All new homes need to obtain planning permission, whether speculatively built by developers or commissioned by self-builders. Much misinformation abounds about timber houses not being regarded as permanent and therefore not needing planning permission. Don’t believe it! Take a look at our FAQs where you’ll find references to some ancient log buildings – think 1,000 …
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We’ve probably all seen pictures of a sturdy log cabin in a wood or perched on a snowy mountainside, and thought “Wow, that’s fantastic!” Judging by the reaction we get to our log houses, many of us dream of a lovely log home in a rural idyll. The ubiquitous log cabin in the woods that …
With a name like Scandinavian Homes, you can probably guess that we’re really rather fond of our Nordic neighbours! Around this time of year, we usually do a blog post about the various Christmas traditions in the Frozen North, but we thought we’d mix things up a bit this time and focus on New Year …
Advantages and Disadvantages of Log Houses This is intended to answer the questions many of you ask about log homes, but which most companies shy away from and try their best to avoid answering. We have to admit that we too have been guilty of this in the past. After all, who would want to …
It might sound like an odd question. After all it’s obvious isn’t it? Most folks’ idea of a log house is what you’d normally call a log cabin, like these: You may love this style, but we wouldn’t expect planning to love it as much as you do. These days, log houses are much more …
Q&A with our Managing Director and co-founder How/when does your day start? If I’m on site this week managing a turnkey building project, then I’m up for about 7am, having a light breakfast and a cup of tea – best way to start the day! Experience tells me that I don’t need a large breakfast, …
A brief A-Z of some of the terms you’ll need to be aware of when you start on your self build journey. A is for Architect As in – do I need one? Well, if you’re building from scratch, then yes, you almost certainly will. If you’re building with a Scandinavian Homes Log Home Kit, …
Amazing things happen in the forests of Finland! (No, we’re not talking about Santa or Finnish Forest elves or any of that stuff – this time.) Finland is home to an ever-growing, carefully stewarded forestry sector, which supplies our manufacturers with the timber they need to create the amazing log houses we build for our …
