| Log cabin or shed? Shed or log cabin? Do you need a | | | | verandas, window boxes, and single or double doors. |
| garden building, but you can't decide which one to go | | | | An outdoor cooking area could be located near the |
| for? By the end of this article, the information | | | | log cabin, and the inside furnished with comfy chairs, |
| provided should help you make a decision. | | | | a bar, curtains and cupboards, etc. |
| First of all, why do you need a garden building? If it is | | | | Do you need extra space to house an office or a |
| just for storing a variety of items that can't find a | | | | playroom? A log cabin or a large shed can be easily |
| place in the home, a shed would be the better option | | | | transformed into an office or a playroom, and there |
| because they can be small and relatively inexpensive. | | | | are companies that specialise in this. What you opt |
| A corner shed can be tucked away in the garden and | | | | for will often depend on your budget; log cabins can |
| hold all manner of objects, or there are sheds that | | | | start from £1500 and large sheds can start |
| are purposely built just for storing tools, and sheds | | | | from £1000. |
| for bicycles. For bigger storage items, such as: a | | | | What if you need an extra room for guests to stay |
| ride-on lawn mower, a motorbike or a quad bike, a | | | | in or you need a 'granny-annexe'? Log cabins are ideal |
| large garden shed can house your items. | | | | for creating that extra living space. They can be |
| Do you want a garden building to be used for a | | | | insulated, fitted with a heating system, electrical and |
| hobby? If so, what hobby are you pursuing? For | | | | water outlets and made to feel really homely. Family |
| gardening, there are purpose built gardening sheds | | | | members will be queuing to move in! |
| that contain work surfaces and has skylights, as well | | | | Do you want a garden building without maintenance? |
| as windows: to increase natural illumination to benefit | | | | Both log cabins and wooden sheds require some |
| the plants and provide ventilation. A potting shed is | | | | degree of annual maintenance, such as: applying a |
| ideal for the serious gardener as it has large | | | | wood finish to prevent the wood from decaying and |
| windows; so the shed can double up as | | | | to protect the wood from insects. Thus a good |
| part-greenhouse. This feature is especially popular for | | | | choice would be a garden shed made from heavy |
| gardeners who do not have room for a greenhouse | | | | moulded plastics, such as: PVC and polyethylene |
| and a shed in their garden. A shed is also ideal to | | | | because they hardly need any maintenance. |
| convert into a hobby area if they are sedentary, | | | | After reading this article you should have a clearer |
| such as: crafts, writing and collections. But if your | | | | idea of whether you need a log cabin or a shed. |
| hobby is fitness and you want to install a treadmill | | | | There are many types and shapes of log cabins and |
| and other exercise equipment, a log cabin would be | | | | sheds available that will suit your budget. What ever |
| the better option because it is sturdier. | | | | option you decide on, you'll be spending your money |
| Do you want a garden building to act as an attractive | | | | wisely when you invest in a good quality log cabin or |
| feature for your garden and to entertain in? Than a | | | | shed, because the British Institute of Surveyors said, |
| log cabin could be what you need. Log cabins come | | | | a garden building can add about 5% to the value of a |
| with a variety of attractive features, such as, | | | | property. |