| Log cabin or shed? Shed or log cabin? Do you need a | | | | features, such as, verandas, window boxes, and single |
| garden building, but you can't decide which one to go | | | | or double doors. An outdoor cooking area could be |
| for? By the end of this article, the information provided | | | | located near the log cabin, and the inside furnished with |
| should help you make a decision. First of all, why do | | | | comfy chairs, a bar, curtains and cupboards, etc. Do |
| you need a garden building? If it is just for storing a | | | | you need extra space to house an office or a |
| variety of items that can't find a place in the home, a | | | | playroom? A log cabin or a large shed can be easily |
| shed would be the better option because they can be | | | | transformed into an office or a playroom, and there |
| small and relatively inexpensive. A corner shed can be | | | | are companies that specialise in this. What you opt for |
| tucked away in the garden and hold all manner of | | | | will often depend on your budget; log cabins can start |
| objects, or there are sheds that are purposely built just | | | | from £1500 and large sheds can start from |
| for storing tools, and sheds for bicycles. For bigger | | | | £1000. What if you need an extra room for |
| storage items, such as: a ride-on lawn mower, a | | | | guests to stay in or you need a 'granny-annexe'? Log |
| motorbike or a quad bike, a large garden shed can | | | | cabins are ideal for creating that extra living space. |
| house your items. Do you want a garden building to be | | | | They can be insulated, fitted with a heating system, |
| used for a hobby? If so, what hobby are you | | | | electrical and water outlets and made to feel really |
| pursuing? For gardening, there are purpose built | | | | homely. Family members will be queuing to move in! Do |
| gardening sheds that contain work surfaces and has | | | | you want a garden building without maintenance? Both |
| skylights, as well as windows: to increase natural | | | | log cabins and wooden sheds require some degree of |
| illumination to benefit the plants and provide ventilation. | | | | annual maintenance, such as: applying a wood finish to |
| A potting shed is ideal for the serious gardener as it | | | | prevent the wood from decaying and to protect the |
| has large windows; so the shed can double up as | | | | wood from insects. Thus a good choice would be a |
| part-greenhouse. This feature is especially popular for | | | | shed made from heavy moulded plastics, such as: |
| gardeners who do not have room for a greenhouse | | | | PVC and polyethylene because they hardly need any |
| and a shed in their garden. A shed is also ideal to | | | | maintenance. After reading this article you should have |
| convert into a hobby area if they are sedentary, such | | | | a clearer idea of whether you need a log cabin or a |
| as: crafts, writing and collections. But if your hobby is | | | | shed. There are many types and shapes of log cabins |
| fitness and you want to install a treadmill and other | | | | and sheds available that will suit your budget. What |
| exercise equipment, a log cabin would be the better | | | | ever option you decide on, you'll be spending your |
| option because it is sturdier. Do you want a garden | | | | money wisely when you invest in a good quality log |
| building to act as an attractive feature for your garden | | | | cabin or shed, because the British Institute of |
| and to entertain in? Than a log cabin could be what | | | | Surveyors said, a garden building can add about 5% to |
| you need. Log cabins come with a variety of attractive | | | | the value of a property. |