Adding a log cabin to your home does more than give it some new aesthetic appeal. The presence of your new log cabin can genuinely add value to your property, enhancing its resale value. How much could your home be worth with this addition? Let’s find out.
Why Log Cabins Are Appealing
- A log cabin makes your home more attractive to prospective buyers by adding a new room to your property.
- They’re a far more affordable option than home extensions, which cost an average of £86,686.
- Log cabin installation happens within a couple of days, as opposed to a few months for a standard home extension.
- You can find multi-room log cabins that bring even more diversity to your property.
- You’re able to choose between various cabin designs and additional features – such as insulation, double-glazed windows and more.
Boost Your Property Value Up To 15% With A Log Cabin
- Adding a quality log cabin to your property is a clever investment, with recent studies showing an average property value increase of up to 15%.
- Moreover, log cabins are proven to speed up the selling process and lead to much faster closures for property owners.
- Further research also indicates that this investment could help you sell your home for an additional 10% on top of the asking price.
- So, in theory, you can list your property for up to 15% more than before it had a log cabin, and then sell it for another 10% on top of that!
Multi-Room Log Cabins Deliver Even More Value
- The bigger your log cabin is, the more value it will add to your property, simply because it becomes more practical.
- Some homeowners choose to buy a log cabin and use it as an annexe for grandparents or guests to stay in. If you’re lucky, this can bring in anywhere between 20-30% added onto your property’s market value.
- When combined with insulation and double-glazing, a multi-room cabin becomes a usable space throughout the year. Homeowners appreciate this, and that’s what drives the potential resale value through the roof.
Understanding The Costs Of Log Cabin Installation
- Top-quality log cabins from 1st Choice Leisure Buildings will cost anywhere between £2,624 to just over £10,000.
- Our range of cabins has optional services available such as assembly, base building, insulation, electrics, painting, as well as site surveys.
- Prices will vary based on your log cabin’s size, how many rooms it contains, and what features you add to it.
- To save even more money, you can order a pre-made log cabin instead of going down the custom build route.
How To Add Even More Value With A Log Cabin
- As mentioned, multi-room log cabins will add more value to your home than a singular one.
- The more beneficial and livable features your cabin has (e.g. electricity, double-glazed windows, insulation, soundproofing), the more its value will increase.
- Adding solar panels to your log cabin could add a further 4-14% to your home’s overall resale value.
- Giving your log cabin a specific purpose can also make it more valuable – such as turning it into an outdoor gym, a home garden office, an external bathroom, and so on.
Where To Buy Quality Log Cabins
- The quality of your log cabin dictates how much value it adds to your home.
- You will find a host of top-quality log cabins at 1st Choice Leisure Buildings that can be designed around your needs.
- View our online log cabin range or visit our log cabins at our Surrey showroom – open 7 days a week.
About Robin Antill
Robin Antill is the founder of 1st Choice Leisure Buildings, a family-run business that has been supplying quality garden buildings to customers across the UK since 1979.
With more than four decades of experience in the industry, Robin has built the business on straightforward advice, reliable products and good customer service. His aim has always been to help customers choose the right garden building for their needs, whether that’s a shed, summerhouse, log cabin, workshop or garden office, without the pressure of a hard sell.
Under Robin’s leadership, 1st Choice Leisure Buildings has grown into one of the UK’s best-known independent garden building retailers, supplying more than 50,000 buildings nationwide. The company is also home to one of the country’s largest display sites, allowing customers to compare products before they buy.
Although the business has grown considerably over the years, it remains family-run and continues to reflect the values Robin established from the beginning: honest advice, quality products and putting the customer first. These principles have helped earn the company an excellent reputation and a 4.9 Trustpilot rating.
Robin remains closely involved in the business, sharing his knowledge and experience to help maintain the high standards that customers have come to expect from 1st Choice Leisure Buildings.
