“ABSOLUTLY DELIGHTED with our tuin daisy cabin. would highly recommend TUIN the build was very easy .and the precision cut of every piece was fantastic all tapped into place with great ease arrived on a Tuesday excelent delivery service to front door package opened and all contents walked in to garage and laid out Wednesday big storm rattled through spent day on tuin website getting all information. instructions and watching all videos .how to build Thursday myself and good friend built whole cabin by 5pm Friday shingles on and floor beams then 27mm floorboards {all coated in preservative first} fitted Saturday electrics and carpet fitted and furniture in Sunday feet up and enjoy”
“I am delighted with the purchase of our log cabin. The ordering process was simple and delivery was on time and hassle free. It took two handymen a full day to erect the cabin with fairly easy to read instructions. The cabin was then given three coats of wood stain. Putting on the shingles took more time than was expected, but I must admit they do look great. I would recommend Tuin to anybody and as I have already said I am very pleased with the purchase.”
“We were very happy with our Tuin Daisy, from the delivery & customer service to the great product. We would highly recommend Tuin to anyone who's looking for a quailty log cabin at a reasonable price.”
“The whole experience of ordering, receiving delivery and assembling the Daisy log cabin has been excellent. There are so many choices of cabin styles and sizes from Tuin and I was particularly impressed with the thicknesses of the logs available for the prices. Much thicker logs for the price than other companies. Delivery was smooth, on time, and carefully placed on my driveway. The assembly was good fun. I prepared a firm and level base using 600mm x 600mm concrete paving slabs on a perimeter of levelled concrete blocks. I used a 2.4m long 'screed level' as a spirit level to ensure the whole base was level in all directions. The laying of the composite profiled foundation beam was tricky because it did not fit into my mitre saw. I had to mark it up and use a jig saw for the corners. I laid a dpc membrane over the whole base and used high quality sealant to place the foundation beams onto the dpc to ensure good seals. The beams at 3m need to be joined with a short section of beam to make up the full length. Liberal use of sealant again at these joins. The assembling of the logs was the most satisfying, easiest and enjoyable part of the process and only took a day, single handed (except for help with placing window/door frames and the 3 roof purlins). I installed 50mm insulation boards on top of the roof. I covered this with a high quality polyester reinforced roofing felt using not many clout nails because the shingles were then nailed on top using longer 65mm clout nails (70mm nils on the apex where the layers are thickest). I was able to use the barge boards and facias provided by Tuin. Once the cabin had been assembled and I was confident that the structure was square and correct, I used 'concrete screws' (8mm) which do not require a plug in order to fix the profiled beam into the slab. I made 6mm holes in the beam and slab (hammer drill) and these 8mm screws were superb in securing the beam to slab. A concrete screw through the beam into the slab at each side of the all joins to ensure no movement of the beams which could compromise the beam joins/sealant and therefore let in water to the edges of the cabin above the dpc membrane. I applied 2 undercoats and two topcoats of a high quality paint to the outside. I had already applied the Carefree Protectant to the lower logs before fitting and to the end grains of all the logs at the corners on the outside. In retrospect I wish I had applied the Carefree product to the inside corners at an early stage too because with the rather exceptional rain in November some damp staining occurred on the inside corners of the cabin. No further damp came through once I applied Carefree. I used the tongue and groove flooring supplied by Tuin. Plenty was supplied so I did not need to use pieces that had knot holes. I fitted 50mm insulation between the joists supplied. Because the joists are 40-45mm thick and the insulation is 50mm I had to fit strips of 10mm wood on top of the joists so that the floor boards were resting on the joists not the insulation board. All in all this has been a very satisfying project. I would thoroughly recommend Tuin.”
“Really happy with cabin. Easy company to deal with. Instructions were easy and clear. Had a friend to help me and in was up and weathertight by teatime. Changed windows and door to other side and this was simple.”
“Overall impression- an amazing piece of kit! Not without its various problems and headaches which I wont recount as the final result is very good. Aged 80,with only DIY skills and assisted by my 70year old wife who recently broke two fingers in her left hand we assembled the basic structure in four hours,treating the timber as we did so. I had previously assembled the door frame and installedthe hardwood beams so the erection was fairly straightforward following the instructions.Although I thought we might need help thefollowing day we managed to fit the gables and purlins between us. Because I have sited the cabin close to the boundary I decided it would be easier to erect from the inside and therefore fitted the floor joists and loose laid the chipboard flooring. This worked well as it gave a solid base to work from. When the shell was complete I then fitted the insulation and floor. Fitting the roof boards and tiling took longer than the actual erection but the final result is well worth it.I have also fitted guttering draining into a water butt. If you do not choose the treatments on offer from Tuin then the alternatives on offer from the recommended manufacturers is a minefield. I elected for a German brand Osmobut budget for 200+outlay. Have yet to complete the inside as a man cave but overall impression very positive. Cant fault the actual product just cannot understand why there are gaps in the basic instructions which would be so easy to rectify rather than having to trawl through the videos, blogs etc. . So there you have it! Dont be intimidated by the huge beautifully packaged parcel that arrives on your doorstep. It is a much easier to assemble than you imagine”
“The delivery was good, the communication was average, as I had to call for a delivery time. No problems. However, the instructions for construction are not the best and you must unpack it and arrange into numbered sections or else you will struggle to assemble it. Apart from one warped piece of wood, the quality is excellent. I did not order the floor and had to pay a joiner friend to construct a base. However, it still took a bout 3 days to construct in total. If you are not a good DIY person them save yourself a massive headache and pay for a professional to construct it. If you are good at interpreting diagrams and don't mind puzzles then you will be ok. In all, very pleased with the cabin but I certainly wouldn't want to pay anymore then I did.”
“Really pleased with this cabin. It took a day and a half to put up, but then it was a first for us. Went together easily and there was quite a bit of spare timber at the end, so there was never any risk of running out. Could have done with the nails being labelled, as I started to use the floor nails for the roof. The paint time is rather longer than the build time, but it looks stunning. The neighbours have said how much they like it and one or two other visitors have gone off to price one up for themselves. The delivery was absolutely great. The forklift and driver got it right into the corner of the drive, past the cars with no trouble whatsoever and was very helpful with advice. I have silicone sealed around the base to prevent water running under the composite base, so it will be here long after I am gone. I would recommend this type of cabin in preference to a ship lap construction type any day of the week.”
