Log Cabin and Treadmill

PierremontQuaker03

Hi, thanks for looking. I am looking to buy a treadmill, don't want it in the house as it will just become a clothes horse. I have a shed down the bottom of the garden that's just full of rubbish. So the plan is, to buy a nice log cabin, put electrics in and put the treadmill in there as well has having space for storing the outside furniture for winter months.
Any recommendations on how this should be done, the best log cabin to get (reasonable price) and any advice for what will essentially be a home gym. I have read that a log cabin is the best way to go for an outside gym.

J_B

A friend of mine runs https://www.smithssectionalbuildings.co.uk/


Although they do mainly poultry and horse sheds, they also do these sort of things and could probably help.

AlexMac

If you install one of these in an outbuilding, you might attract the attention of the Planning Authority, or CLEW (child labour expolitation Watch)...?

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Treadmill

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treadmill

onomatopoeia99

When I was considering getting one for my back garden I saw that at least some manufacturers of log cabin buildings offer special floors if it's intended to be used as a home gym. May be something to check out.

Kiran

If you've got access a converted shipping container would work well and can be made to look like whatever you want on the outside. You will probably need PP for siting it in your garden

spadoosh

Whats your budget for this? Seems a crazy expensive way of getting/being fit. I cant help but think youd be better spending your money at a gym.

Slinky

Buy your treadmill and use it in the house/garage if you have one for a while. You'll probably find after a while you won't use it. You really won't use it on a dark wet night when you've got to go to the bottom of the garden to your cabin, which will be cold unless you've preheated it. If it's in danger of turning into a clothes horse in the house, it'll be so much worse when you've spent all that money on a fancy shed too.


(We've got an eliptical trainer in our garage, can't remember the last time it was used.)

TheCyclingProgrammer

This is MSE so here’s a money saving tip...You can get a good running workout for free by running outside.

I honestly can’t see any point in spending money on a treadmill for at home and a log cabin (which will be cold and uninsulated) unless you’ve got the budget to build a properly constructed outbuilding and a fully equipped home gym.

I agree with the poster above that you’d be far better off finding a local budget gym - lots of places offer no contract monthly memberships for between £20-30 month and it will be far better equipped.

If you’re literally only interested in running, invest some money in some good running shoes (get your gait analysed) and get outside and run!

If you’re looking to get fit more generally then you’ll want to lift weights as well as doing cardio and you’ll quickly outgrow any home weight sets if you take your training seriously.

MissMollyJ

We bought an excellent log cabin after a lot of research -we bought from Tuin. We ensured the logs were of the correct thickness to ensure year round use, insulated the floor and roof and have installed electrics. Ours is 5m x 2.5m and all in including the concrete slab, paying people to build it and the electrics including an upgrade to the fuse box - came in at around £5.5k

Tuin were excellent and the log cabin is excellent. We are really pleased with it.

Jumblebumble

MissMollyJ wrote: »

We bought an excellent log cabin after a lot of research -we bought from Tuin. We ensured the logs were of the correct thickness to ensure year round use, insulated the floor and roof and have installed electrics. Ours is 5m x 2.5m and all in including the concrete slab, paying people to build it and the electrics including an upgrade to the fuse box - came in at around £5.5k

Tuin were excellent and the log cabin is excellent. We are really pleased with it.

I am sitting in my Tuin log cabin which is bigger than yours and it was the right call for us
Look at the percentage of complaints on trustpilot for Tuin and the other main suppliers and you will see why we went for Tuin
My main pieces of advice are if you put an inferior cabin on a first class base it will last much longer than best cabin on a grotty base. and that Tuins treatment paint is expensive but absolutely first class