“Impressed with whole kit and delivery. Found the ordering process straight forward and good delivery info apart from turn getting order and delivery address mixed up. Very cheerful Dutch delivery driver who eventually managed to get the 5m long package up narrow street to our house. Assembly was easy because I built my own heavy duty perimeter base with its own floor rafters, which is supported 20cm of groundf by 14 postset 100 x 50 pretreated timber posts. Used turbogold 2 screws from screwfix and gorilla glue to create an L shaped perimeter beam out of 2 pieces of 75 x 50 timbers. Whole thing absolutely level and accurate size so actual build easy to align. Didn't bother with included timber bearers as my base did same function. Used 100mm wide PVC damp proof course roll between bottom log of building and base, dpc edge then rolled over outside and kept in place with pretreated 50 x 25 battens. Build was extremely easy apart fro fiddly bits round windows. Instructions are generic partly so tell you that you can choose to have windows one log higher or lower but you can't with this model. Windows are thinnish double glazing, simple pin hinges that are strong but not as secure as modern windows, but good enough. Doors have a thin half panel at bottom so lack heft of walls. Lock supplied ok but basic, will be upgrading this very soon. As base absolutely flat and square, everything slotted in fine but still essential to rubber mallet down walls. Roof takes ages but it's essential to do it properly. I am finishing outside with two light spray coats of clear Cuprinol wood treatment applied with a cheap hand pressure sprayer, letting it gas off for a few days then three coats of Cuprinol garden shades which has a good range of colours and weathers nicely. I didn't buy the floor from tuin but instead used 50mm celspan insulation between joists, then a single layer of ground fabric over all and topped with tongue and groove moisture resistant 22mm chipboard flooring. Haven't insulated roof yet but reckon it will need 50mm celspan and a liner as otherwise will be too hot in summer to work in. Am actually advising a charity to purchase the Berlin multi room cabin for an allotment as I am so pleased with mine. My advice is, build a heavy proper base and the rest is easy. Expect two people to take a day to assemble it and nail roof boards on, but another day to felt it and apply barge boards.”
“actual build went very smoothly. Essential to the build is a level base. I took the time to ensure this as my slabbed area was not as level as first thought. Once level the logs flew up. Windows and doors fall into place. The roof took a while longer but worthwhile taking some time with the shingles, they finish the cabin off nicely. I painted the inside and outside, was a lot of work but worth it in the end. looks brilliant now and congratulate Tuin on a fine product and service. I am very happy with it.”
“An excellent product; the building is strong and the quality is very good. The customer service we received was also everything we could have wished for: friendly staff with a helpful attitude.”
“We are very pleased with our new Justine Log Cabin. Service and information from Tuin was quick and accurate. The cabin was delivered on the week allocated and despite being a remote location on a hillside with narrow lanes, Matt the fork-lift driver was not phased at all - many thanks for that. We had the cabin erected on site by the Osario company - they were very efficient and pleasant construction taking less than six hours. Overall the Cabin surpasses expectations and we will enjoy it for a long time to come!”
“I deliberately left this for a period of time. I have now been nearly 12 months in my cabin, which I use all year round for my dog grooming. At the time of erection, I took the advice given and put in inuslation under the floor and on the roof. 4 coats of sealant and then four coats of paint, and it is weathering well. It still looks new. The base was laid for me, the main assembly of this cabin I managed myself in a day, all be it a long one. (Walls, windows ,roofboards) The video instructions were useful, and when I was slightly short of shingles, a new pack was dispatched with no hassle. After 12 months I am still happy with my purchase, We are high up in Wales, so it is well exposed to the elements. This represents excellent value for money, and together with the customer service all the way through the process happy to give five stars”
“Excellent cabin! I did a lot of research before buying from Tuin and it was not in vain. After a bad experience a few years ago with a rival company I wanted to make sure I got it right this time. Every e.mail was answered promptly and everyone concerned couldn't have been more helpful. The cabin was delivered exactly on time and on the day it was promised. Building the cabin was straightforward, the instructions could have been a bit more detailed (especially for the doors) but there are plenty of instructions and videos online which are very good. A few minor niggles but nothing I couldn't get round. Overall an excellent product and a great company to deal with. So refreshing to deal with a company I could trust and I would certainly use again and recommend to anyone. Thanks to all concerned especially Karen who was very helpful.”
