UK Log Cabins Info Blog Archives - UK Log Cabins - standard or custom garden buildings

14 May 2026 By uklogcabins

Relocate your garden cabin

UK Log Cabins offer many different services – we are able to relocate your garden cabin, garden office or summerhouse.

This video shows the actual moving part of the whole project that we are undertaking –

Remove the old rotten floor
Lift the garden cabin up by about 300mm
Fit very heavy duty caster wheels (solid rubber tyres to avoid damaging the patio surface
Move the #logcabin cabin to it’s new location
Set the cabin down on stilts
Replace any rotten bottom logs
Build a new floor on a damp proof membrane under the raised cabin
Set the cabin back down onto the new floor
Raise the roof of the cabin in order to insert 3 more courses of logs to increase the height by about 400mm
Set the cabin back down and paint
Add a 3.5m x 2.5m extension onto the back of the cabin

This was a relatively easy log cabin move as it was a reasonably small cabin moving a short distance – but would still require other companies to quote to dismantle the cabin and then rebuild it which would obviously take much longer and cost substantially more than us.

What services can we offer?

This job didn’t require any heavy duty moving equipment that we have available should the need arise – moving a further distance or cross grass etc would require powered wheels, motorised lifters or tracked machinery, which we have available to move garden buildings within a garden.

If you are moving house then UK Log Cabins can also carefully take your garden building down, transport it to the new location and rebuild it (repairing anything that needs to be repaired in the process). This would most likely be cheaper than buying a new cabin.

Hortons UK Log Cabins are garden cabin experts

We can relocate this clubhouse cabin — 4m x 4m clubhouse

3x3m corner log cabin — 4m x 4m clubhouse

Whichever way, if you want to repair or relocate your garden cabin (or buy a new log cabin) – UK Log Cabins are the experts and can help you with anything to do with garden cabins and any other type of garden building – see our Youtube channel for what we can do for you.

18 February 2026 By uklogcabins

Cabin deliveries to back gardens or into garages

Cabin deliveries to back gardens or into garages are not usually possible. In fact most cabin companies will only deliver to the kerbside. However, we now have equipment that enables us to transport your log cabin pack/s into your garage. Or even around your house and into your garden. This does require a flat, reasonably level and hard pathway that is wide enough. Now there is no need to employ workmen to do this, or spend hours carrying the parts yourself. We can do this at a fraction of the cost and in much less time.

How do we do this?

We have specialist equipment. We don’t use large cranes which would need to be enormous to lift over your house and into your garden. This could require permits to close roads etc. All we need is a side access path which is solid, relatively flat and reasonably level. We cannot “drive” over unmade surfaces such as grass or dirt. We also need an area large enough at the rear of your house to leave the pack/s.

Advantages of our garden deliveries

If the access to your house is only via a pathway, it is possible for us to transport your cabin pack/s along this pathway to your house. This is much better for you than delivering to a spot a long way away. As this requires you (or your paid contractors) to move it/them immediately from the public highway (requiring permits etc). This can be a problem if the delivery is late in the day as there may not be enough time left to do this.

You now have a choice to not leave the cabin packs on the roadside, your driveway or the front of your house which is a security risk as they will be fully visible to prying eyes.

The cabin packs are undisturbed when we deliver them. So they are still tightly banded in their weatherproof wrapping rather than having to open the packs, transport the individual pieces, stack them again as best you can and then finally sheeting over. All this hoping you have dry weather and your sheeting doesn’t get blown off overnight.

Requirements for our cabin delivery service to back gardens or into garages

Garage delivery –

Delivering a garden building kit into a garage

there needs to be a hard surface leading up to your garage from the parking position of the delivering vehicle
reasonably flat
no major slopes (less than 5 degrees)
the area in the garage needs to be 300mm longer and 750mm wider than the largest cabin pack. We can advise you of these but it is usually the length of the roof purlins as these will include any roof canopy lengths as well

Garden delivery – there needs to be –

We can deliver your garden room kit through a gate and into your back garden

a hard surface leading to your garden from the parking position of the delivering vehicle
reasonably flat
no major slopes (less than 5 degrees)
no steps
no ramps
no tight corners (due to the length and width of the cabin packs)

We will not drive over manholes or drainage gullies given the weights involved. There also needs to be a hard, level and flat area large enough to set the pack/s down as well. We cannot transport across grass or dirt as the solid wheels will sink.

