ADVICE CENTRE
Our incredible customers have been showering us with all sorts of questions, and we’ve taken the time to address them through our informative blog over the past few years.
Introducing the Scandinavian Homes Advice Centre – a comprehensive compilation of all these insightful blog posts. Whatever area you’re interested in, you can find the answers to your questions right here!
If you can’t locate what you’re seeking, just drop us a message, and we’ll swiftly assist you in finding the perfect solution.
Why Is Timber So Expensive Now?
Why is timber so expensive now?
What is a laminated log?
What is a laminated log and why is it important?
How long will it take Scandinavian Homes to build my house?
Whenever the Scandinavian Homes team watch self build projects on TV or read about them in magazines, we’re always surprised at how long the build can take. True, it will probably take longer than you would like, because things always do when you’re excited, but...
Natural Carbon Capture in Your Log Home
There’s been a bit of an eco-buzz since COP26 took place in Glasgow, and the publishing of the government’s Net Zero Strategy emphasising ‘Build Back Greener’. Headline news includes a target to move away from gas towards using electricity for heating, and minimising...
Help to Build Loan Scheme
Financing your self-build has always been one of the challenging things about building your own home. Now there’s a new option that will make self-build possible even for those without a big deposit. The details of the Government’s eagerly-awaited Help to Build Equity...
The Bacon Review of Custom and Self Build – Our contribution to the review
Some of our readers may be aware that MP Richard Bacon, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Self-Build, Custom and Community Housebuilding and Place-Making
Office and Therapy – Why Lighting Makes Such a Difference in your new Garden Building
Lighting – the very thing we all use to extend the day after daylight ends, but rarely give thought to when planning a home project. Done well, the results can transform the interior, your health and your well being. We asked our friends at Secret Lighting for some...
Future Proof Your Self Build
So, you’re finally going to build your dream home, and you want to make sure it’s also your forever home. There’s nothing worse than the idea of having to move from a house you’ve lived in and loved for decades because your health has deteriorated and you can no...
Planning a Garden Room
Everyone has their own reasons for planning a garden room. Are you thinking of creating a new living space in your garden? Somewhere to work in peace, somewhere for the kids to make a noise, or maybe a gym or yoga space to work out and chill out in? We have plenty of...