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Interesting, I've been eyeing Portugal with my wife as possible place to retire early. In terms of prefab log cabin, any pointers you could share? (Even if por

Interesting, I've been eyeing Portugal with my wife as possible place to retire early. In terms of prefab log cabin, any pointers you could share? (Even if portugal specific) Thanks

madaxe_again 6y ago
We bought ours from an outfit in Estonia, as the baltic states are very experienced log structure builders, and the baltic pine forests give a good and consistent quality of wood. I looked at portuguese suppliers but the offerings were much more "shed" than cabin, and the thickest "logs" I could find here were 35mm - not so much a log as a plank. Our freight cost down from Estonia was about €4k - full lorry. Ours is 70mm milled logs, fit together like tongue and groove. Generally really pleased with how it's come together, although I need to finish the roof, which got postponed by weeks of rain. Only thing I'd say is that they can be tricky to get permission for in Portugal, but it really depends where you are. Where we are, in the north, where the fires aren't so bad, pretty much anything goes - I have a signed note from the local council saying "it's your land, you build what you like". Only other thing is don't underestimate the labour. I naievly thought we'd have it up within a few weeks of the kit arriving, but it's been more like four months, and we're still not quite done. Oh, and don't build in winter :)
- MaheshC 6y ago
  May I ask you what municipality or general district?
- aruggirello 6y ago
  Shameless plug, I'm selling such wooden "sheds" (in Italy, but could ship EU-wide if required) with up to 45mm thick walls (mostly garden / leisure / party oriented though) on my website. I'm willing to give a little discount if any fellow HNers are interested (sorry, you'll have to use Google Translate - it's in Italian :) https://www.h2oreca.it/cerca.php?categoria=giardino%2Fcasette%2Fcasette-capanni&marca=Losa+Esterni+da+vivere https://www.h2oreca.it/cerca.php?categoria=giardino%2Fcasett...
- gog 6y ago
  Can you share a link to the outfit?

Interesting, I've been eyeing Portugal with my wife as possible place to retire early. In terms of prefab log cabin, any pointers you could share? (Even if portugal specific) Thanks

madaxe_again 6y ago

We bought ours from an outfit in Estonia, as the baltic states are very experienced log structure builders, and the baltic pine forests give a good and consistent quality of wood. I looked at portuguese suppliers but the offerings were much more "shed" than cabin, and the thickest "logs" I could find here were 35mm - not so much a log as a plank. Our freight cost down from Estonia was about €4k - full lorry. Ours is 70mm milled logs, fit together like tongue and groove. Generally really pleased with how it's come together, although I need to finish the roof, which got postponed by weeks of rain. Only thing I'd say is that they can be tricky to get permission for in Portugal, but it really depends where you are. Where we are, in the north, where the fires aren't so bad, pretty much anything goes - I have a signed note from the local council saying "it's your land, you build what you like". Only other thing is don't underestimate the labour. I naievly thought we'd have it up within a few weeks of the kit arriving, but it's been more like four months, and we're still not quite done. Oh, and don't build in winter :)

MaheshC 6y ago
May I ask you what municipality or general district?
aruggirello 6y ago
Shameless plug, I'm selling such wooden "sheds" (in Italy, but could ship EU-wide if required) with up to 45mm thick walls (mostly garden / leisure / party oriented though) on my website. I'm willing to give a little discount if any fellow HNers are interested (sorry, you'll have to use Google Translate - it's in Italian :) https://www.h2oreca.it/cerca.php?categoria=giardino%2Fcasette%2Fcasette-capanni&marca=Losa+Esterni+da+vivere https://www.h2oreca.it/cerca.php?categoria=giardino%2Fcasett...
gog 6y ago
Can you share a link to the outfit?