Standard packs are about 1.2m wide (depending on the type of building). So the access width would need to be at least 1.5m wide. This allows for the wheels outside of the packs.

Charges for cabin deliveries to back gardens or garages

There are 2 parts to the pricing for this service –

Initial set up fee – £60 inc. VAT (covers 1 “trip”) plus £30.00 inc. VAT per extra “trip”
“Travelling” fee – £1.00 inc. VAT per metre travelled per “trip”. We will double stack if possible. So the number of “trips” doesn’t always equal the number of packs. It may be less (we will advise you how many “trips” this will be). We therefore require an accurate measurement of this distance.

Visual checks for the garden / garage deliveries

We will require you to send some photos and also a walk-through video of the route. Plus the thinnest dimension of the access route. You can send them via our WhatsApp as the files will probably be too big to send by email.

Alternatively we can carry out a site survey to assess the feasibility of this service. The charge for this is £50.00 plus £1.00 per mile from RH13 6NX (there and back) inc. VAT. This service will also measure the “travelling” distance required using a surveyors wheel. This means that we are able to give you a fixed price for the work.

If a site survey has been refused and a mis-measurement has been sent to us or we are unable to get the packs to where you require, we will get them as close as we can, but no refunds are given.

If the travelling distance has been advised incorrectly, then there will be additional charges if further, or refunded if substantially shorter.

Special delivery service for cabin deliveries to back gardens or into garages is only available in the light blue area on map only –

Hortons Log Cabins delivery and installation areas

22 November 2025 By uklogcabins

Composite decking

Composite decking – anti-slip, maintenance free and rot free! All the benefits of traditional timber decking but without the hassle of maintaining it. This is the perfect material to use for your log cabin veranda or summerhouse deck. Add that extra outside area to your garden cabin.

Our composite decking has 2 face sides –

A textured woodgrain effect on 1 side
Deep grooves on a flat colour on the other side.

Woodgrain or deep grooved composite decking — Woodgrain or deep grooved

Plus 3 colour choices as well –

Natural
Grey
Black

Composite decking in natural colour — Natural

Composite decking in grey colour — Natural

Composite decking is resistant to algae growth – no more mulch on your deck and therefore much less chance of slipping like you get on timber decking in the winter. Just sweep it off with a broom every now and then…..and that’s it!

Composite material for a long trouble free life

WPC (Wood Plastic Composite) is a composition to replicate the natural beauty of wood without the maintenance and hazards of normal timber decking. It comprises of 45% timber fibres + 55% HDPE plus some additives.

Unlike timber, this man-made decking does not deform or warp when exposed to extreme temperatures or humidity, it stays where you put it.

Unlike timber, composite decking does not produce any splinters either nor any knot holes – you can walk across this decking in bare feet without any issues. Even the fixings are hidden – no screws or nails will be sticking out (or even visible).

Full range of matching composite accessories

As with most things, the finishing details are what really counts – our veranda decking stands out from the crowd.

Concealed clips to fix the decking down – we don’t fix through the face of the decking.
No bare ends of the decking boards are visible with our edging angles for a very neat finished edge

Our composite decking is very neat with all edges and fixings neat and tidy

How strong is composite decking?

The decking itself is really hard wearing and strong. However, like most load bearing products, it’s strength also comes from what supports. Our raised timber decks are ideal for this purpose (we use recycled plastic posts which we concrete into the ground for a rotproof and dampproof course ,dpc, all in one) – they are already so strong that we can build log cabins on top of them! The only difference with composite decking is that it needs support every 300mm, so we can increase the amount of joists accordingly to accommodate for this.

Additional decking items worth considering

We also recommend “decking tape” which is a bituminous tape that sticks along the top of every joist to protect them from rainwater sitting on top of them. We can also supply (and fit if required) a “decking fascia” which caps off all around the edges down to ground level (in colours to match the deck boards).

