“Im very pleased with it very well made easy to assembly whatever u have experienced or not. The only thing is the plans could be a bit more detailed but over all a very good product highly recommend buying from tuin”
“Log cabin delivered on time as agreed. The driver professionally unloaded and placed the cabin where requested. The assembly took me 9 days (single person), but I also decided to insulate to floor and the roof, which took more time than anticipated. Annoyingly I have run out of two sheets of shingles (6 small squares) to complete installation of ridge cover. Luckily few years ago I purchased a gazebo from Tuin and had some leftover shingles in a garage, which matched the colour. There were not many cutoffs from shingles left, so suggest installing the shingles starter layer (the upside down tiles) on one side using cutoffs from the first roof side to save good quality shingles for ridge. Overall, I am very pleased with cabin as it is good quality product.”
“This is my second RiHo cabin,having erected the first at a previous house;so I had a pretty clear idea of what to expect. I was not disappointed. From the smooth ordering process, to the delivery direct from the Netherlands, all went extremely well. Tuin are well practiced at this, have no fear. The delivery driver was excellent, and placed the sizeable package exactly where I required it, all with a smile and genuine courtesy. Erecting was exactly as before. I had prepared a level block work perimeter (stress on the level part!), so the cabin virtually flew up. Working solely alone I had the roof on within a couple of days. For anyone who doubts their ability to erect one of these cabinsdont. This is the second one Ive built on my own. Yes, it can be hard work, but none of it is particularly difficult, and Im rapidly approaching 70!! Take a look at the finished result, I think you will agree its a fine addition to my garden space. Next project, an Oval Sauna, but that has to wait for a while”
“Very well made easy to put up wether your are experienced or not. The only thing is the plans could be a bit more detailed but over all a very good product highly recommend buying from tuin”
“Before starting the review I'd like to re-iterate the need for preperation. I was installing the cabin on an existing patio, I worked out it was not level enough for the install directly onto it, so I set about making a wooden frame consisting of double laminated 2x5s that were 3m in length. I made a double laminated square of timers bolted at 600mm centres with M12 stainless steel bolts with steel brackets at each corner mounted from the inside corners screwing both timbers together. To compensate for the slope of the patio I placed plastic adjustable risers under the wood and adjusted it until it was level. This took a day or so to get everything perfect. It's good to check it's square before bolting and screwing it. The log cabin arrived as expected, the driver helpfully put it at a convenient place in front of the house. I would recommend not keeping the foundational timber in storage too long as my timber merchant delivered the wood wet and as soon as it starts drying it starts to bend. Once the foundation was built I placed the starting logs in the timber and built-up the cabin. I was building in April and at times I had to cover the kit to avoid the wood getting wet, so would recommend you buy a 5mx5m tarp with elastic hooks to keep it down during winds. At night I put these over the build to protect it. Building the cabin up was pretty much ok once you get started, you just need to ensure the logs are sat on each other with a bash of the hammer, I checked level and square as I went. One mistake I made was to out the door round the wrong way(opening inwards) but it was easily rectified by taking the door off its hinges and taking the frame out and turning it around. Once the frame was done I put the purlins on the roof along with the gable ends. I noticed at this point that the gable end didn't quite meet the top wall logs, so a quick email to Tuin told me to plane the top to make it level. This seemed ok, but when the roof boards go on top it makes for a gap where they have to follow the slope. This has to be then filled. Once the structure was done the roof boards went on. It's easy for them to go off in the wrong direction if the board is slightly off square, so be careful to take your time. One the roof boards were on I insulated the roof by adding 4 boards of 25mm insulation by battening around with some 25mm timber at the outer edges and nailing through the insulation. On top of that went the shingles. I only had just enough shingles for the roof, I was literally down to my last usable bit. It took me a weekend to do the roof and insulation. I used 'fixall' black waterproof flexible roofing adhesive which worked well. Two tubes of that are fine. I then made the floor by securing joist hangers to the outer timer frame and laying 2*5 timers with two rows of noggins in between. Make sure your joist spacing allows easy length cutting of the insulation board or you'll either buy too much or too little. I then used the 28mm floor pack provided which was a bit of a pain as the rows can easily get out of square. I used tongue tight screws through the tongues of the boards for a nail-free finish and it's been fine. To finish it all I varnished it with 4 layers of water based semi matt varnish. To finish the exterior I used Bedec's barn paint which is an acrylic paint which seems to flex well and be tough enough, I have done 3 coats at least on the exterior. On the interior I did 2 coats and an undercoat. The only problems I've had in the first year are the door sticking but an adjustment of the hunger fixed that. I had some water come through the side window but a silicon bead around the frame has sorted that. Hopefully you can see by the pictures (if it allows me to upload) a good grade cabin overall and excellent customer service when needed.”
“Ordered the cabin about 3 weeks before Christmas and it was delivered amazingly quickly, in time to build during the holidays. Delivery was by forklift for the last half mile, from the closest point the articulated lorry could get. Cabin was perfectly packed with no damage. Took the advice on the website and built it myself. The main structure was really quick and largely complete in 2-3 days. The parts fitted together perfectly and easily. Quality was fantastic. Watched the video guide many times before building. Snow held up doing the shingles which added a couple of days. Very pleased with the finished cabin and would recommend to anyone.”
“Purchased the Rino log cabin, arrived as per instructions given, driver was excellent and very helpful. The cabin was shrunk wrapped, excellent packaging and the quality was outstanding, all joints were perfect a few small imperfections easy repair. I have built a few cabins and the quality of this cabin is the best I have seen, locks and Windows very high quality. I would certainly recommend Tuin..”
“Cabin looks super at the end of the garden, and fits within the height of not requiring planning permission. Impressed by the quality. Instructions could be clearer, the guy constructing it had to call several times, and the helpline was great, straight through and talked him through it. Excellent customer service.”