“.We wanted some workshop space in our back garden and chosethe 5 x 3m Aiste log cabin, which we almost ordered, but on re-measuring theproposed site we decided that the 3m depth would be restrictive for accessaround the back there wouldn't be enough room to paint it, let alone fit the roof. Fortunately,Tuin makes a slightly smaller model, the Justine, at 5 x 2.5m, which would fitperfectly. The land there has a slope and is rather steeper than itlooks. A concrete base wasn't an option. This is why we chose to use gardendecking as a base for the cabin because the supports could be made to suit.Okay, so you're probably wondering why we would go to the expense of usingdecking boards, only to be covered up. Good point. We bought rejected boards at an incredibly low price and thereason we wanted these was to provide extra underfloor protection from rodents,especially as we would be using tasty foam insulation beneath the cabin'sfloorboards. When the cabinwas delivered, we never heard the massive lorry arrive; the driver expertlyreversed up our cul-de-sac and used the amazing forklift truck to unload our5m-plus pallet, bringing it sideways up the drive. Impressive indeed, and Itold him so. It took a coupleof days, during wet and windy Pennine weather, to get to the bottom of thepallet, following the advice to stack the components in size order. We kept theroof boards and the double doors in the garage, the two window units in anestate car, and the other parts close to the building site, making the gardenlook like a timber yard. For peace ofmind, we chose to use composite foundation beams. The idea is the put the firstrow of all four walls together, square up, then mark where to cut the beampieces that would fit between the base and the first row. Well, that's not easyas the timber is difficult to keep still on the beam's sloping profile. Thecorners also need to be mitred in order to make satisfactory joints, and I feelthis could have been cut by the supplier then the beam pieces could have beenlaid in place, squared, fastened down to the base and the log cabin could bebuilt on top. The instructions that were generic, and not specific to the cabin design didn't mention whether it was okay to fasten down the foundationbeam, nor if fastening the first row of logs to the beam was acceptable. Theanswer was not to be found in any of the online instructional pages, but in an answer to a query posted by anothercustomer. And yes, screwing the first row to the foundation beam is okay. After this, thewalls were built quickly and without problems, and I put this down to our basebeing level and square. It took me and my wife 3 days to get to the point ofbeing ready to fit the roof boards. This was because we were frequentlyrained-off and, due to strong winds, delayed fitting the windows until we couldbe certain to complete the wall section that would secure them in place. Wheneventually we got around to hanging the doors, they went on perfectly. We willbe fitting draught strip to these and the windows after painting. I fitted the roofboards in the rain, working mostly from inside. Fitting the felt shingles tookanother 3 days, largely because the wind threatened to rip away the underlaythat I chose to use between the boards and the shingles. We are rather exposedhere, and the extra protection was to set my mind at rest. Accessing the roofwas tricky because of the uneven ground, so wherever we moved the stepladderblocks were required to make it level and safe. We have sincefitted the floor, with 40mm insulation between the joists, resting on 5mmstrips of wood to provide an air gap. These were cut from the packing piecesthat were included on the shipping pallet. This is one aspect of the productthat I liked: Tuin isn't mean with stuff; there's plenty of packing and extrabits and pieces included. At this verymoment, we are slowly getting the outside painted: 3 coats on many surfaces,with breaks for wet weather. And the same for each section of bargeboard andtheir tops. This is the painfully slow part, but we're getting there. Furtherinstructions regarding the roof-edge reinforcements would have been helpful. Onepack of floor joists with finger joints hadn't been glued and, until theshingles were fitted, a number of roof timbers leaked through the fingerjoints. The joining of short pieces of timber to make longer lengths may bewhere economies are made in order to offer a cabin like this at such anattractive price. We are happy withthe overall quality of the cabin, and the ordering/delivery side was easy. Whenbuilding, I did comment that it would be an idea if, for an extra payment (ofcourse), there were an option to have the logs treated before despatch. Then Isaw that this is indeed available. At least we are using a breathable exteriorpaint that should provide us with years of protection on this Pennine hillside. This is going tobe one smart workshop!”
