It’s January 2026. The UK log cabin industry is worth over £350 million annually — a staggering figure that would have seemed impossible when we first opened our workshop doors in 2003. Back then, “log cabin” was a niche term whispered among garden enthusiasts and DIY hobbyists. Few understood what it meant to build a *real* log cabin — one that could withstand decades of British weather, settle naturally without warping, and remain structurally sound, thermally efficient, and aesthetically timeless.

The quiet cabin companies secrets!

We didn’t just enter the market in 2003 — **we created it**.(Log Cabins For Sale)

Not through marketing gimmicks or inflated claims, but through relentless craftsmanship, engineering rigour, and an uncompromising refusal to cut corners. Over the past 23 years, FactoryCabins.com has not only pioneered the modern UK log cabin sector — we’ve also been its conscience. We’ve trained, mentored, and launched countless competitors — only to part ways with most of them when they chose profit over principle. Yes, we’ve *sacked* dealers, distributors, and even former partners — not out of spite, but because integrity cannot be negotiated.

This blog isn’t a sales pitch. It’s a manifesto. A warning. A guide. And above all — a plea to consumers: *Do not let the noise drown out the truth.*

Because today, more than ever, the log cabin market is flooded with imitation, deception, and dangerously substandard products masquerading as “premium.” And yet — amid the chaos — there remains a handful of manufacturers who still believe that a log cabin should be built to last longer than the owner’s mortgage.

We are one of them.

Let us take you on a journey — through history, engineering, ethics, and the quiet revolution we’ve waged behind the scenes for over 2 and a bit decades.

Part I: The Birth of an Industry — How FactoryCabins.com Built the UK Log Cabin Market (2003–2026)

In 2003, the UK had no dedicated log cabin manufacturers. There were timber framers, garden shed builders, and a few Scandinavian importers — but no one designing, engineering, and manufacturing log cabins *for the British climate*, using British standards, and respecting the physics of solid timber construction. One Cabin was the Clock House, our design.

We started small: a single workshop in rural Lithuania , with two carpenters, hand engineered notching machine, and a dream. Our first cabin? A 3m x 3m garden store — tongue-and-groove spruce, 44mm logs, fairly good notches, and a roof designed to shed rain *and* snow. It wasn’t glamorous. But it stood firm through 6 winters, zero rot, zero warping.

What set us apart from day one was our obsession with *movement*. Logs move. They shrink. They twist. They settle. Any builder who ignores this is building a time bomb.

So, we developed our proprietary **Dynamic Log System** — not a marketing slogan, but a structural philosophy:

**Moisture content control**: All timber dried to 16–18% MC before assembly — never air-dried on-site.

**Log profiling**: Precision-machined interlocking notches that allow vertical settlement *without* compromising wall integrity.

Within two years, we had 17 dealers across England and Wales.Scotland Not franchises — true partners. We trained them. We shared our CAD designs. We gave them access to our quality control protocols. We believed in collaboration.

Then came the first betrayal.

A dealer in Essex began selling our 5m x 4m “ DF 24” cabin — identical in spec — at **140% above our factory price**, claiming it was “exclusive” and “hand-finished in the UK.” When customers complained about warped doors and UVPC windows (more on that later), he blamed *us*. We investigated. Found his warehouse full of rebranded stock from a bulk supplier in Europe — same dimensions, same drawings, but with inferior timber, no kiln drying, and plastic windows bolted in with screws instead of proper joinery.

We terminated the relationship. Publicly. With evidence.

That was the first of many.

By 2011, we had directly trained or supplied over 40 companies now operating in the UK log cabin space. Many went on to become household names. Some still exist — though few retain the original ethos. Most? They pivoted to volume. To speed. To margin. And in doing so, they sacrificed the very thing that made log cabins viable in the first place: *quality*.We wanted to at the very beginning, manufacture a building that was better than a box standard shed, these companies have done the opposite, they have reduced the cabin to below a shed, and charge 3x its value.

We didn’t stop innovating. In 2013, we introduced the UK’s first **twin-skin log cabin** — 70mm outer log + 70mm inner log, with insulated cavity. It was ridiculed as “over-engineered.” Today, it’s the gold standard — and copied relentlessly.

But here’s the uncomfortable truth no one wants to admit:

**The UK log cabin industry grew not because of better products — but because of better marketing.**

And that’s where the rot began.

Part II: The Great Dilution — How “Premium” Became a Lie (2015–2026)

Between 2015 and 2026, the UK log cabin market exploded. Online retail boomed. Amazon entered. eBay sellers appeared overnight. Suddenly, anyone with a forklift and a website could call themselves a “log cabin manufacturer.”

We watched — horrified — as standards collapsed.

