Trisha
4 months ago
we ordered our cabin ,a king log cabin 3m x 3m on 30th May 2020, paid the deposit and told cabin should be in August. Final payment made 7th August,no cabin! Paid to have company fitters lay foundation required for cabin 2.8m square. 拢230 materials 拢500 labour! 23rd september cabin delivered. Erection scheduled for 25th September. on 25th it was absolutly foul weather ,very heavy rain and very strong winds. when fitters arrived we gave them the options to come back when the weather was better (28th) or start on the 26th when the forcast was better. They decided to start straight away saying they were very buisy. They did not clear the foundations of debris before laying the cabin base hence twigs,stones and leaves were all stuck under the base. Due to the foul weather the cabin was put up in a rush meaning ends were not aligned, tung and grooves were not fitted corectly leaving gaps, some of the lenghths of wood were of very poor quality, which is very annoying as there were several good quality lengths left over at the end of the build. After starting the roof they covered the part built cabin with a tarpaulin and left at lunchtime saying they would finish on 26th which is one of the option days I gave them.
They did finish it on the 26th just as the heavens opened so my inspection prior to paying them the 拢400 assembly fee was brief to say the least.
when the weather improved on the 28th my wife and I had a chance to give it a good look over. The poor quality wood, missaligned planks end poor fiiting toung and grooves I have laready mentioned. The windows had decorative battons that because no pilot holes were used 27 of the 30 screws had split the wood so I had to remove the battons completely.
The salesman specified a specific paint that must be used to ensure the guarentee. We wanted a cream finish but the lightest undercoat was pine colour and we had to use 2 coats of that. The cream top coats didnot cover the undercoat so we now have a patchy pinkish cabin. We have sent 2 emails to the company but got no replies. As we are in our mid 70's we had to rely on there fitters but this I realy regret, I could have made a mutch better job had i done it myself, and now knowing what the paint results are I would have gone to a reputable paint supplier and saught there advice rather than fork out 拢200 for paint that look awfull.
Price wise the cabin is reasonable value providing you assemble it yourself or use a known craftsman.
They did finish it on the 26th just as the heavens opened so my inspection prior to paying them the 拢400 assembly fee was brief to say the least.
when the weather improved on the 28th my wife and I had a chance to give it a good look over. The poor quality wood, missaligned planks end poor fiiting toung and grooves I have laready mentioned. The windows had decorative battons that because no pilot holes were used 27 of the 30 screws had split the wood so I had to remove the battons completely.
The salesman specified a specific paint that must be used to ensure the guarentee. We wanted a cream finish but the lightest undercoat was pine colour and we had to use 2 coats of that. The cream top coats didnot cover the undercoat so we now have a patchy pinkish cabin. We have sent 2 emails to the company but got no replies. As we are in our mid 70's we had to rely on there fitters but this I realy regret, I could have made a mutch better job had i done it myself, and now knowing what the paint results are I would have gone to a reputable paint supplier and saught there advice rather than fork out 拢200 for paint that look awfull.
Price wise the cabin is reasonable value providing you assemble it yourself or use a known craftsman.