Buyer guides

Four practical UK guides: price per square metre, planning permission, bases, and log thickness.

• UK Shed Prices Per m² (2026): Overlap vs Shiplap vs Pressure-Treated

  2026 UK benchmark prices per square metre for dip-treated overlap, dip-treated shiplap, and pressure-treated tanalised sheds from 6x4 to 12x8.

• Do You Need Planning Permission for a Log Cabin or Garden Office in the UK?

  A 2026 permitted-development checklist for UK sheds, log cabins, summerhouses and garden offices, including the 2.5m boundary rule and Building Regulations floor-area thresholds.

• Best Shed Base Options & Cost Calculator (Plastic Grid vs Concrete vs Timber)

  Compare plastic grid, timber bearer, paving-slab and concrete shed bases for UK sheds and log cabins, with 2026 cost ranges for 6x4, 8x6, 10x8 and 12x10 footprints.

• Log Cabin Wall Thickness Guide: 19mm vs 28mm vs 44mm+

  How 19mm, 28mm, 44mm and 70mm interlocking log walls compare for UK heat, structure, glazing and foundations, with 2026 £/m² bands.