“Very impressive delivery, phone call as specified and delivery man excellent and careful. Everything present and I damaged. All being finished now with treatment after careful erecting. Looking forward to sitting and admiring our purchase. Definitely recommend to others”
“Just finished our Riina, and we already love it! I built it 90% myself, a pretty fit 72 year old, which was a bit challenging at times, but overall a satisfying experience. The quality of the wood beams, windows etc is excellent and everything went together pretty easily, despite a few beams needing a bit more persuasion than others! The blog is excellent, very comprehensive and a must read. Instructions with the cabin kit were next to useless tbh, resulting in us referring to the wrong diagram initially and fixing two beams in the wrong position. However, the blog does cover that, but I missed it - doh! Most of the construction I handled on my own, but fixing roof beams and roof sections is definitely a two person job. I also enlisted help to fix the shingles (which are excellent by the way, and a free option) as I didnt fancy climbing on top of the roof! Also, big shout out for the online help. However often I contracted them, with however daft the question, they replied rapidly, helpfully and courteously. Help is from real people, with expert knowledge. A few of the generally excellent 28mm spruce floorboards were a little split, and had knot holes in them. I sent pics and replacements arrived quickly and at no cost. Good job Tuin! If youre thinking of building a log cabin, just do it, but definitely buy from Tuin! Final comment about delivery. 40 ft truck arrived bright and early when expected, and the courteous and very funny Dutch driver had the kit unloaded in no time at all and dropped exactly where I needed it. Another accolade Tuin!”
“The Riina Corner cabin is a good solid cabin and fairly straightforward to build. My only complaint was around the door area where I thought that the instructions could have been a little more clear and included some guidance saying to check the verticality of the two door bars after they are first installed”
“This was ordered specifically to house some furniture that I had inherited, that didn't 'go' with the rest of the furniture in the house, but which I did not want to lose from the family. Ordering and delivery was very simple, with everything arriving at the same time. It took my builders a while to unpack and work out exactly which bit was which, but once they had started, the whole thing went up pretty quickly. The fact that we coated each log individually before it was added no doubt slowed the whole thing down and if we had not bothered, then construction would have been even easier. My builders declared it 9/10 (the doors were only just large enough, and rubber insulation strips have been deemed necessary to ensure a total seal - but they are fussy builders!!). My builders' wife is now after one to use as a photography studio, my window cleaner has his eyes on one and all the neighbours have made nice comments. The inherited furniture is now in situ and it is perfect for what was intended. The fact that if I want to sell my house I will be able to advertise it as 'suitable for a home office, etc.' as it is fully insulated with power and light is just another bonus. I am very happy with this and have no problems with recommending this item and company to others.”
“We have not regretted our decision to buy this cabin for one second! The service of Tuin throughout this build has been impeccable and we are thrilled with the result. We are confident that the cabin is going to last as long as any you could buy. If you have a good base it appears you cant go far wrong. My partner and his friend achieved construction to roof height in about 6 hours. That includes all the windows and door in situ. Although both are competent at diy tasks, they are not professional handymen. The second day was a little slower to do the roof, not helped by difficult access to two sides and extreme heat. Painting with Sadolin SuperDec was a great recommendation from Tuin. It goes a long way and covers really well. We used scaffold boards to make our floor and the finished product is better than we ever anticipated. Word has gone round the village about our cabin, Tuin will be getting more orders I think. Friends and neighbours are impressed at the value for money and quality. We would totally recommend Tuin from our experience of purchasing their products.”
“Looking for a garden office for year round use, we searched the net and decided a 3 x 3 corner cabin would be a perfect fit for our location. We decided on RIINA 58mm CORNER LOG CABIN 3M X 3M and it was the reviews and the excellent blogs and information by Richard that convinced us to go for Tuin, and my wife loves the cabin. Having found reviews of others so useful it's only fair that I leave one too. I agree with the other posters that Tuin are an excellent product and good value for money. The communication was also excellent too. I also concur with the other posters that the instructions are generic and far too vague especially the door frame and how to do the insulation. It all makes a lot more sense once you've built one, but as most owners are doing it for the first time and how many of these owners build more than one? My wife uses it every day as an office, and we fitted a 2.5kw air con unit which is brilliant. I would also endorse the comments on here that it's important to get the base and foundation beams spot on and most importantly to leave allowance for expansion and also on the advice on the treatments was good too. It is amazing how much the thing expands and contracts. Its like its still alive! My daughter and I built it, and it went together well. The only criticism I would make to Tuin is that the doors let it down, while the widows are actually very good with tilt and turn windows. The doors don't shut firmly and we can't get them draft proof because there is only 1 latch, they are double glazed and we tried extra foam but this then makes them very hard to open and close. I would happily have paid more for better doors and they are not equal to the rest of the product which is otherwise excellent. Hope others find this review useful!”
“Delivery was good although I expected driver not to be able to get up drive he did. Took me short day to prepare and full day to assemble. It's basically like a giant lego. If you store it properly and it doesn't warp its fine. Did need to use some clamps to put together last top side pieces. Pyramid roof bit of pain to align just loosely tacked in position and moved as needed toget inline with joists. Take your time!! Plans I have engineering background so could figure out but some more info on screwsizes and how many for roof would help. On the whole would recommend”
