Real customer case study: DIY wooden garage workshop
A garden building is a great addition to your home if you’re looking for somewhere to store tools or space to work on DIY projects or hobbies that’s away from your main home.
The team at Tuin visited Mr Davison at his home in Meppershall, a hilltop village in Bedfordshire where he is using one of our Geir Garage Log Cabins as a garden workshop. Mr Davison is using his wooden garage as an efficient and practical workspace for his outdoor projects with plenty of space for his workshop needs.
In this blog, we’ll look at how Mr Davison has used the Geir Garage and how it can provide a practical, space-saving solution for your home.
Why Mr Davison chose a wooden garage workshop
Before building the Geir Garage, the space at the side of Mr Davison’s house was not being taken advantage of. He already had a large brick-built double garage, but this space was taken up by his cars, so he needed a good space to store his tools and work on projects.
He scoured the internet for a suitable outbuilding for his requirements and decided our garage log cabin was the perfect solution. It was exactly the right size for his available space and he liked the design, quality and attractive price tag.
After measuring (and re-measuring!) he went ahead and ordered the log cabin. He commented on the effortless process of ordering the cabin, with communication from the Tuin customer service team throughout.
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The building process
After ordering his log cabin, Mr Davison was provided with a delivery week and was then contacted by the couriers with a date and time. The cabin arrived in one large pallet measuring 6 x 1.2m. As Mr Davison lives at the end of a cul-de-sac, the courier parked at the top of the road and used a forklift to carry the pallet to the driveway.
Base and foundations
Mr Davison knew a substantial base for his large, heavy log cabin was paramount to ensuring that it remains stable for decades to come. He hired a local groundworks team to lay the foundations which involved digging out the lawn and top layer of soil and compressing the ground to form a subbase, ensuring it was completely level.
Timber shuttering was installed around the perimeter and then a vapour barrier laid and secured over the base to prevent moisture from getting into the concrete. Concrete was pumped into the foundations to form a solid six-inch base. Once fully dried, the timber shutting was removed, ready for the newly purchased log cabin to be installed.
Preparation
A sheet of waterproof membrane was placed on the garden lawn with wooden battens spread across so the logs could be placed off the ground. The installers unwrapped the packing, sorted the logs into similar length piles and set aside the half/starter logs to help the build run more smoothly.
Foundation beams and starting logs
The log cabin build was started with composite profiled foundation beams. These beams allow water to drain away from the base of the building and are made from plastic so will never rot. Foundation beams prevent the bottom logs from sitting in water and increase the lifespan of the cabin significantly.
Building up (doors and windows)
Once the foundations were laid, the walls were built up by slotting the logs into place and hammering them down with a mallet. Once 3-6 logs were laid either side of the window and door openings, they slotted in the door and window frames, then continued to build up the logs around it.
Roofing and shingles
Once the walls were in place, the installers added the gables, rafters and purlins which slotted together perfectly. Tongue and groove boards were added with a gap between them to allow for expansion of the timber. Mr Davison took advantage of the shingles included with our log cabins and opted for the green curved style.
The finished project…
What makes the Geir Wooden Garage Log Cabin a great choice?
Our Geir workshop is a highly adaptable building and is designed to function as either a garage-style storage building or dedicated workshop, making it the perfect solution for tradespeople, DIY enthusiasts or hobbyists looking to move equipment out of their main house and into its own space.
Here’s some of the features that make it suitable for these needs:
Generous internal space: The Geir workshop has dimensions of 3.6 x 5.4m with plenty of space for workbenches, machinery, storage and large projects. This size provides more room than a traditional shed and provides you with a space that feels like a proper outdoor room.
45mm logs: These interlocking logs provide a strong and durable garden building. This thicker wall profile also provides you with a building that can be used throughout the year, offering better insulation than thinner shed walls.
Double garage doors: The large double doors to the front of the building provide easy access for storage of larger items and even somewhere to store your car when it’s not in use.
Double glazed windows: This model features two double glazed, tilt and turn opening windows which measure 850mm x 680mm, allowing plenty of light into the space.
A practical, long-term investment
Mr Davison’s Geir Log Cabin Garage is the perfect example of how a well chosen garden building can transform unused outdoor space into a functional space. What was once an unused space in the garden is now a dedicated workshop, providing a clear separation between the home and hobby or storage space.
A garden workshop not only frees up space inside your home, it also helps you to create a durable, flexible and long-term solution for any outdoor space.
Explore the Geir Log Cabin Garage and our full range of workshops and storage log cabins to find the perfect solution for your home. If you need extra guidance, our expert team is always on hand to help you find your ideal garden building.
