Is it worthy building a cabin in your garden?

fantasyvn

I would like to build a cabin in my garden, to be an office or a lounge room. However, I read that even if you maintain carefully, a cabin may only last up to 20 years.

So is it still worth having a cabin in your garden?

Thank you

LEJC

20 years is quite some time...everything,even brick requires some maintanance,and to be honest if I had the space and wanted a wood cabin in the garden I would think 20 years was a good lifespan...

Gloomendoom

This rather grand timber cabin has lasted more than 20 years. It was built in the 13th century.

DUTR

fantasyvn wrote: »

I would like to build a cabin in my garden, to be an office or a lounge room. However, I read that even if you maintain carefully, a cabin may only last up to 20 years.

So is it still worth having a cabin in your garden?

Thank you

I had a timber garage in my back garden, was up for more than 50 years .

paddyrg

The lifespan will depend on the timber used and maintenance schedule. Good oak well treated will last for many decades if it doesn't sit in water, whereas cheap nasty pine (many sheds/chalets) will have a very different lifetime.