Log Cabin

[facial]

Hi all,

Just a quick question, has anyone seen or used or even heard of a home cinema going in to a log cabin?

Something such as the following
BillyOh Kent Home Office Log Cabin - Home Offices - Garden Buildings Direct

With a layout like this? http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/391...gcabinnewn.jpg

I ask because this would be useful for me, i am looking to free lance so an office that is "out of the house" would motivate me more 9altough being in the same building as a home cinema.. i am going to struggle to get away with that one, But if using the layout above, i would have the left as the office and the right as the cinema, my main questions are would the sound be affected, im guessing it would but to what extent i don't know.

I can see heating could be an issue but im not sure, i guess that could be sorted along with security, it is mainly the sound quality etc!

Anyway your thoughts / views would be greatly appreciated!

Sam

[hornydragon]

Seen this done but security and sound treatment are the issues! You need lkots of soft furniture and wall hangings to damped the sound!

[facial]

security i hadnt really thought about. I reckon that would be easier than the sound though. Looks likes lots of foam back movie posters and bean bags for me then!

[larkone]

Have a log cabin we use as an office. When I built I increased the insulation in the roof and on the floor to save on heating costs. I would also recommend that you put some sealant between each log on the double tongue as these can leak air with natural movement. The other alternative is to line the inside or the outside.

Be careful what you hang on the walls as they are only locked at the corners so the logs can swim a bit if you hang to much off them. An alternative is to put a brace down the wall to take the weight.

For security I increased the quality of all the locks and put security pins on the door. Oh and an alarm!

Ours has proved to be a brilliant low cost solution and after five years shows no sign of deterioration.

[facial]

Cheers for the reply. When you say a brace what exactly do you mean? I wasn't planning on hanging much off it but at the same time it would be useful to be able to!

This might sound a stupid question but can u plasterboard the inside?

Sam

[deansocial]

Originally Posted by facial

Cheers for the reply. When you say a brace what exactly do you mean? I wasn't planning on hanging much off it but at the same time it would be useful to be able to!

This might sound a stupid question but can u plasterboard the inside?

Sam

not directly onto the logs as the cabin expand and contract and the plaster board does not

[larkone]

By bracing I mean just run a piece of timber down the wall, ideally floor to ceiling. I found that if you hang any heavy weight on brackets it can cause the logs to move a bit as they are not fixed to one another other than the friction of the tongue and grooves.

If you wanted to plasterboard the inside I would make a frame separate to the walls (floating) to take the board and use dry wall screws to fix the board to the frame.