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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Does anyone have any experience of living or staying in one for any length of time? I'm referring to the larger log cabin type.

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

So that would be a no then

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

No, but I slept in a tree house once

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Well I thought you were talking about hampers.

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"No, but I slept in a tree house once "

Lol. And how was it?

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Well I thought you were talking about hampers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes.... What do you want to know?

Mrs V x

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By *ighclassfunMan
over a year ago

Cheshire

Had one as a holiday home in Devon - very comfortable and a hot tub on the deck

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Yes.... What do you want to know?

Mrs V x"

Hello Mrs V.

Are they comfortable, would living in one long term be viable for instance while you renovated another property?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have stayed in them many times and loved them. Pluses so warm and cosy. Downsides you nust be minimalist.

Three things to remember. 1. May need replacement after x years. 2.i Choose a residential park and not a holiday park as one only allows you stay x weeks a year. 3. Dont forget park fees as well as council tax.

Overall, a really good decision for the right type of person

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"We have stayed in them many times and loved them. Pluses so warm and cosy. Downsides you nust be minimalist.

Three things to remember. 1. May need replacement after x years. 2.i Choose a residential park and not a holiday park as one only allows you stay x weeks a year. 3. Dont forget park fees as well as council tax.

Overall, a really good decision for the right type of person"

Thank you, that's the sort of thing I was thinking of. How long do you reckon they last?

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"No, but I slept in a tree house once

Lol. And how was it? "

Not squirrelproof

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"No, but I slept in a tree house once

Lol. And how was it?

Not squirrelproof "

So little is nowadays

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We have stayed in them many times and loved them. Pluses so warm and cosy. Downsides you nust be minimalist.

Three things to remember. 1. May need replacement after x years. 2.i Choose a residential park and not a holiday park as one only allows you stay x weeks a year. 3. Dont forget park fees as well as council tax.

Overall, a really good decision for the right type of person

Thank you, that's the sort of thing I was thinking of. How long do you reckon they last?"

Depending on the make (wood clad static homes) are usually 30 years but the underlying structure is often aluminium so would last for ever bur park sites like modern homes so they say 30 years. A proper lodge cabin made from say siberian larch will last 3 or4 centuries

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My father lives in a park home. It's huge and comfortable.

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"We have stayed in them many times and loved them. Pluses so warm and cosy. Downsides you nust be minimalist.

Three things to remember. 1. May need replacement after x years. 2.i Choose a residential park and not a holiday park as one only allows you stay x weeks a year. 3. Dont forget park fees as well as council tax.

Overall, a really good decision for the right type of person

Thank you, that's the sort of thing I was thinking of. How long do you reckon they last?

Depending on the make (wood clad static homes) are usually 30 years but the underlying structure is often aluminium so would last for ever bur park sites like modern homes so they say 30 years. A proper lodge cabin made from say siberian larch will last 3 or4 centuries

"

I see. Thank you very much.

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"My father lives in a park home. It's huge and comfortable. "

Thanks. I'm looking at at least 800 books and a huge collection of clothes neither of which I want to get rid of. I wonder if it would be practical.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My father lives in a park home. It's huge and comfortable.

Thanks. I'm looking at at least 800 books and a huge collection of clothes neither of which I want to get rid of. I wonder if it would be practical. "

Based on the log clad static aluminium van then no. To live in one you have to be minimalist. You will need a log cabin. Try going to logcabins.lv and look at things like sycamore. I like the tan cabins. There is a list of uk agents

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire


"My father lives in a park home. It's huge and comfortable.

Thanks. I'm looking at at least 800 books and a huge collection of clothes neither of which I want to get rid of. I wonder if it would be practical. "

storage..?

then when the works done have them delivered back..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I stayed a friends in Aspen for a month it was lovely and the staff were wonderful so id do it again.

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"My father lives in a park home. It's huge and comfortable.

Thanks. I'm looking at at least 800 books and a huge collection of clothes neither of which I want to get rid of. I wonder if it would be practical.

Based on the log clad static aluminium van then no. To live in one you have to be minimalist. You will need a log cabin. Try going to logcabins.lv and look at things like sycamore. I like the tan cabins. There is a list of uk agents"

ok thank you

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"My father lives in a park home. It's huge and comfortable.

Thanks. I'm looking at at least 800 books and a huge collection of clothes neither of which I want to get rid of. I wonder if it would be practical.

storage..?

then when the works done have them delivered back.."

good idea, we were discussing that earlier. I bet I'd want to read the one that was at the back of the storage facility

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Me and the other half brought a year old park home and sited it next to the barn we were planning to convert nearly three years ago

It's a cheaper option than renting and we wanted to be on site

3 years later no barn conversion and no other half.

Ours is a 38 x 12 feet with full mod cons

Nice to live in but I miss having a bath ( it's got a double shower cubicle )

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire


"My father lives in a park home. It's huge and comfortable.

Thanks. I'm looking at at least 800 books and a huge collection of clothes neither of which I want to get rid of. I wonder if it would be practical.

storage..?

then when the works done have them delivered back..

good idea, we were discussing that earlier. I bet I'd want to read the one that was at the back of the storage facility "

kindle..

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"My father lives in a park home. It's huge and comfortable.

Thanks. I'm looking at at least 800 books and a huge collection of clothes neither of which I want to get rid of. I wonder if it would be practical.

storage..?

then when the works done have them delivered back..

good idea, we were discussing that earlier. I bet I'd want to read the one that was at the back of the storage facility

kindle.. "

got one of those too these include a lot of reference books and things that don't translate well to e-readers but its worth thinking of storing the least used, putting as many as possible on kindle and just keeping the most used.

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Me and the other half brought a year old park home and sited it next to the barn we were planning to convert nearly three years ago

It's a cheaper option than renting and we wanted to be on site

3 years later no barn conversion and no other half.

Ours is a 38 x 12 feet with full mod cons

Nice to live in but I miss having a bath ( it's got a double shower cubicle )

"

oh dear

The ones we're looking at have three bedrooms, two en- suite, a patio to three sides and a garden. They're more log cabin type really. We'll have to look into construction etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mines a abi élan 3 bedroom. Storage will be your biggest issue.

Wardrobe space is limited

Thankfully we have some buildings on site for storage.

Although I'm currently flat hunting so the ex can continue the build etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My father's one is forty something feet long and twenty something wide. His ensuing is bigger than many peoples bedroom.

I took a corner bath out that was dwarfed by the room and I've turned it into an enormous wet room as he is disabled.

He moved from a three bed house into this and he has way more room than before even though it is only two bedrooms.

There is a concrete garage outside too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oops. Ensuite not ensuing.!

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"My father's one is forty something feet long and twenty something wide. His ensuing is bigger than many peoples bedroom.

I took a corner bath out that was dwarfed by the room and I've turned it into an enormous wet room as he is disabled.

He moved from a three bed house into this and he has way more room than before even though it is only two bedrooms.

There is a concrete garage outside too.

"

Ok thank you. Next step is stop talking abut it and go and look

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We are in the process of doing the same. To be honest, with a proper log cabin, apart from the re-creosoting every couple of years, the £ per bang you get over modern timber framed crap is incredible.

Getting them to carbon neutral and no power bills to speak of is very easy. You are quids in.

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