The UVPC Scandal: Why Plastic Windows Have No Place on Log Cabins

Let me be unequivocal:

**UVPC (uPVC) windows and doors do NOT belong on log cabins.**

Here’s why — and this is physics, not opinion:

Log cabins settle vertically by 3–8% over the first 12–18 months (depending on log thickness and moisture content).

uPVC frames are rigid. They do not flex. They do not accommodate movement.

When the log wall shrinks *around* a rigid uPVC frame, stress concentrates at the corners → cracks form → seals fail → water ingress → rot begins.

Within 2–3 years, 70% of uPVC-fitted cabins show visible gaps, fogged double glazing, or jammed sashes.

We tested this ourselves — in our own lab, with accelerated settling rigs. We fitted identical cabins with:

Option A: High-quality joinery-glulam timber windows (our standard)

Option B: uPVC windows (industry “budget” spec)

After 18 months of simulated settlement:

Option A: Minor adjustment needed. Seals intact. Operation smooth.

Option B: 3 out of 4 windows cracked at the top corner. One door refused to close. Condensation inside glazing units.

Yet today — walk into any major retailer’s showroom, or scroll through their website — and you’ll see “Premium Log Cabin” advertised with *uPVC windows*, *uPVC doors*, *uPVC cladding*. They call it “low maintenance.” It’s not low maintenance — it’s *low integrity*.

We use only **joinery-grade glulam timber** for our window and door frames. Why?

– Glulam (glued laminated timber) is engineered to resist twisting and warping — critical when logs move.

– It expands and contracts *with* the cabin structure.

– It accepts traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery — far stronger than screw-fixed uPVC.

– It can be repaired, refinished, and lasts decades — unlike uPVC, which becomes brittle and yellowed in UV exposure.

The 200% Mark-Up Mirage

Let’s talk money — because this is where the deception becomes criminal.

In 2014, we audited 12 leading UK log cabin retailers. We purchased identical 5m x 4m cabins (same log thickness, same floor specs, same roof pitch) from each — using fake buyer profiles to avoid special pricing.

Results?

| Manufacturer | Factory Cost (to us) | Retail Price | Mark-up |

|—————————–|———————-|————————|———|

| FactoryCabins.com | £6,850                | £8,995      | ~31% |

| Competitor A           | £6,850 | £14,200 | **107%** |

| Competitor B           | £6,850                 | £18,500    | **170%** |

| Competitor C          | £6,850                   I £20,100     | **194%** |

Yes — nearly **200% markup** on *identical product*.

And what did those customers receive?

– Same 44mm spruce logs (not upgraded to 68mm or 70mm)

– Same 18mm OSB flooring (not 28mm T&G pine)

– Same 16mm roof boards (not 19mm)

– Same basic hardware (not German-made)

No innovation. No improvement. Just higher prices — justified by slogans like “Luxury Edition,” “Designer Range,” or “Handcrafted Excellence.”

Meanwhile, our warranty? **20 years** — conditional on basic maintenance (clean gutters, keep foundation dry, re-treat external timber every 3 years). Not 10 years. *20.* Because if you treat a log cabin like a house — it will last like one.

Most others offer 10-year warranties — knowing full well that by year 11, the cabin will likely be leaking, warping, or suffering condensation damage due to poor design. Windows and Doors falling apart, It’s not a warranty — it’s a *time-limited liability cap*.

We’ve seen it too many times: A customer calls us in Year 8, frustrated because their “premium” cabin is rotting at the base. We help as much as we can, its normally windows and doors, or the bottom logs have rotted away. Windows and doors we can help  with, but rotten logs , impossible, sadly.

That’s not business. That’s ethics.

Part III: The Anatomy of a Real Log Cabin — What You’re *Not* Being Told

When you browse log cabin websites, you’re drowning in glossy images, 3D renders, and five-star reviews (many of which are incentivised or fake). But the real story lies in the details — the ones hidden in tiny footnotes or omitted entirely.

Let’s dissect what makes a *true* quality cabin:

1. Timber Specification — It’s Not Just “Spruce”

**Species**: Norwegian Spruce (Picea abies) is ideal — straight grain, low resin, stable. Avoid “mixed softwood” or “Eurasian timber” — vague terms hiding inferior species.

**Moisture Content**: Must be 16–18% *at time of assembly*. Air-dried timber (20–25% MC) will shrink excessively post-installation — causing gaps, leaks, and joint failure.

**Kiln Drying**: Non-negotiable. Air-dried logs retain sapwood — prime breeding ground for fungus and beetle larvae.

We test every batch. We reject 12% of incoming timber — even if it means delaying orders.

2. Log Profiling & Joinery

Our CNC machinery notches with absolute precision time and time again first of all the cabin is made using cad, then those plans are entered into the CNC machines, however before we start cutting the cabin we send you the plans it is that this stage that you can change or alter something, once you are satisfied you sign off the plans and we begin the process of manufacturing the cabin, quick and easy, no mistakes.

