Purposebuilt portacabin vs log cabin?

[Katymac]

I'm currently considering opening a nursery

I have been looking at purpose built nursery units

However someone today suggested a log cabin. It would be lovely (for the children) to be surrounded by wood rather than a prefab building

Can anyone think why this wouldn't work?

Sounds lovely, can't think why it wouldn't work but are they a lot more expensive?

What happened to your barn?

Btw i have seen nurseries in purpose built portacabins and they are actually fab! far better than some i have seen in converted houses etc for the obvious reason that you have them tailor made to your needs.

Well they seem to be about 20% more expensive - but wood is lovely

I could have an 80 sqm purpose built for arround 21K (4K to fit and 5.5K for the ramps etc) but I worry about outsdie access if we are above the ground (for B23)

Opps sorry my barn is still on the cards - but a school has approached me to open a nursery to increase their nos' of reception children

I'm kinda spaced out on it all atm

I have absolutly no idea if I can open a nursery btw......

There are lots of different types of wooden buildings from full logs to wooden faced. I researched this years ago and found a company that did lovely portacabin type ones that were purpose built for nurseries. But the wood ones do look more appealing I suppose, a lot might depend on planning permission as well, but their are types of log cabins that come under the temporary building similar to portocabins.

Portacabin
Swedish Cabins
Pine Log
Norwegian Log
Cabinco

Sorry just reaslised your a lot further on than that.

this is gorgeous - but a bit out of my league

|How do you mean Skribble?

I just meant that you had probably looked at loads already if you are already looking at price per ft2 etc. That one from Cabinica does look nice but price is a bit steep even if it is fitted out.

Yeh....90K vs 30K...just a bit different

I am still looking arround - I hadn't seen all those site tho' (except the Portakabin one - they are just as expensive as the log one btw)

Wood would be nice - but I bet planning will have a reason why not

Planning have already said they don't want the school to have a nursery

That kind of goes against the goverments policy to increase nursery places surely, they should be budged on that one.

60k for two toilets they must be good, as 30k porbably includes windows and doors etc, they normally do.

I can't find the portacabin type one I looked at before.

Something a bit different , they have one in Scotland that was used by a childrens holiday charity so met regulations but is now a holiday home, Balbeg}

The 30K includes a disabled lo, and 3 mini loos along with the kitchen

I have to add storage/internal walls and flooring (oh and foundations)

The 30k sound good deal, they never include foundations and that is the scary bit for me, probably cause I can't do that myself and you never know exactly what you are going to find under the ground.

My Dad (a structural engineer) says that simple pad foundation will be all I need (& I could get away with slab foundations) This will cost about a grand

I'm more worried about planning permission - as I can't really affrd to fight them

My Dad said that when he was building (70's) LEA were exempt from Bye laws (& maybe PP) - but he isn't sure if that still stands today

this is where I am looking

Why do portacabins have to be that colour? .

Pad foundations aren't as scary I suppose and I have seen some huge buildings constructed on these. Being a mobile building and termed as a temporary structure might go quite a way to getting planning permission, but the fact it is a commercial premises will still have people objecting for the strangest of reasons. Good luck.

It's in the middle of a field closest buildings - village hall & school

Bloody Planners

I'm so nervous