Finnlife Valo Log Cabin

In case you want to use the Finnlife Valo Log Cabin as a guest room, hobby hideaway, or your own library you'll find the Valo is more than capable of delivering. As soon as the door is closed you'll find yourself in a world of your own. The Finnlife Valo is about going back to basics: you, nature and the things you care for most.

Situate your Valo south-facing and the sun never seems to set. A wonderfully welcoming log cabin like this catches the sun at pretty much any angle. From early in the morning to late in the day, the light of the sun will come streaking through those collosol side windows; In the middle of the day, you'll get warming sunshine right through the doors.If it gets too hot, you can always push open the doors and windows. Too cold, simply shut them tight to keep the warmth inside. Even on a dull or rainy day, the Valo's fabulous 90-degree views will lure you into the garden.

This log cabin's components are precision-cut from quality Scandanavian softwood for a perfect fit, first time and every time. The timber comes from well managed forests where indigenous wildlife and forest industries co-exist - and where the rate of tree planting exceeds the rate of felling.

Cabin Measurements

The Valo comes with these features as standard:

· 28mm Log Thickness
· Square Roof Shingle Tiles
· Perspex Glazing
· Made from Scandinavian White softwood
· 38mm wall logs
· Timber joists
· Pre-cut floor & roof boards
· Roofing shingles
· Reinforced corner and wall battens
· All necessary fixtures and fittings
· Illustrated instructions

Look out for optional extras:

· Guttering Kit
· Underfloor Heating

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Build your very own Finnlife Valo Log Cabin

Lovely, lounging summer days might be enticing, but don’t hurry to build your Finnlife Log Cabin. Take the time to get to know how it is constructed, and you will savour many years of trouble-free pleasure. No construction abilities are needed. Anyone can erect a Finnlife log cabin, although some jobs may require more than one pair of hands. Construction times will alter depending on your skills and the number of people helping. Of course you don’t need to do it without any help!

It’s possible to present this document to a professional builder then take it easy until he hands over the keys to your finished Finnlife Valo Log Cabin. Having said that, whoever does the job, the initial step is to familiarise yourself with these instructions. The knack is to be systematic and to plan ahead. Although Finnlife log cabins share many features in common, each model style is unique. This set of general instructions cover the basics of log cabin construction and are applicable to all Finn Forest cabins.

For features that are unique to your Finnlife Log Cabin – such as dimensions, component numbers, building plans and component lists – you should refer to the individual Building Plans and Parts List. If you are building cabins Finnlife Helppo, Finnlife Helsinki, Finnlife Joki, Finnlife Kesa, Finnlife Pori, Finnlife Seita and Finnlife Valo be aware that certain instructions mayalter slightly from those found here.

Gravel option: Get rid of all organic debris before you start work on the foundations. Foundations must always be laid bigger than the base of your Finnlife Log Cabin – 300mm wider in every direction and 6” thick when using compacted type gravel. For compacted gravel foundations you should use retaining boards to keep the gravel in place and compacted.

Before you start to erect you should make sure that you have a full set of components. Tick off each component against the component list in the Building Plans and Parts List as you remove it from the transit packaging. In the unlikely event that there is a missing component or that a component has been damaged in transit get in touch with the distributor, stating the Finnlife Log Cabin reference number displayed on the packing label of the transit packaging. As you check off every component set them out on the ground around the site of the log cabin. Set each component near to where it will be utilized. Laying out helps you visualize how the Finnlife Log Cabin goes together and it means that components are available to hand when you need them. You can use the Building Plans and Parts List as a guide to what goes where. Be careful not to set components too close to the Finnlife Log Cabin footprint. Give yourself adequate room to work in.

Set out the four sides of the door frame on a clean and level area so that the doors open outwards. Loosely arrange them to match the completed frame. The top and bottom jambs are not quite matching. Place the one with the Lock RECESS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM. Ensure that the door cills go behind the doors. Put the joints together loosely and make sure THAT YOU CAN STILL OPEN THE DOORS before proceeding.

Your completed Finnlife Log Cabin rests on a series of parallel beams known as floor beams. They give a strong base and raise the cabin off the ground for ventilation. Do not obstruct the circulation of air underneath the cabin by blocking the open end. To prohibit damp rising into your cabin each floor beam should be covered by 2 strips of damp-proof membrane, one above and one below. The polythene transit packaging makes a perfectly good damp-proof course when cut into thin strips. Else you can purchase a sheet of commercial damp-proof membrane and cut that into strips. Floor beams are simple to identify. They are impregnated with a long-lasting preservative that makes them darker. The layout of floor beams depends on your Finnlife Log Cabin model; please refer to your specific Building Plans and Parts List.

Set up door frames after you have laid 3 layers of short wall boards in the pertinent walls of your cabin. The door frames come as complete units with wide grooves cut into the architraves. Slide the frames vertically into the appropriate gaps so that the ends of the wall boards match the grooves. Tap the door frames gently from above to ensure they go all the way to the bottom, but be careful not to exert too much pressure or to twist or distort the frames. Check that the doors open outwards effectively. Set up door frames after you have laid 3 layers of short wall boards in the pertinent walls of your cabin. Check that the door frames are square and vertical before you continue to construct the cabin walls. Mis-aligned doors will not open properly. Attach handles to the doors.

It’s simple to tell which way round your windows should go: the outer face has a wider cross-section and the upper architrave is longer than the one at the bottom. When you have laid the number of boards indicated on your Building Plans and Parts List, start laying shorter-length boards in the walls that contain windows until you have a window-sized gap two or three layers deep.

Windows come as finished units with wide grooves similar to those on the door frames. Slide them vertically into the gaps between the wall boards.Hit lightly from above to ensure they go all the way down. Be careful not to twist or distort the windows. Check that the windows open outwards and that the frames are square and vertical. Misaligned windows will not open properly.

Set ridge shingles carefully over the ridge without creasing. Begin from the front of the cabin by putting a ridge shingle evenly across the roof ridge so that the tip of the green edge is flushed with the leading edge of the roof boards. Secure by driving two clout nails through the black bitumen on either side of the roof ridge. Set the second and subsequent ridge shingles so that the green half completely covers the bitumen of the preceding shingle. In each case, drive clout nails through the black bitumen to secure. You will have laid the last ridge shingle when there is no black bitumen showing after you have trimmed it flushed with the rear gable. Nail it to secure.

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