“Very happy with the cabin, after unpacking what looked like a giant lego kit we cracked on & once we'd worked out what was what it went up quite easily. Another thing I was really happy with was the delivery, it was impossible for the large lorry to get up our road but the man with his forklift managed to get it exactly where we wanted it. The part we have had a nightmare with is the roof tiles. When we ordered (November) I hadn't seen the blog about gluing down the tiles if you put the tiles on in winter so the first storm we had half of the tiles blew off. I then searched through the advice on the website & found the info. It would have been helpful if this had been given when I ordered. So I ordered another pack of tiles & we re-did the roof gluing all the tiles down. This seemed to work ok until Storm Gareth hit last weekend & the bottom row of tiles snapped & blew off again & others blew up breaking the glue seal. So we now have very warped insulationfrom the rain & know that another storm will blow them off again despite the glue. So maybe if you are putting the cabin in an exposed area (open fields to the side of the garden) maybe normal felt would be better than the tiles. I think we will wait for the summer & look at trying to solve the problem before next winter.”
“I recently ordered a Rorik Log Cabin from Tuin and decided to commission its erection by Kevin Binfield, a highly recommended craftsman. I am highly delighted with the quality of the cabin and the finished product. Delivery was on time, and I am very pleased too with the extremely high standard of service from Tuin staff throughout the process. I would highly recommend Tuin and the Rorik cabin to anyone. Thank you very much Tuin. Yours sincerely Clive Matthews”
“Really please with my log cabin, even though one of the double glazed door windows was broken on delivery, but Tuin are paying for a replacement when i get it fixed, so no problem there, the quality is amazing, it went together so easily, it only took a day to build and we laid the roof shingles the next day, great product, great service, amazing price, top log cabin.”
“Delivery was good and the driver went to exceptional lengths to get the timber delivered to exactly where I needed it in challenging circumstances. As yet my build is not complete. The wood treatment is taking longer than I expected. However, all seems good. My only complaint is a number of cracks in the roofing timber. Having said that, after treatment with Carefree and shingles in place In sure all will be well.”
“Thankfully the weather improved. I construction 3 months after taking delivery, despite the very wet weather, one of the wettest January every, there was no water ingress and all timbers dry, although there were numerous split logs which didn't matter to me as I put them on the inside. Construction was rapid on a very level solid concrete base. I took my time with the roof, laying under felt (2 rolls from b&q 1x10m 40) them fixing 50mmx50mm treated batons, then covering witn 50mm Quinntherm (celotex eqiv), then laid 11mm osb board on top, tben the roof shingles. If you are going to install gutters allow emough overhang. I used 2 boards from the delivery pallet, planned and sanded as facia boards to hang the gutters from, it give a good finish as you don't the roof boards or the batons. I used 2 shingles on the leading edge on top of the underfelt and stick tnem together using shingle glue Sitefix, it gives a good ridgid finish. The only components I was dissapointed with was the roof apex which was badly cut and the window mechanism which was badly made. You really do not need to pay to have this cabin constructed by a tradesman, providing the base is level and square you won't have any problems. I didn't rush the construction, the roof, the wood treatment, 3 applications inside and out, and roof boards all treated using Barretine wood preservative. After researching other cabin suppiers I found this is the best log cabin manufactuer on the market.”
“John, the delivery driver was polite, placing the weather proofed cabin timbers on the bearers I provided. Given the terrible weather I have not yet constructed the cabin. I propose to start the build next week, so will update further when finished.”
“I ordered this Cabin way before the COVID-19 lock downs, with plans to build over the Bank holiday weekend. It arrived on time as planned and as promptly as Tuin had said it would, unfortunately it didn't fit onto my drive way, but with some help from the family we shifted this into the back garden. It was packed onto the pallet superbly, these guys must be great at Tetris! Anyway, as per my plan this cabin was build over the BH weekend, only issue... due to the lock down I pretty much did this build by myself. I was surprised how quickly it went up. I had 2 twisted logs, but with the wealth of helpful instructions on their website, this was dealt with ease. I would recommend reading through their helpful hints and blogs before you buy. I chose Tuin because of how much information they provide and the reviews they have received. There were cheaper cabins, but to be fair I think the quality is great and some other competitors were way over priced in comparison. All in all, I am very pleased with my cabin and side shed. Thank you Tuin!”