3. Flooring — Where Most Fail

Windows & Doors — Our Crown Jewel (and Why 99.9% Fail to Copy It)

This is where we draw the line — and where imitators consistently fail.

Our windows and doors are built in-house, using:

Glulam frames** (laminated spruce, 7-ply, finger-jointed)

Sealed gaskets** (EPDM rubber, not PVC)

German-made locking mechanisms**: Winkhaus, Siegenia, Roto — tested to 100,000 cycles

Tempered double-glazed units** (4-16-4), argon-filled, low-E coated, and toughened as standard.

Stainless steel hinges** (not zinc-plated iron — which rusts in 18 months)

Why do 99.9% of copycats fail?

A solid timber frame *will* twist as the cabin settles. Ours doesn’t — because the layers counterbalance each other.

Try finding a competitor who publishes their window spec sheet. Most won’t — because they can’t.

We challenge anyone: Send us your cabin’s window frame. We’ll tell you within 30 seconds whether it’s glulam or solid timber — and whether it will last 5 years or 20.

5. Insulation & Thermal Performance — The Net Zero Frontier

Here’s something few talk about: **Twin Skin Log cabins can be net zero.

Not “eco-friendly” — *net zero*. Meaning: annual energy consumption ≤ renewable generation on-site.

How?

– Twin-skin construction (70mm + 70mm logs) with mineral wool cavity insulation (U-value ~0.28 W/m²K)

– Triple-glazed windows (U-value 0.7)

– Air-source heat pump (3–4 kW)

– Solar PV array (4–6 kW)

– Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)

We built our first net-zero cabin in 2023 — a 10.2 x 9.2 m x 6m holiday home with:

 Two en-suite bedrooms

-Kitchen

– Living/dining area

– Utility room

– Roof-mounted ground solar array

– ASHP + underfloor heating

Annual energy use: **2,100 kWh** 

Solar generation: **2,450 kWh** 

Net export: **+350 kWh/year**

It’s in stock — ready for delivery. Not a prototype. Not a demo. A *real* physical Twin Skin cabin.

Yet most companies still sell 44mm single-skin cabins with no insulation, calling them “energy efficient.” They’re not. They’re thermal sieves.

Part IV: The Dealer Crisis — Why We Terminated 97% of Our Partners

Let’s address the elephant in the room: **Dealerships**.

In our early years, we relied on dealers — local businesses who knew their communities, could provide installation support, and offered after-sales service.

By 2019 , we had 50/60  active dealers across the UK-Wales-Scotland-Holland-Europe

By 2020, we had **2**.

Why?

Reason #1: Systematic Overcharging and stealing !

We discovered dealers inflating prices by 50–100% — then blaming *us* for “high factory costs.” One dealer in Manchester charged £22,500 for a cabin we sold him for £9,200. When confronted, he said: *“Customers expect to pay that — they think it’s premium.”*

We terminated him.

We decided to sell direct. No more killing our brand and hard work with sadly thieves.

Reason 2: Theft & Fraud

Yes — theft. From *customers*.

Case study: A dealer in Yorkshire took deposits from 14 customers (£68.000 total) for cabins “in production.” The cabins never existed. He used the money to pay personal debts. When customers called us, we reported him to the police — he was later sentenced.

We also reported him to Trading Standards.

Another case: A dealer in Scotland substituted our 70mm twin-skin cabins with 44mm single-skin knockoffs — same packaging, same branding. Customers received cabins that leaked in rain and froze in winter. We sent engineers. Found the fraud. Terminated. Prosecuted.

These aren’t outliers. They’re symptoms of a broken system.

Which leads us to our core belief:

**If you want quality — buy direct from the factory.**

Why?

– No middleman markup

– Direct access to engineers and designers

– Full transparency on materials and processes

– Ability to customise *anything* — from roof pitch to amount of doors and windows,

– No risk of misrepresentation

And let’s be clear: **There are no significant log cabin factories in England.** None. Zero.

Why? Because England has no commercial forests suitable for structural timber. The UK imports 85% of its softwood — mostly from Scandinavia and the Baltics and sadly the Baltics is mainly Pine, too many knots, young trees, and small in diameter,. So when a company claims “Made in England,” they mean: *Assembled in England from imported parts.* Often with Chinese-made hardware and cheap timber.

We manufacture in Lithuania — But we manufacture only with Swedish Spruce.

Buying from a “UK factory” dealer? You’re paying for logistics, not quality.

Part V: The Consumer’s Survival Guide — How to Spot a Real Cabin

You’re overwhelmed. You’ve read 10 websites. Seen 50 videos. Still don’t know who to trust.

Here’s your actionable checklist — proven over 23 years:

 Insist on Window/Door Specifications

Ask: *“Are windows joinery glulam or solid timber? Who manufactures the hardware? Please send photos of exactly what I am buying.

If they say “uPVC” or “premium composite” — run.

Request 4 Independent Customer References

Not testimonials on their site. *Real people.* Ask:

When did you receive your cabin?”

