Posts by Martin Corby

Winter can be a bit of a downtime for the garden, but to avoid having endless spring maintenance to do when the weather turns warmer, there are several things you can do now. While there are several jobs in the garden t...

Many families can quickly discover they are running out of room as their family grows. Whether you’ve had a new addition to the family or the sweet children who used to play quietly have become teenage monsters cro...

There are many great reasons to invest in a log cabin. They are an easy and cost-effective way of creating extra space at home, without the hassle and disruption of having a bricks and mortar extension built. They can b...

A 1970s-inspired cocktail bar beat off fierce competition from a bra-fitting boutique and a fairytale castle to win the coveted Shed of the Year competition. The Standard reports that social media influencer Danielle Za...

There are two main questions filling the mind of many who order a log cabin kit and are either waiting for the components to arrive or are reading the instructions ready to put it together; how long will it take to build...

The most common reasons for people installing garden log cabins include giving themselves a summer house and providing a place of escape and solitude during lockdown. Now summer is ending and lockdown is, hopefully, a ...

Summer may just about be hanging on a little longer, but the darker nights are here, and temperatures are dropping signalling the start of autumn. It’s the ideal time to get jobs done in the garden, and especially...

One of the most interesting aspects of log cabin kits is how long they can last depending on the quality of construction, building materials and care taken on the wood itself. In some cases, a log cabin can survive for ...

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...