Composite decking fascia board — Decking fascia

Protect your timber joists from weather — Decking fascia

5 April 2025 By uklogcabins

Maintenance free garden buildings

We all enjoy our garden rooms, but they all need maintenance, which most people don’t enjoy! If only there was an affordable maintenance free option for garden buildings! Please read on……

There are 3 areas of a timber garden room that generally require ongoing maintenance –

Roof
Walls
Joinery (windows and doors)

Garden building roofing

There are many types of roofing materials used on garden rooms, the most common being shed felt. This has a very limited lifespan and can easily be blown off by strong winds. We recommend using either –

Felt shingles (for apex style roofs) which come with a 10 year manufacturer’s warranty (and an expected lifespan of up to 30 years)
EPDM rubber roofing which comes with a 20 year manufacturer’s warranty. Unlike most garden building suppliers, we use uPVC edge trims and not timber strips. Timber strips will inevitably rot after a few years.

Walls – Maintenance free options

Most garden buildings are clad with timber boarding. This, of course, requires regular maintenance with preservative, painting or staining, and possibly replacing any rotten timber cladding boards. Even with regular painting, the walls will look tired where the sun will bleach the paint or stain. Not forgetting that the timber could possibly warp, bow, expand and contract through the different seasons.

There is another, no so well known, reason that timber may not be the best solution. UK Building Regulations state that any garden building measuring larger than 15 square metres internally AND closer than 1 metre to any boundary must be constructed of “non-combustible” material. Timber is definitely combustible!). This therefore limits the useable area within a standard garden building. It is not always practical to build a garden office, log cabin or even a large shed that far away from a boundary. Building into the garden wastes all of that spare space behind it.

So what’s the solution to resolve the above wall issues?

There are a couple of different types of “non-timber” cladding –

Composite cladding (made from a mixture of recycled wood fibres, recycled plastic, and bonding agents)

This resolves the maintenance issue (as they are maintenance free) as it comes self-coloured in various colours and just needs hosing or wiping down every now and then. However, it doesn’t resolve the combustibility issue. This type of cladding only achieves Class C or Class D according to the strict rules applied by “EN 13501-1: Fire Classification of Construction Products and Building Elements”. Only Class A is defined as being non-combustible, everything else is classified as being combustible to some degree….

EN 13501-1: Fire Classifications for building materials

Hardie Plank cement fibre cladding

This option resolves both issues, meaning it is “maintenance-free” (it comes in many colour options and has a guarantee for 15 years) AND has a fire rating of A2-s1-d0, which is the highest possible fire rating for a coloured facade/cladding product. This means it’s non-combustible AND won’t contribute to fire spread.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:

A2: Indicates the reaction to fire and behaviour of the material (as shown above).
s1: Refers to the smoke production.
d0: Classifies the material in relation to flaming droplets/particles.

What does the “S” relate to?
The “S” part of the classification refers to smoke emission (or release) during combustion: S1 is classified as the quantity/speed of emission as being weak. This is the highest classification available.

What does the “d” relate to?
The “D” part of the classification relates to the creation of flaming droplets when exposed to test conditions. Test data reported no flaming droplets within a 600 second test period.

Trouble-free, fully compliant maintenance free garden buildings

Our range of framed garden buildings clad with HardiePlank (cement fibre boards) achieve everything you want from a maintenance free garden building. You can be build it anywhere in your garden (as long as it occupies no more than 50% of your garden) and fully comply with the 2 very important regulations that you need to commonly comply with….

No more than 2.5m high (planning permission – http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/outbuildings/miniguide)
If larger than 15sqm (internally) and closer than 1m to a boundary, a garden building needs to be made from substantially non-combustible materials.
Any garden building exceeding 30sqm will need to fully comply with Building Regulations, including the base (building regulations – https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/43/outbuildings/2)

Joinery (windows and doors)

Windows and doors are the most vulnerable and time consuming part of a garden room. They are moving parts and they are very time-consuming to maintain (painting etc). We offer the ultimate solution for this – uPVC windows and doors. They require no maintenance at all other than a bit of a clean every now and then.

