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 …
The events of the last year have changed how many older people want to live and whilst they may wish to keep their independence, they want to be close to family as they become more dependent. At the other end of the age spectrum
Now that many more of us are working from home more or less permanently, we’re starting to rethink how our houses might work better for us. If you’re in the lucky situation where you’re thinking about building your own home, and want to make the most of the opportunity to get this right, then planning …
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