Severn with uPVC INSULATED Log Cabin W5m x D4m

We never compromise on quality which is why the insulation that we use in our Warmalog cabins is of the highest specification. It’s called polyisocyanurate and it is one of the best insulators available, it’s so effective that even NASA has used it to insulate the external fuel tanks of their space shuttles!

Polyisocyanurate is a great material because not only is it lightweight and versatile, its high thermal conductivity makes it sought after. Competitors insulation might be cheaper, but they may use Rockwool or polystyrene, which are inferior materials. Polyisocyanurate is said to be 50% more efficient than Polystyrene and up to 100% more efficient that Rockwool.

It’s not just the walls that are insulated in a Warmalog cabin! We also provide the same kind of insulation for the roof (60mm thick) and for the floor (50mm thick). As well as this coverage, the Warmalog cabin comes with 24mm thick double glazing as standard.

All of this heat-retaining technology ensures that any Warmalog cabin can achieve a U-value of 0.69. The U-value assesses the rate of heat loss / gain through all the thicknesses of the combined elements that make up a building component such as a wall, floor or roof. Simply put the higher the U-Value the worse the product performs. Our Warmalogs U-Value of 0.69 is considered to be very low, meaning you’ll save a fortune on heating bills compared to Polystyrene or Rockwool insulated cabins!

We only use full lengths of engineered precision cut and routed tongue and groove timber in our log cabins. These logs go through a process of being planed, leaving you with a smooth finish. We believe that using full lengths of planed timber gives you a more aesthetically pleasing and stronger product.

Other companies are happy to provide you with rough offcuts, glued and finger jointed together, creating a weakened cabin and off-putting appearance.

Unlike our competitors, we only use high-quality spruce timber in our garden log cabins rather than cheap pine or mixed timber. Why do we use slow grown spruce rather than the much cheaper knotty pine alternatives?

Spruce is considered more stable as it expands and contracts less than pine. This stability means that the spruce walls of our garden buildings minimise gaps appearing as the timber changes along with the weather.  We responsibly source all our timber, where it grows slowly in the cold northern regions. We all know the old adage of counting the rings to see how old a tree is, well our timber grows slower, and takes longer to get to size meaning it has more rings in it. This means it has a tighter grain, and each ring helps prevent cracks and shakes appearing in the densely packed timber.

Our garden buildings really are built to last therefore we use only the highest quality, slow-grown spruce.  Spruce is much more resilient to warps and splits compared to its cheaper alternative pine. Being a whitewood, it doesn’t discolour anywhere near as much as pine so it is also much more aesthetically pleasing for a log cabin. Considered more stable, less knotty and resinous than pine, spruce will also produce a lot less sap. It is also less dense meaning it is not as susceptible to mould and rot.

Many manufacturers use a mix of timber saving them money. They will buy the lowest cost timber and then mix these up during production, often using finger joints. Ending up with a cabin, where the walls are a mix of pine (redwood) and spruce (whitewood). Not only does the log cabin then look comical, with stripy walls of different timbers, but this just shows a lack of pride about the finished product.