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Planning Permission for a Log Cabin: The Ultimate Guide
When deciding to put a log cabin, shed, or garden building in the grounds of your house, you will need to consider whether it will need planning permission or not. At the end of this blog, you can check if you need to apply for planning permission using our simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ configurator!
Top Roofing Options for Your Log Cabin: A Comprehensive Guide
Choosing the right roofing material for your log cabin is crucial for ensuring its durability, aesthetic appeal, and overall performance.
Advantages of Wooden Car Garages
Wooden car garages have become increasingly popular among homeowners due to their unique blend of practicality, aesthetic appeal, and environmental benefits.
Cultivating Comfort: Keops partner with New Forest Fruit Company on worker accommodation
Nestled between the Solent and the picturesque New Forest National Park, the New Forest Fruit Company is producing some of the UK’s finest soft fruits and asparagus.
The Case Against Pressure Treatment of Log Cabins
Many potential customers have pre conceived ideas that pressure treated wall logs for log cabins are essential for the longevity of the cabin.
Sixty Three Shades of Grey
Grey is here to stay! This endlessly versatile colour has been popular for the past decade. Grey is a fabulous colour for decorating your log cabin as it goes so well with loads of other accent colours.
Our Keops Delivery Lorries
Your Keops log cabin will arrive wrapped in strong plastic and packed onto one or more pallets on a 60ft articulated lorry complete with Moffett - a ‘four way’ fork lift truck.
Choosing the Right Wood Treatment for Your Log Cabin
Log cabins can last for generations providing they have been properly maintained. A good finish on the exterior logs is essential if its going to last a lifetime. The wood needs to have a proper finish that can control moisture.
Log Cabins Under 2.5m Tall
If you’re thinking of putting a log cabin or summerhouse in your garden next to your boundary to maximise your garden space, you will have to make a decision regarding whether to go down the planning permission route or not.
Roof Trusses – What Are They & When Do You Need One?
A roof truss is a structure designed to support the purlins and roof on a log cabin. They can be near flat as on a Moderna style cabin or pitched as with a Classic, Cottage or Dutch style cabin.
Mr G’s Coats of Many Colours
Most of our customers choose to leave their interior cabin walls undecorated and natural. However, Mr G has combined imagination and creativity and fitted out this stunning mobile home.
Flying High With a New Log Cabin Workshop
If you’ve ever dreamed of having your very own workshop where you can tinker away to your heart’s desire, then look no further. Our thanks to Mr S for sending in photos of his fabulous new workshop.