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Due to the different materials used in construction, tiny homes are not the same as insulated double-skin log cabins. Cladding, panelling, and other materials are frequently used in tiny houses to provide insulation and protection from the weather. They are typically constructed with timber frames. Due to their lower size and lack of need for the same structural calculations, tiny homes do not have the same structural requirements as double-skin log cabins. Due to their smaller size, as well as the materials and labour necessary for their design and construction, tiny houses always cost more than log cabins.
The issue with tiny houses, and sadly, there are issues, is that they are constructed using a timber frame, if Factory Cabins were going to manufacturer a Tiny House, we would make them to building regs, we would manufacture them to TEK17 (The Norwegian building regulations, or Tek 17, are known all around the world for their emphasis on highly insulated timber frame construction. This type of building is incredibly energy efficient and is becoming increasingly popular in all countries. It is also incredibly eco-friendly and can even lower the amount of energy needed to keep a home comfortable. The regulations are strict and highly enforced, making them a great choice for anyone who wants to construct a high-quality and energy-efficient home). Because most UK construction companies are arrogant and prefer to treat customers unfairly (they are greedy), this type of timber building would sadly cost you an arm and a leg. Because we don’t, we consistently receive repeat business.
The difference is £1000 ex works per square metre our price, and in 2024 UK companies were charging a whopping £1,750 up to £3,000 per sq. m. and the building was not anywhere near as insulated or manufactured as solidly.
This is easy to say, try and explain, but in reality, its hard to picture. so if you think of a phone book and a piece of paper, the piece of paper sadly does not have much in the way of strength compared to the phone book, and that’s the difference between what you receive from us and what you don’t receive from the UK-based building companies.
And that also applies to tiny houses; the quality of the strength is very much an issue, and the quality of the build is also an issue; most will stick build it in the back, so if it rains everything is wet, and if they have just started, it means your tiny house is core wet to start with. Not a great start and leads to lots of rot in the centre of the walls. And as we know, mould can kill. Sadly, many people have fallen for this over the years, and it’s a massive problem to get rid of. Now, a lot of house manufacturers in the UK do stick build, that means your back garden is there factory work space, Say that’s ok for timber to get a bit wet, well, that may be the case if they manufacture your tiny house with cheap timber, but we use only the best KD C24, and it is unwise to get KD which means Kiln Dried timber wet, its KD because it must last minimum 100 years+ and C24 is a visual grade, that means its quality through and through.
So, you have learned a lot in this blog about what a tiny house should be manufactured from, only really, as you want it to last a long time and to be very energy efficient.
BUT THEY COST!!!!!!
Twinskin Flat Packed Log Cabins are perfect for that extra-insulated building in the garden, easy to get into the garden, and easy to assemble, and our windows and doors are not some ghastly PVC or awful cheap put together in a hurry affair , ours are superb quality manufactured from Joinery glue, which means no cold bridging, 28mm glass, and all German hardware; they are simply the best in the industry as a standard window, most companies would charge you £1000 a double door and 700 for a double window if you wanted them manufactured As a matter of note, I designed the twin skin system and have the first ever 44mm x 44mm with a 50mm gap in the garden, it’s a 3m x 2m dog kennel! And that’s why we built the first; obviously, there were no windows or doors, but it has 2 rooms.
Lots of people make the mistake in thinking that a dog goes into his or her kennel and likes the cold air running over him or her all night, they don’t; a dog needs to go into a two-room kennel with a heated floor for winter, where they can go around the corner and then in the back, and because of the base, walls and roof are insulated, the flooring is made from non-bug carpeting, and the whole pent roof lifts off, so cleaning is easy if you have a good friend that will help you lift it off, as it is insulated and has gutters attached, etc, but Your best friend (dog) is as snug as a bug in a rug!
The Twinskin system is perfect for going up two stories, and it’s easy to adjust the amount of insulation (foil back) you add to the Twin Skin Log Cabin. we can increase the thickness of the logs and insulation, depending on what you need, where you are, and what kind of conditions you want the cabin to cohabitate in. in. It’s amazing to think that you can have 44mm x 44mm or 70mm x 70mm; we can even do 90mm x 90mm, which would make the walls 280mm thick, There is nothing that would blow that over, we would rod itif it’s needed to the concert base, and that’s the beauty of our twin skins.
We can also manufacture shutters for the windows and doors if you put them in a holiday park surroundings and wanted to leave them over the winter empty, and unattended, you can shutter them up, or if you’re on the Greek Islands, your customers want to go to sleep; just shut the shutters and the sun disappears. our Twinskin Insulated Log Cabins are so versatile and cost-effective.
