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3.5m x 3m Auval® Bi-Fold 300
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Maria Clutterbuck - May 11, 2012
A lovely quality cabin. We paid for the inhouse team of Polish guys to erect this and felt it was worth the money for it to be up and finished within 3 hours. It's used as an outside playroom. On the rare days of glorious sunshine it heats up lovely and can be a real haven when it's a bit chilly outside. My only small reservations are that it needs guttering fitted at the front. It'll take a little bit of clever thinking to attach it. We've also had a few niggles with the main door but have today resolved it by adjusting the top lock and packing out the part that holds the 'lock'. Even when locked our door could be opened as that part had been cut out too deeply. Just a couple of niggles otherwise we are very happy with it and already it has been worth the money. I did hours of research before purchasing and am pleased we made the decision we did. Dunster House provided excellent service from initial purchase through to completed cabin.
Jo, Mick, Sam and Alex Taylor - Mar 28, 2012
Hi Everyone, We love our brilliant cabin, its better than we had hoped. I believe it was the 'Auval' with bifold doors? We use it as a gym, and are in it everyday. I love it! The office staff were very knowledgeable and helpful. The delivery and installation was excellent, very efficient and professional. I would reccommend Dunster House to anyone. Great Service and a great product.
I will take some photos and send them to you.
10/10, Thankyou!
Steve Scarre - Jan 31, 2012
Very pleased with our Auval bi-fold log cabin. We opted for the thickest, single wall construction and upgraded the windows. The quality is very good and the instructions were reasonably straightforward. We love the way the doors open fully. The company were very helpful.
George Luing - Jan 31, 2012
3.5m x 3m Auval 75mm
I bought this cabin earlier last year (February), so have had plenty of time to reflect on the purchase. All the bits were delivered on time and blimey, were there a lot of bits! I was working on my own, so took me a few days to brush on some clear preserver and then carry them all up the garden. I’m a belt & braces type, so stuck some heavy duty DPC on the underside of the floor bearers before laying them out on the concrete slab and nailing them together. Next, up went the wall planks and I put more preserver on each one as they went up. All the planks were within a reasonable warp tolerance except one, but as there was a spare that I could cut to size, all was well. Roof joists on next, followed by roof planks, nailed on, or in some cases screwed down, where there was a danger of splitting. As a precaution and over the ridge only, I tacked some spare roofing felt to protect the plastic membrane or sheet from any sharp edges where the roof boards met. Then another coat of preserver over the roof! The weather was turning windy, which made for a bit of a nightmare manhandling the massive black plastic sheet onto the roof on my own, – Hilarious in fact! Had the wife had the video camera handy, we probably could have received a ‘cashback’ from “You’ve been framed”. Eventually got it tacked in place and started on the felt tiles. Although they were self adhesive, I preferred to use some mastic on the overlapping joints, as well. I bent over the edges of the last tiles on the sides of the cabin and trapped them in place behind the facia boards, which I then screwed in place, all the way round. Next, I laid all the electric cables for lights and sockets between and through the floor bearers, and cut 75mm celotex insulation sheets to fit between the bearers. The T&G floor boards, I screwed in place, rather than nailed, in case there may be cause to lift them in the future. The bi-fold doors were pretty heavy to handle so I took the inner doors off to make it lighter for me to hang them. Adjusting the bolts, locks and hinges to operate to my satisfaction was somewhat tricky. The standard hardware pack probably hasn’t got the sturdiest lock and I may look to upgrade at some time. Next, I applied several coats of exterior Danish oil to all the exposed end grain outside the cabin to halt any cracking in the timber, then gave everything else a couple of coats of Sadolin classic followed by a top coat of Sadolin extra durable gloss. Inside, I finished floor, walls and ceiling with two coats of Danish oil, then fitted the double glazing units in doors and window and finally fitted the small wooden strips to cover the odd gaps between walls and ceiling. Sockets and lights were wired up next, and a trench dug down the garden to lay an electric supply from the garage. Job done!
What do I think of it now? I reckon it looks good, a lovely golden pine colour, is rock solid, watertight and windproof. What does the Mrs think of it? – She loves it, especially the bi-fold doors opening wide, in summer. Would I recommend Dunster House cabins? Definitely – Quality of the product was every bit as good as I had hoped for and better than expected, bearing in mind the reasonable prices when compared with many other suppliers.
George L
(Winchester, Hants)
Dunster House comment:
Dear George, thank you for your detailed and positive review. You clearly got a lot of enjoyment from building your Dunster House log cabin and it is lovely to hear about it. Jeremy Nathan - Sep 13, 2011
Really pleased with this summer house. Once we got started it was pretty straightforward to erect. Needs two-three people especially to fit the door.
We use it all the time makes a great home office.
Would recommend Dunster House