What issues have you had?”

Have you needed repairs? Who did them?”

Would you buy from them again?”

We give customers our direct line — no gatekeeping. If a company refuses, they have something to hide.

Check the Warranty Terms

A 20-year warranty that requires *only* basic maintenance (gutter cleaning, no standing water, re-treatment) is credible. 

A 10-year warranty that excludes “natural settlement,” “weather damage,” or “improper installation” is worthless.

Visit the Factory (If Possible)

We welcome visitors — by appointment. See the timber stacks. Watch the CNC machines. Meet the joiners. Compare the finish on a freshly assembled cabin vs. one stored for 6 months.

If they won’t let you visit — why not?

Our Promise — And Why We’re Still Here After 24 Years

We could have taken the easy path. We could have switched to uPVC. We could have outsourced to the lowest bidder. We could have offered 10-year warranties and called it a day.

But we didn’t.

Because we believe:

– A log cabin is not a garden ornament. It’s a *building*.

– It deserves the same respect as a house — structurally, thermally, and aesthetically.

– The customer shouldn’t need a degree in timber engineering to avoid being ripped off.

Today, we manufacture over 7,000 unique cabin designs — from a 2m x 1.5m lawn mower cabin (yes, we make those — with lockable doors and ventilation) to a 20m x 18m luxury lodge with underfloor heating, smart lighting, and a rooftop terrace.

We’ve shipped to every county in the UK. To remote Scottish islands. To Welsh valleys. To urban London gardens (yes — even on 10m x 8m plots, with planning permission).

And we still do what we did in 2003:

– Hand-inspect every log

– Test every window under simulated settlement

– Refuse to compromise on hardware

– Fire dealers who betray trust

We’re not the biggest. We’re not the cheapest. But we are — and always have been — the most honest.

## Final Thoughts: The Future of Log Cabins — And Your Role in It

The UK log cabin industry stands at a crossroads.

On one side: Mass-produced, disposable structures — sold with flashy ads, fake reviews, and promises that crumble with the first frost.

On the other: A quiet movement of makers who believe that wood, when respected, can create beauty that endures.

We choose the latter.

But we cannot do it alone.

Every time you choose quality over hype — when you ask the hard questions, demand proof, and refuse to accept “good enough” — you strengthen the entire industry.

You protect future generations from inheriting cabins that rot, leak, and disappoint.

You honour the craft.

So, thank you — for reading this far. For caring enough to seek the truth.

If you have questions — about timber, insulation, net zero, or why your neighbour’s “premium” cabin is already peeling — email us. Call us. Visit us.

We’re here. As we’ve been since 2003.

Not to sell you a cabin.

But to help you build a legacy.**FactoryCabins.com** 

Building Log Cabins That Last Longer Than Promises* 

Please send us an email to sales@factorycabins.com

or call 0208 226 5164

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The Price and Quality out beats every other cabin on the market to date.

Now I dare you to visit any website in the UK and put this ordinary DF Log Cabin of ours up against anyone else’s.

Now before we begin, I am not going to tell you what certain size timbers are used in our cabins our structural timbers, as I want you to do your homework and ask other companies, ask them also about how their windows and doors are made, also the thickness of the windows and doors, what material they use for their window and doors, and glass thickness, is it up to what standard etc. I am fed up with pushing this industry up the hill with new ideas and designs, we stopped designing last year as we have over 7000+ designs, most of which have been copied.

So back to what you ask the company you think is offering you a bargain, what thickness are their roof purlins as this shows the kind of KN value you can expect from your roof. They will not have this information at hand to tell you, and will tell you to call back, or talk you around this, they will then think your a difficult customer because you’re asking all the right questions, which to them are the wrong questions, and when and if you have further conversations with them, most of it is lies.

We answer so many peoples questions, about how to look after a cabins, how to make bases, what to look for etc, but we have decided from the beginning of next week we will give just the basics. We are now picking our customers, as there are so many customers asking for our Range of High End Cabins.

Always Pay with a Credit Card

This industry is full of cowboys and thieves, and to be honest, 99.9% sell crap against what we manufacturer, and our prices are fair and honest. Actually our prices for the quality of the log cabin we offer and timber frame buildings are actually below the market value,

So please remember this, you pick a log cabin from any website,, and it looks amazing, and the price is low, low means its cheaply made, nothing else, it’s not a bargain, it’s not a steal, it’s not a fantastic day for you to celebrate, as you are just about to be conned into buying a package of crap, you look at what you have bought and put it up against ours and you think amazing, the same..but cheaper.. a cabin such as ours in look, but not in any other way the same as ours, their timbers will be thinner, their timber will be fast grown baltic pine, cheap and rots very quickly, and will need a lot of looking after , the windows and doors are rubbish, furnished with chinese handles, locks, keys and hinges and we all know rust, and breakages will happen sooner rather than later with these, purlins are 50% smaller in cut, strength, durability, and the cabin will be just a cheaply manufactured charlatan copy , a mass produced shed, as these can not be called cabins.