Easibuild Garden Buildings

Our range of framed “Easibuild” garden buildings (garden workshops, summer houses and garden offices) all have optional upgrades for the maintenance free options as listed above –

HardiePlank cladding.
Different roofing options.
uPVC windows and doors.

See how our maintenance-free timber building walls are constructed:

Hortons garden building wall cross section clad with HardiePlank

Our framed buildings look great when using HardiePlank cladding. The wood grain effect looks like a natural timber board, but without needing ongoing maintenance AND with the fireproofing built in!

UK Log Cabins framed building clad with HardiePlank

31 August 2023 By Keith Lynch

Static caravan chassis

Static caravan chassis can support any of our log cabins or timber framed buildings. This then makes them comply with the caravan act. The caravan act has certain rules which you must adhere to. The main one (apart from the size limitations) is that the building must be able to be “transportable”. This doesn’t necessarily mean that it has to have wheels. It can have lifting eyes such that a crane can lift it onto a lorry which then transports it.

Choices for mobile home chassis

Not all sites have good access or level areas to site caravans. This is why we have developed a full range of steel chassis to cater for any eventuality.

Prefabricated steel chassis

Mobile home and park home twin wheeled chassis, made to any size

This is the traditional solution for park homes and static caravans. They come complete with twin wheels for stability whist manoeuvring. Plus a draw bar so a vehicle can push or pull it into position (usually a tractor). And additionally, jack legs which stabilise and level the structure once in position. We deliver directly to site, so good access is necessary to get you the property with a large artic lorry. You will also need the appropriate machinery available on our arrival to off-load the chassis.

“Knock-down” steel chassis kit

Static park home chassis in knock-down form - ready to assemble on site.

This kit is ideal for sites without good access for lorries. Or for sites that don’t have roadways to get to the actual site position within the property. We deliver them in kit form. This means that a long and wide lorry doesn’t need to deliver the chassis to your property. The parts are delivered individually to your address. You can then carry / transport these bite size parts to where you want to site the mobile home, park home or static caravan. All parts are in the kit which you will need to assemble it, including the nuts and bolts. So you will just need a few basic tools to assemble the chassis.

Build your mobile home or caravan chassis on site – no access restrictions!

You won’t need any heavy machinery like you would with a traditional wheeled chassis to move it to the build site or to actually build it.

All terrain steel chassis

Park home chassis suitable for any site - any size

Sometimes the ideal site will be on the side of a hill where there are great views. This usually creates a lot of extra work or it’s possibly not even feasible to transport a caravan to it. We have the solution. It is easily possible to build all of our of all terrain kits onto our adjustable concrete plinths.

Only a minimal amount of work assembles each of these plinths, even if the ground in very uneven. The metal shoes have a certain amount of adjustment (50mm). But if you need extra height adjustment, we can then provide extra concrete sections. These simply insert under the cap sheet and build it up to the required height. There is virtually no extra work required to add these concrete “shims”. Once the piers are complete, it is then just a case of assembling the steel chassis on top. The next stage is to cut and fit the heavy timber, which come with the kit. Finally fix the OSB deck over the whole area and you have a really strong level platform. Then you’re ready to build your timber home onto it.

Mobile home options

Once your steel static caravan chassis is complete, you can build any of our timber buildings and cabins onto it and comply with the caravan act. You can then take it one step further and build a fully insulated Twin Skin log cabin. This then makes it compliant with BS3632 which governs how warm the mobile home or park home needs to be.

DON’T FORGET THAT WE CAN SUPPLY ANY SIZE, SPECIFICATION AND STYLE OF TIMBER BUILDING (LOG CABINS OR FRAMED AND CLAD BUILDINGS) TO GO ONTO THESE CHASSIS – WE OFFER THE COMPLETE KIT!…..GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR ENQUIRY NOW

Do you own a park home site and need a number of chassis ,or actual park homes complete with chassis? Please contact us as we can offer discounts for multiple orders.