Cabin number 1 is ready for the roof

Cabin number 1 is ready for the roof

Ten days after the first few timbers were laid, we are now at roof level. We’ve chosen a metal roof that is ingeniously moulded to look like tiles. Unfortunately, some essential roof items have not yet arrived, so work on cabin number 2 will now start while cabin one...

Logo-a-go-go

Building Buckland Farm Log Cabins isn’t all about the construction, it is also about the marketing, the brand – our look and feel. We’ve been working with a fab creative agency, Teapot Creative, to get our brand and website created. And it is harder than you think. I...
Cabin number 1 is taking shape

Cabin number 1 is taking shape

Hi, just a quick post to share this image – it is the beginning of cabin number one taking shape. We are excited to share this, as it finally feels all more real. Can you imagine yourself staying in this cabin? Okay, that may be hard when it is only a frame…but I can,...
We have a delivery and its twins!

We have a delivery and its twins!

No, we haven’t gone mad and decided to add twins to the chaos of three kids, three dogs and the build of four log cabins. No – we can only take so much. Our exciting delivery is of the first two log cabins! It is certainly the biggest delivery I’ve ever had. Two huge...
Building a strong and stable future…

Building a strong and stable future…

Strong and stable…hmmm sounds familiar, but this is nothing to do with political elections or Brexit…it is about building our foundations for the first two log cabins. The incline of the field makes for interesting foundations. I’ve had to dig 24 holes a minimum of 1m...
Tools down, toboggan out

Tools down, toboggan out

So, it snowed, and snowed and snowed…the groundworks have literary frozen to a halt – March has not been a productive as we first hoped. Kids’ schools are closed so what can we do? Of course, we make the most of the Blackdown Hills and go sledging. The kids on their...