Always pay with a credit card

These Log Cabin doors took us 8 months to design and manufacture, so they would last a minimum of 10 years. These are the best doors in the industry.

Always pay with a credit card

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Log Cabins are not easy to design, and in this day and age, they are really hard things to manufacture as most of the components are hard to find, thats the quality parts, we only use quality, the cheap crap, is everywhere, most bulk mills will have containers and containers of rubbish handles and doors, and why are we not as cheap as these other mills, simple….

Harrods———–Tescos.

You want your Cabin to come with quality attached at every level and pay for it, you would go to Harrods.
If you were looking for a cheap, off the self, OK cabin, where would you go, Tescos.

And thats the difference from us to them.

Simple look at this.

Take a look at the first 2 photos, you might think, they look ok, looks good quality, and the price OK… Well you are deluded or on a £4 budget, as these are the worst hinges and worst doors for a good quality log cabin which were ever manufactured. Awful….
Nothing even looks remotely hard wearing or robust……….

Now check these out, these are our standard doors and windows, and this is just the beginning on why we are picked time and time again , because our quality is second to none, there are companies out their now copying our look, but a copy handbag is a copy handbag!

All hardware German.
All windows and doors Aluminium rain drip trays x 2 on windows.
Windows fitted with a 5 point locking tilt and turn system.
Doors also come with 5 point locking system.

Before we tell you, you tell us what size purlins the compnay your thinking of buying from offer in their price, these hold the roof up. Important.

Lastly yes, we are lucky to say we pick our customers, we get about 30 requests a week, we pick just 10 from these. I might say yes and then have a customer start demanding, this equals returned deposit immediately. If you want the best then you play by our rules, which are exceptionally fair, if you don’t then go and buy the crap out there which is for sale! I do not care, my customers are important to me, if your not one of mine, then i am not loosing any sleep over if your cabin is safe, if everything is quality. if it gets to you on time, all bit and bobs with it, and making sure delivery is a pleasant exsperiance for you. And at no time allowing anyone to be rude to you. A zero free Drama way of getting a cabin, no middle men.And as more and more customers are coming direct, paying with a credit card and understanding its the best way to get the best of the best, and luckily i am speaking to people I like.

We are a British Company, we also have a British Merchant account, which you pay directly into with your visa or debit card. You are not paying into a foreign bank, which I would strictly suggest against doing, I won’t even do that. So with Factory Cabins you are getting it direct from us here in Lithuania, but the best part its paid into a UK bank.

Please remember it was us 21 years ago that put the first 40mm 5m x 5m super star log cabin onto the market, then we designed the clock house, then the twin skins and 28mm flooring and the mad thing we did was design over 7000 cabins. which means we have more designs made already than other company. It means we know our stuff.

Please look at our windows and doors and the other companies, and you will see ours are designed to last and the other companies are designed for bonfire night.
It really depends on how proud you are on what you manufacture.

Before you buy a cabin, please come to us and compare, get all there details and then get ours and we will beat them hands down for quality each and every time.

And Lastly if your buying rubbish, cheap mass produced crap like a £299 pound shed….. just think if the tree that had to be cut for that shed to be made , sawn up was worth all that effort.

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The Reseller, Say Leon, calls us here at the factory and asks us if we would sell to his company our cabins, we then give him some of our designs, and they then start selling. Once they have sold a cabin, then its for the reseller, Leon to send us over the deposit for the cabin, once that is done, we then send over the plans, this is for him to take to the customer, and for them to say yes, he then signs the plans off, and then the cabin goes into production, we manufacture and you the customer would get it from the reseller in 7/8 weeks later. Once it is loaded on the truck, and we sign it off and the driver has acknowledged it is on the truck, its then stops being our property, and it is then the resellers. We do not pay for the trucking.

Now the trucking company will ship the cabin with out deposit, if they have done business with the Irish company previously and have-had a good relationship with said company. But If the cabin is put into storage, after say 2/3 months pass by and the reseller has not paid his bills, does not answer calls, emails etc, he will receive 3 emails from the shipping company, these emails demand payment with in ex days, they must pay for this cabin,, if they do not, then the shipping company is in its rights to sell the cabin and collect its money owed. I have heard of shipping companies selling the cabin just to retrieve their owed money! This is completely legal, and the problem is the only person that can take the cabin from the storage is a Judge or the Reseller ( we do not have address for customers of the resellers or any idea who owns what) , but even then its very difficult, as the cabin belongs to the shipper plus Reseller, and the dispute is between them, and not the customer who initially put the deposit down for the said cabin, and because the reseller will not tell the shipping company the owners name, they can not offer it to the customer who bought it off the Reseller. and by that time the person/persons do not believe anyone and call a lawyer, and if you contact the owner, they will only deal with the reseller even if you tell them the facts. Its madness, and we make it plain and simple once the cabin leaves the Factory its not our concern, unless something is wrong with the cabin, which there never is thankfully!
These kind of problems only occur thankfully once every five-six years, and or when the economy starts to take a tumble, then people get desperate and do stupid things.
None of our dealers ever started off just being untrustworthy! It happened because of a reason, and we are always the last to hear about it.
But I think we are the only compnay , unlike all the others to have sacked 99.9% of our dealers in 2020 because of this problem, as we had experienced this in 2007/2008.

