9fingers wrote:PearlJammer wrote:I know Bob, I am compromising but it is too expensive for my budget to get a builder in and I can't do it myself. What's the lifespan of these kit cabins if you look after them ie treating them regularly?
Lee
Who said anything about getting builder in??? With surface only treatment I'd only expect a few years but I have no direct experience but I would never put non pressure treated softwood timber outside.
I can't really understand why these cabin kit people are not offering treated timber at least as an option.
Dan has pointed out their bearers are treated. On the point of the height, maybe you could get away with the floor lifted to get the bearers up off the concrete.
As for not building it yourself, both Dan and Terry were first time shed builders and learned as they went.
Bob
If I lay a concrete base to the exact footprint of the cabin, could I cut the bearers to size and put them inside, effectively lifting the floor, which will also leave room for insulation between concrete and floorboards.
Lee