With every quote for a bespoke or customised cabin, we email a set of scale drawings in PDF format. You will need to have a suitable PDF document reader to view these. To view documents in a PDF Format, Adobe Reader is required. If you don't have this software installed yet, you can download it for free from Adobe's Website.
So what is in the drawings package - For most single room, open plan buildings there will be 7 drawings in the set. Larger, more complicated structures, maybe with internal rooms, will have more. The basic 7 page document is made up as follows :
This shows the construction of the shell without the the doors, windows, roof or floor boards (all of which are included in the kit unless it is a garage in which case floor boards are not included !)
Here is the floor plan. In particular, it shows the roof footprint.
For clarity, we have highlighted the roof area in light green. your drawings will just show it as a "hatched" area. Note how the roof extends beyond the cabin walls.
It also clearly shows the position of doors and windows. A door is prefixed with the letter D (D1 for example) and windows prefixed with the letter W (W2 for example)
Each wall is referenced alphanumerically. Walls to the left and right hand side are designated by a letter (A, B for example) and all walls from front to back are numbered (1, 2 for example)
Lots of information here !
Lets start top right. This gives DETAILS of all the components that go to make up the front elevation. It lists the parts by part number. These numbers are also attached to each part in the form of a printed sticker. It also lists how many there are of each component.
Under the "LIST OF ELEMENTS" it again references the component by its part number and gives a description of what it is and dimensions.
In the middle of the page, the door and window designator are highlighted. (W1, D2, W3)
The next item is easily overlooked - in the bottom right hand corner of the page, the wall designator is shown, In this case "Wall 1" . Just above it , you can see a rectangle representing the four walls of the cabin. The lowest side is highlighted in red. This indicates the position of Wall 1 within the building. Not so important an a four sided, single room cabin, but when the design gets more complicated, it is a useful reference point.
Lastly, another useful piece of information is the roof pitch. Use this to choose a roof covering that works at this pitch.
Highlighted here is the component numbers. In this case 13 and 15.
From the top right of the page, you can deduce that there are 12 items of part number 13 and just 1 item of part number 15.
Their respective sizes are :
Again showing component number and details
This drawing is most important. It shows the position of the base bearers, get this wrong and the whole construction could be compromised.
We have highlighted three dimensions :
The width and depth represent the minimum size your base needs to be.
The diagonals should be checked in both directions to ensure your cabin is square. Check these dimensions are within 5mm of each other. In this case in the direction indicated on the drawing by the blue line AND between points "2" and "B"
Dave Pearce
Verified Customer
Livata 4x3
Very good quality cabin ,instructions could be better, but very pleased with end product.Martin kept me informed on order delivery was great, no damage or missing bits.
02 Feb 2024 - ""
Peter Thompson
Verified Customer
Clockhouse
Delivery was efficient, all well packaged and protected from damage. Constructed by three of us in one and a half days. Everything fitted perfectly and needed gentle mallet to locate exactly. Instruction book was clear simple and explicit. Thoroughly delighted with the construction and the finish. Very pleased that Martin was able to redraw the design to our specification. Delighted with the whole thing, finish, price and service. Thanks Martin.
06 Dec 2023 - Paignton, United Kingdom
Philp Eaton
Verified Customer
Livata 4x3
Great product. Lots of surplus parts supplied which is helpful. Quality of wood is fantastic. Cannot fault the service.
01 Nov 2023 - ""
Patrick Ford
Verified Customer
Bespoke Cabin
Very good cabin, and came flat packed for us to put up. Easy instructions and went together really well. would recommend. we would use this company again, good product, good price and brilliant customer service.
31 Oct 2023 - , United Kingdom
Charles Chalmers
Verified Customer
Bespoke Cabin
Delivered on time with friendly driver.All components in good order and assembly went well.Good service.
17 Oct 2023 - Washington, United Kingdom
Jon Budd
Verified Customer
Livata 6x4
Great quality item with simple, concise instructions, easily constructed by the family. Great delivery service. However, the customer service from Garden Adventure was not great; the cabin was a month late arriving, we had to chase for information regarding this as none was forthcoming. The incorrect bearers arrived and although we received a refund we had to chase for this. Not sure I would recommend them but the cabin materials were great.
25 Sep 2023 - Slough, United Kingdom
Andrew Buckland
Verified Customer
Meribel 5x3
Seamless ordering, Martin was extremely helpful with all my questions.Delivery was also fantastic with the delivery guy very helpful (it's a big delivery). Took me and elderly father in law 2 days to get it all up and built/weather tight, went together very easily with no issues. I went for the shingle roof, it still came also with felt which could be used as roof underlay. For spec I went for the superior level glazing with toughened glass, also went for the larger logs (68mm) and glad I did as feels so sturdy/insulated although am sure the 44mm would be great also. I Insulated the floor with celotex, could have done the roof but as this is a garden room rather than office etc I didn't go that far.Overall a highly recommended product, for what you get I think it's a very competitive price, much better than others I had seen that weren't so good. The only parts I bought myself were the insulation and guttering (and paint/preserve of course). I want it to last so did two coats of preserve, knotting and two of paint, also have a sealant to go on which is yet to be done. A sprayer really helped/cut down on time.Would not hesitate in recommending Martin to purchase through, helpful all through the process and very quick to respond. 5*
22 Aug 2023 - Basildon, United Kingdom
Chris Green
Verified Customer
Meribel 4x3
Great cabin. Excellent quality. From the initial ordering and having it customised to my specs, to screwing on the last piece of trim this has been a pleasure. Straight forward to assemble. Had everything but the roof covering done in a day on account of how well it went together. Sturdy high quality build. Could not be happier. This company have been an absolute pleasure to deal with. Top marks 👍
12 Dec 2022 - Rugeley, United Kingdom
Luke Stevens
Verified Customer
Torgnon 6x3
Really pleased with our log cabin! Can't believe the quality of the wood. It took the installation team (Lee Stuart and 3 others who were recommended by Martin) 6.5 hours which was really impressive given the weather conditions on the day, and even they said how good the quality was. It is so warm inside and we didn't even have the insulation installed. Great correspondence from Martin from the start to keep us in the loop regarding production and delivery times. Would highly recommend to anyone. Thanks Martin!
15 Nov 2022 - Swansea, United Kingdom
Steve Rycroft
Verified Customer
Livata 5x3
Quick service and delivery - any issue with missing parts solved quickly
12 Oct 2022 - ""
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