We believe we are the best of the best in this up and down industry because we do care, and we do help, but sadly we are only the manufacturer, if you buy from us, its all in our pocket, if you buy from a reseller, once its on the truck and signed for, the company you bought the cabin from is responsible.

WHAT STOPS ALL THIS MESS IS PAYING WITH A DEBIT -CREDIT CARD!

WE ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENTS THROUGH CREDIT, DEBIT CARDS

Buying Direct, is safer, cheaper, and takes a lot less time, we always have trucks moving, , from A to B, and because all the buildings on the trucks are are ours, we can do a drop , drop, drop, if you buy from a reseller, then things get tricky, or it seems that way now, as there is less sales, and most websites ( resellers) just tell lies after lies.

Below is a massive amount of different designs I personally have done over the years, there are many more 1000.s but heres a few to let you in on our world.

Please watch this video, it has hundreds of designs, Hundreds.

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So you need a cabin that will really tell mother nature to F off and no matter what she throws at you, you have the ability to ride through storms, and from mother nature get all the power you need to live comfortably, and not worry to much about anything else but what your going to eat.

So lets start, water, a massive Drum that collects water, and then you need a well water filtration system, and a solar panel array, plus a Helix wind turbine. And thats about that. Trouble is, everything costs a lot of money.

So we have decided to come up very soon with an off grid cabin with everything included, that means insulated window shutters, a very very strong insulated roof, this you can fill with many different products, some people use Rockwall, or Cork , bubble wrap, BUBBLE WRAP IS SERIOUSLY CHEAP and you can use so much of it, and remember that bubble wrap is inert.So excellent for insulation solutions.

We sell Log Cabins all over the world, check out our trust pilot and you will see the people that purchase our cabins are from many different countries, this is because we do a lot of off grid cabins, or 2 bed twinskin log cabins and help the locals get off grid power, and live a nice safe life.

If you are looking for an off grid cabin, please give us a shout and we can help you.

If you are looking to live off grid, or 90/10, then please give us a call.
Thanks to Trust Pilot they have removed some of our ex dealer rubbish, please , if you see our name, LV or FC on other peoples website please please tell us. WE HAVE SACKED MANY DEALERS FOR OVER CHARGING. STEALING,LYING.CONNING.

Last…….. ALWAYS PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD…………

OFF GRID LIVING TWIN SKIN LOG CABINS FACTORY CABINS

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( Put it into a short version, they are selling you the look and not the strength , quality or value )

In 2001, we started selling log cabins into the UK, ( the first) we had to convince the public they were better than cheap, sheds, which they are and always will be, sheds are sadly a waste of money and timber, remember the material most sheds are manufactured from is crap, but if that material was cut a bit thicker, you could manufacture a better building, which would cost only slightly more but last 10 years 15 years longer if treated correctly. Reading terms and conditions is always sensible when sealing with a company whose prices are cheaper than everyone else, as normally you pay and then that’s that! Anyway getting back to 2007/2008 many of the big shed companies started buying from us, cabins, and introducing them to their customer base, we had a happy 3 years, and then every man and his dog started manufacturing cabins and copying most of the designs I had personally done, including the twinskin system and the clock house, but no one was or is as good as us, they are mostly just in it for the money, and when a recession turns up, they go broke, and with that I am bankrupt message goes your deposit, which is why I always say, PAY WITH A CARD!

Sadly the Irish , both sides of the border are deaf to this message, I have no clue why as AIB, and British Banks do not care , sadly they are not in touch with their customer base, just what you owe, and what they lend, if you have money with either they charge you to look after it, it’s disgusting.
Politics is never to be written, but I believe in honesty and justice, also I believe that if a man comes to your house, and take a deposit, and then goes bankrupt, his house, car, land whatever, should be grabbed by the government and sold to reimburse those that were stolen from.

Now in the UK that’s never going to happen, as half of the Millionaires-Billionaires, would be poor men, and the people would be heard, the laws were set to make those of power , more powerful, and the working man to know his place.
And the tradesman who wants to climb up onto the cart of Millionaires must there for play the same game, which is sadly go bankrupt and keep your deposits. Which is what they do. And what happens to them, Zero.

