Posts by Martin Corby
5 Ways To Keep Spiders Out Your Log Cabin
Autumn means it is the start of mating season for spiders, and the autumn chill drives them all indoors, where all the female spiders live all year round, as well as a means to keep warm during the colder months of the y...
Making Use Of Your Log Cabin In Winter
You might have spent a glorious summer making use of your garden log cabin, but to ensure you can make use of it all year round, you need to ensure it is prepared for winter. With just a few simple checks and tricks, you...
How To Add Solar Power To Your Log Cabin
The log cabin, summer house, or simple traditional shed has found a new lease of life in 2020, as people stuck in the coronavirus lockdown have turned to make the best of their outdoor spaces, and transformed their sheds...
Getting Your Garden Ready For Autumn
Autumn gardening is just as important as summer gardening. Your outside space might not be in full bloom, but autumn gardening is about maintenance and planning, and protecting and preparing your garden for the cold mont...
Create A Man Cave In Your Log Cabin
There are so many reasons to consider getting a log cabin for your garden. It could simply be for storage for your gardening tools, a potting shed, or maybe a summer house to make the best of the sunny days.
But have yo...
Family Retreat Crowned 2020 Shed Of The Year
A British tradition as much as BBQ’s on rainy Bank Holidays, the Cuprinol Shed of the Year 2020 winner has been announced, and this years' master shedsman is Daniel Holloway, who grabbed the top prize with his t...
Homeowners Reveal Their Dream Gardens
A survey of 2,000 people has revealed that the nation’s dream garden is 88ft long, with a summer house, a fire pit, and a built-in barbecue.
The survey of must-haves for the great British garden created a list of ...
Top Tips For Waterproofing Your Log Cabin
Preserving that rustic look and feel in your log cabin kit is the priority of most cabin owners.
However, it is important to ensure that you protect and maintain your timber. Left unprotected, timber will let water in a...
How To Keep Your Log Cabin Safe And Secure
Whatever kind of log cabin you have in your garden, from a shed to a garden summer house, it’s important to ensure they are as secure and safe and protected from burglary as much as you protect your home.
Accordin...
Government Unveils Custom Build Action Plan
The government has published a new action plan aimed at boosting the amount of self building and custom building, aimed at making it easier for people to construct their own homes.
It said the new plan for self and cust...