“For the money, the Blackpool Cabin seems unbeatable, especially with free roof tiles - 58mm logs, spruce (superior to the ubiquitous pine), double glazed, metal door trim, higher end windows. The floor is not included which prompted me to use the slab as a floor, as suggested on the web site. Great suggestion which had not occurred to me. Delivery was smooth though the actual day requested was conformed at very short notice. The driver used a forklift to leave it in the road which took only a few minutes. There is some cracking in the wood and bow in the beams. Once I put it together Ill see how these issues work out. It is a shame it is 9cm above the legal limit in the UK when you erect it close to the neighbours border. Ill have to sink it in the ground and arrange a French drain. Overall, great value and a nice design.”
“I bought my cabin January 2021 and requested delivery April 2021, which was not a problem for tuin. Delivery was when promised and driver phoned to update me on his arrival. Delivery as everyone says was excellent. The construction was quite simple until we got to the doors. Instructions were very poor for this part (this may have been updated since then) Tuin staff were very helpful although due to covid sometimes a delay in response although once you got an agent they were excellent. Have now had the cabin for 2 summers and half way through 2nd winter and very happy with the structure of my Blackpool cabin although as a previous review has stated I feel that the doors are a let down. Why such thin doors and side panels come with a 58mm cabin is beyond me. My wife is a wheelchair user and as such I bought a floor pack tuin recommended that I go with the thinner floor and just bought extra joists. This has worked a dream and also saved me money proving to me that the staff at tuin know there stuff and will give the customer the best advice for them and not the dearest option.”
“Good quality. Easy to build. I had specific delivery instructions and they were very accommodating. Supportive information videos. Excellent overall.”
“The cabin arrived on time ,in good weather and since then a glorious summer,couldn't have picked a better time.my youngest daughter Charlie did most of the work with no previous DIY experience and I did a bit of prompting from a mobility scooter.My eldest daughter Danni fixed the shingles.We.have insulated top and bottom as you advised.with electricity installed .The cabin is GREAT.It was originally intended to house parats but it's now a TV /leisure/sleepover cabin.”
“I cant express how delighted I am with my Tuin Blackpool Summerhouse. Ordering was easy and there was lots of guidance and information on the build Deliver was delayed a bit by COVID but once here the driver was very helpful and the summerhouse was well packaged and protected. Quality was excellent. Staff at Tuin were very helpful and responsive. Based on my experience I would definitely recommend Tuin and their products”
“I've waited a bit to do this review because I wanted to use the cabin for a while first. I took delivery of a Blackpool cabin in mid July 2020, we went away shortly after so it didn't get built for a while. In all me and my wife assembled and painted the cabin over two or three weekends. The delivery was quick and easy and the driver placed it where I asked. Unfortunately it had to go on our drive and it did take half a day to move everything to the build site. I would strongly agree with previous reviews that suggested reading the blogs and watching the video tutorials first, they made the process much easier. I would say the two most difficult things were putting together the front door / window section and getting the large window unit in (it's very heavy). Treating and painting - this really did take some time, especially when you factor in drying times in between coats. We used a wood treatment (2 coats) then a coat of stain block primer followed by two coats of sadolin superdec, and then more on top to give a different colour around the windows and doors. It took ages! I had initially ordered the 26mm floor pack, this wasn't available and I was offered the 18mm which I accepted. If I did it again I'd just go with ply. Lots of the boards were slightly warped making fitting difficult and the grooves in some boards weren't deep enough to accept the tongues fully which was also a pain. I now have underlay and carpet on top of the floor so the effort was somewhat wasted. Anyway, apart from that moan, the quality of the building is very good, it immediately felt very sturdy and I imagine it will last for many years to come. I would recommend to anyone looking for a similar building. I've now been using the building since the end of August as a home office and somewhere to play e-drums. I'm sitting in the cabine now writing this and It's now the end of January. I have a 2kw convector heater that keeps the space warm enough, I did install insulation boards under the floor and on the roof as advised and it seems to work well. On the colder mornings I've had to set the heater to come on a couple of hours before I start work to give it time to heat up but once it's up to temperature it stays warm, sometimes too warm! I think that's all from me, I'm really pleased with the cabin, there were times during the build that I wished I'd paid someone to do it but now I'm glad I didn't and I'm proud of what we achieved. It looks good, it's good quality and I think it represents good value. My final, final point is to thank the staff at Tuin, my experience as a customer was excellent and the website is a literal gold mine of useful information. I'm glad I cam across them!”
“Best buy ever my wife is 71 I am 59and we received our log cabin 3th march day to move and place in sections, so Thursday start the build , Friday grandson helped put tung and grove on roof. While we were doing this wife started giving 3 coats of wood perservater then primer then 3 coats top coat and 4 coats round bottom contrasting colour .that took about a week for her to do that. While on Saturday daughter came to have a look and help put insulation on roof . By the Wednesday it's was completed except finishing the paint work. It the best buy ever highly recommend don't use any other suppliers.delivery driver Yan was such a nice helpful person. Wife took pictures of the different stages .tough at times but enjoyable if you thinking of buying don't think buy”