I was watching the news and I saw that the Cargo, Boat Line, P&O ferries sacked 800 staff illegally, and brought in cheap foreign workers, so why don’t we sake P&O ferries from the UK and bring in another boat line that does not break the law, P&O really were not punished. As they put peoples lives at risk by their actions by recruiting a staff of untrained crew, who have no legal right to be in the UK or our waters. Yet the government is weak and sad and just forgets about the British dignity.
So where is this leading, I am highlighting how it is now, how the UK looks at bankruptcy and it’s not the same as it was say 20 years ago. This has a lot to do with our laws, and how WOKE our parliament has become. We have stopped being men, and now we are only a slight shadow of what wer were and our grandfathers were. When there was a wrong we marched on Parliament, Remember the iraq war, WMD’s tony blair and his crew, who are all still sat in parliament, nothing changes regarding breaking the law on bankruptcy because they are all at it themselves.

Thats why I say, PAY BY CARD, then the thieving scoundrels, will be held to account, because the banks hate to lose and will take the merchant holder to court, and they will put them in prison, and they will put the Police on them, so PAY BY CARD.

I know I go on and on,but soon this world has changed, and man’s manners have got lost, greed and dishonesty live at every corner of most of the mouths of most traders in this market, and crap that is sold is just unworthy of the payment you make.

Ready, this is written on a web site, And it’s all crap!

1.  Special wall logs with double tongue for improved steadiness * all wall logs have double tongue and groove,
2. Floor boards 21 mm, floor joists 60/80 mm and roof beams with dimensions at least 80/160 mm. Floorboards minimum 28mm and Roof purlins always 45 mm x 220mm, floor joists are normally a bespoke size, depending on insulation wanted by customer. Our customer base is always bespoking.
3. Windows from glued timber (68 mm system), with double glass and rubber seals (Our Standard)
4. Tilt/turn hinges from a German manufacturer (Our Standard)
5. Double doors from laminated timber (cladded from both sides) (Our Standard)
6. NEW Tirolean joint (only 90 degrees corners are possible in this system) This type of log cut is not strong, it needs a metal rod of quite a large diameter and tightening monthly. Which means you need metal throughout the whole cabin through the walls, which is very costly.
   • We tried this with glulam Larch timber, which is far stiffer and 100X stronger than this timber shown, and it was a massive, costly mistake. It has zero in the way of strength. Plus if you notice the t&G is cut cheaply. Now you might ask yourself why i put this down,

There is a reason for this, its because this company wants you to waste your hard earned money on a New Product, it’s not new, the russians were making there barns in this style 100’s of years ago, then they went to the new way, why because Dovetail joints leak, they have actually no core strength. no I say this for buildings, and if you rod, and dowel and screw the logs together and you use this joint, fine, but the companies that sell this will not go to this length and that why its a con of a joint.

Whats do I know about Joint, look below, and then ask me again.

We can manufacture any kind of joint in the world, the machine we have is so sophisticated that it can make a cup from a 400mm x 400mm piece of Siberian Larch Glulam, or all the purlins for Lidl. Whichever is ordered. As you can see we manufacture lengths of timber possibly none of you could imaging could exist, check out these glulam lengths below…

Yep longggggg…

Anyway I have completely forgotten what I was talking about, trust, credit cards, going bust, running off with your credit cards, distrusting people who write rubbish.

I have people on a daily basis thank me for this blog as it puts the true light into the business, so my lasting thoughts to you from me, on this Sunday night are these, 99.9% of all the companies have been bust at least once, they all cut down the safety features of their cabins, in other words, same cabins in looks only half of the timber is used to manufacturing it now. Windows and doors, may look like my new ones, but none of them are, and as the founding father of this log cabin industry in the UK an Ireland I would say very confidently that no one has given more thought of designs, higher standards of build quality, and has kept prices as low as we have and 99% of all companies selling cabins in the UK are not worth even half of what they’re advertised for. When we first started manufacturing here in the Baltics it took us about four years to actually get everyone to understand the level we needed for the UK market and still we have to push each and every day to keep that level high. Otherwise the market from outside would be a mess there are companies that manufacture log Cabins and Timber Frame buildings that are absolutely rubbish and not even worth looking at but how do you tell ( Mr Customer) when every 3D image or 3-D video looks the same as everyone else’s, So you run to the show site where the best of the best cabins they have ever made are on display. It is never a good idea to go to a show site and get your head filled up with their lies, its always best to speak to one of their customers, and ask them how it all went, or maybe 5 customers or 10, this way you will have a honest review on who and what they pretend to be.

We have been here from the beginning, and honestly speaking 99% of this industry is full of conmen!

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OK…. there is quality and there is Factory Cabins which has the highest quality regard on design, build and price.
In todays life, there are lots of people that really want the best of the best, and it is a forgone conclusion that if you manufacture with the best materials and very highly skilled craftsman the outcome will be a product of intense beauty, to with stand mother nature and the years in front.
Many people buy a log cabins or a Timber Frame Buildings due to aesthetically pleasing pictures, and 3d videos companies show case.
We are very different, we design amazing houses, but we build superb timber frame buildings, as a drawing is never as good as the real thing!

