by Teresa Jones | Aug 12, 2025 | Advice Centre, Finance & Insurance
Can you build a house for less than £150,000? Well, we’ve probably all read case studies in magazines and online where the happy self builders claim to have built a house for significantly under £150,000! But the unanswered questions are:- “When was it built and what...
by Teresa Jones | Mar 26, 2025 | Advice Centre, How-to
No matter how thick the walls of a log cabin home are, on its own, a log wall won’t meet UK building regulations if you’re using your log building to live in. (Of course, if your log building is going to be used as a garage or a workshop, then log walls...
by Teresa Jones | Mar 4, 2025 | Advice Centre, Finance & Insurance
One of the questions we’re asked soon after we get chatting to people is “Can I get a mortgage on a log home?”. A log home is a significant investment, just like any home, and you’re very likely to need to borrow in order to finance your project. Several of our...
by Lyn Morton | Jul 16, 2024 | News, Advice Centre, Maintenance
We’re often asked how long does a log cabin last, so to answer the question, we’re going to take a little trip back through history. There are many, many different ways of using wood to build houses, and over the centuries, humans have tried them all. Some...
by Teresa Jones | Jul 12, 2024 | Advice Centre, Finance & Insurance
Our clients tell us that they don’t usually find difficulties getting log home insurance, nor do they find that it seems to be more expensive than insurance on a ‘conventional’ build. After all, a house built from solid timber will have to meet all of the same...
by Lyn Morton | Jul 3, 2024 | Advice Centre, Planning Permission
First Steps to Finding That Perfect Plot Decide on the area where you’re planning on finding that perfect plot, and research it. It may sound obvious, but lots of people have a vague idea of wanting to live ‘in the Lake District’, which covers quite a large area...
