it to super strong floats, and when I mean floats I mean professionally designed floats that keep the cabin 2 feet from the water surface.

These floats also are super at keeping the cabin extremely steady and from it bouncing around and bobbing up and down.

There are a lot of you out there that will think this is a great idea, and of course if planning is an issue and you’re not able to build the cabins on the river, lake, estuary bank, you can now float them… if you’re in a big city and you find a place to moore, you could consider using these as student digs, spreading the cost between four of you, over 3 years, and you will have the coolest student digs in the Uni!

Maybe you are first time buyer, and finding it impossible to get on the housing ladder, need to live near work, maybe their is a lake, or canal you can moor your new floating home?

Our Floating Log Cabins are not the only opinion, we are able to build also timber frame on the same floating platform, which ever takes your fancy, we can help.

Remember…..Mooring charges normally cost a lot less than rent!

In Germany, there are many companies that manufacturer floating cabins solely to sell to fishing lakes owners, who rent them out to either families who want to just sit in a middle of a lake, BBQ and do a small amount of fishing, relaxing, sauna, etc.

Also hardcore (serious)( anglers)( fisherman) who are looking to catch their trophy..

Whats great about these amazing floating homes, is that one planning permission is not needed, and that you can really go any size you want, and height.

If you would like more information about these amazing floating cabins, please send us an email or give us a call.

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