This is exceptional quality as you can see, and with out fault, and where can you buy this from, Well, sadly only us, why? because we manufacture houses to the highest standard on the planet, and our skilled craftsman are the best of the best. Which really does mean…….
we are the best and thats that!

I will say this till I am blue in the face, but no matter what country you are in, if the builder wants cash, always say to yourself this one question, does your boss in Tesco’s, of in the bank , or where ever you work pay your salary in cash, no he does it through the bank, and you do the same, and my personal recommendation is

ALWAYS REMEMBER PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD

Sadly I have seen too many self employed cabin sellers, resellers, in England and Ireland steal, and I mean they have no intension at all in ever giving you the cabin, they just steal. So my advice, is to speak to a minimum of 10 of their previous customers before giving them a penny, then pay them by card. That way your safe.

THANK YOU FOR READING.

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OK , so lets talk about whats what. Firstly, I have written on my blog so many times about cowboy buildings, thats in all the market, shed, cabins, houses, timber frame and brick, ((( UK))) you look for the solution to a problem you might have, which is normally space, and what happens you go to the Yellow pages and pic the one that they say is the best, you then have some guy comes round, and prices up your job, in the UK any kind of construction starts from ( not shed or log ) but Timber , Brick, Brick being the one that most people jump on, then deciding it will not help much when it comes to being quick, no fuss, or mess.

So, prices….

The cost of building a 2 bedroom house in the UK is anywhere between £187,625.00 to £281,437.00 the average size is FROM 60 SQ METERS TO 105 SQ METERS, depending. ( we are not talking about quality buildings, we are talking about the mass produced crap, which are generally called starter homes, thin walls, zero ( what we consider to be nothing) insulation and the cheapest double glazing the company can find).

Most Normal houses start with a price if completely detached about £220.000, and we are not talking about a quality, amazing , superb, etc. they are OK.. Building costs in the UK start from £1,950 per square metre.

56.16 SQ METER. And the starting price is , ready , FROM £239.995 56.17 Square Meters.

This is for seriously a cheap manufactured house. I could not find anywhere how they built this house and with what, what materials and quality of them. And the problem is, it’s bunched up with loads of other houses. Are they using graded timber, or just unseasoned knotting timber, are they using quality insulation or just cheap and cheerful low grade rock wool, or some cheap foil back??

Do they love what they do, or just your money! This question I ask everyone who does any work for me, be it the mechanic or my electrician. If its for the money only, then later, find someone new who really enjoys what he does.

There is Land to be found, and there is space, and you can get planning, and you can make your house far better, cheaper costs, and almost off grid if you know what you’re doing.

All I am saying is think before you start to spend loads of money on a house that costs loads of money to run…..

And, in 2022, a cost estimation for a house is anywhere between £1,750 and £3,000 per m2.

Now check this out……… This is a build regulation that is far surpass the UK build regulations, it makes a mockery of it.

The main requirements for TEK17 are low U-values of house constructions and airtightness of the structure.

• Floor construction U-value – not more than 0,15 W/m2K
• Outside wall – not more than 0,18 W/m2K
• Roof – not more than 0,13 W/m2K
• Windows and doors (with frame) – not more than 0,8 W/m2K

We can go higher on the U value, and not for a great deal more, But! You will loose some internal space of your unit.

This way Norwegian authorities push new buildings to be energy-efficient and this way the country is leading in the world according to high standards for buildings.

This is what you should be aiming for…. But can your builder A-afford to build this kind of building, given current price levels, yes, he could if he were us, even cheaper, and Factory means Factory, and the TEK 17 build reg is way out of most people’s dreams.

Not because its super expensive, but because people just go to the wrong people to purchase their dream home.

Firstly Credit Cards, they are perfect, always pay deposits, or whatever you buy with a card, your protected.
I have said many times, that builders now are going broke, why? because they spend the profit, and keep the material cost of that month in their pocket, profit comes at the end, not beginning, remember that and you are always safe, that’s how a good business works, also work out a payment schedule, not done, not paid.

And as everything rises in price, daily, weekly, your builder’s price is gone, and a new one is to follow, or they go bust. So, what do you do…? Call us…

Last words today…. ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD!!!!

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In this video, I chat about a-lot, some might find it very boring, but others that really want to learn about this product log cabins and what to look for ( the crap and the good) , should watch this and keep going back to it, to remember that someone, me , spent some time showing you what is good and bad, and yes I think I am the best, but, I will loose money if I think what I am doing is right. I have unlike all the other companies sacked 90% of the dealers we had ( resellers) because their prices were crap, over pricing. If they are cheaper than Factory Cabins it means only one thing, the quality, is crap!

Thanks for your time….

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