Log cabin office - cheap UK, wooden.

How suitable is a log cabin as an office?

Very! They are quick to erect and can largely be done by someone with only limited DIY skills (although obviously, a qualified electrician will be needed for electrical wiring and telephones and some elements require a helping pair of hands to lift into place).

You get a viable outside office space which is secure, dry and a very pleasant environment to work in. More importantly, it can take you out of the house (or the garage - been there!) and away from those interruptions caused by household noises. This in itself is invaluable for the home worker, as it helps to give a break from work and home life. Inevitably, if you work in the house, you get noise and disturbance issues that just don't occur in the same way as when your office is outside. Visitors to your office don't get to walk through your house either, which can give a far more professional impression.

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Looks
New style log cabins use flat logs to build up the structure and clever grooving and crossing over of the members at the corners and wall joints and roof in order to give stability and rigidity to the structure.

What are they like to work in?
The first answer is beautiful. Obviously, you can choose to cover the walls, but flat log walls provide a beautiful finish and a professional feel for a really smart office area. The height of the structure gives a great feeling of space and provided you have a couple of windows, it is a great, light and airy environment for working in year round. Click here to see our range, including prices and specifications.

Insulation and ventilation
Flat logs are thinner than round, but they provide excellent thermal properties if they are of the correct thickness. In addition, our logs are Siberian grown pine, produced in sustainable forests and the slow growth makes the wood denser than normal pine and therefore thermally better.

For use as an office, we would advise no thinner than 44mm logs should be used but ideally, you should splash out and use thicker logs or even a double skinned structure to give a really snug environment in Winter or cool in the Summer. I sit in a 44mm thick structure and simply turn the heating on for a few minutes in the morning before starting the days work (and then leave a heater on periodically through the day), whilst leaving trickle heating on over night.

All our units are double glazed, using tough modern glass and offer easy opening, whilst securing at two or more points in the frame for security. They both swing open and hinge at the top to allow air flow without a fully opened window.

I would advise that your office has at least two windows one on one wall and one on an adjacent end wall, to allow for air flow through the office in Summer and to provide a lighter environment in the Winter. Having sat through a very hot summer, I can say that the office, although hot, was still pleasant enough to work in, due to the ventilation provided.

If you require constant temperature and therefore air conditioning, you would be well advised to look at a double skinned cabin to provide extra insulation in the walls and to also fit out the rafter space with insulation materials. This is obviously a balance between initial cost and longer term running costs.Click here to see our range, including prices and specifications.