Loxley Small Tongue and Groove Triangular Log Store
First Added - August 4 2022
Last Updated - August 4 2022 - 0 Data Points Updated - 26 Data Points Added
Reviewed & curated by a panel of garden building experts. Using methodology 1.1
Product ID: SKU: BUNDLE-STLS2814DSL-1AA
Size: 2' x 1'
Merchants Checked: 12
Our verdict on the Loxley Small Tongue and Groove Triangular Log Store
The Loxley Small Tongue and Groove Triangular Log Store holds a 10 Years guarantee and is treated using a pressure treated process [1].
Base material: european softwood
Our experts say this has 3 stand out features. A stand out feature is something found on over 70% of the top 10% of products in a particular category or is an exceptionally good feature as rated by our panel of experts.
1. When looking at cladding material used on the top 10% of all log stores, tongue & groove is used on 100% of them.
2. The 34mm thick cladding used is as thick as the walls found on 100% of the top 10% of log stores.
3. A pressure treated treatment process lets us know that this log store should be expected to last for a good few years, and is used on 100% of the top 10% of log stores.
Below is a brief overview of how some of the key points of this log store fairs across the market.
Cladding
Amazing, our experts say most of the cladding options used are among the best.
The tongue & groove cladding(walls) used here is the best form of construction for log store walls out of the 4 types [2] we’ve identified on same-size log stores, that you’ll also see getting used on 35% (9 of 26) of all log stores analysed [3], as well as being used on 100% (2 of 2) of the top 10% of log stores [4]. In fact this is the only 2′ x 1′ log store you’ll find that uses a tongue & groove wall [5].
The walls are 34mm thick and we rate this the best thickness and is the only thickness found on same-size log stores [6]. It is used on 27% of all log stores [7] and is also used across 100% of the top 10% of log stores [8] we analysed. 50% of 2′ x 1′ log stores (2 in total) use 34mm thick walls [9], and when taking the average Expert Score of those 2′ x 1′ log stores (98), the Loxley Small Tongue and Groove Triangular Log Store is just above the average with an Expert Score of 100.
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Height
The height of this log store is 1182mm (4′) which is 1% less than the average 2′ x 1′ log store, giving you 14.0mm (0.0′) less headroom.
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We found 4 2′ x 1′ log stores with comparable specifications. The Loxley Small Tongue and Groove Triangular Log Store has an Expert Score that is 3% higher than average and is £5 less expensive than average. If you are looking for the best value or highest expert scoring log stores out of the 4 with comparable specifications the following might be of interest.
Best value – If you are looking for something comparable that costs less, then you could save £15 with this Loxley Small Overlap Triangular Log Store. It is priced at £84, this is 18% less than this and has an Expert Score of 97, 2 points less than the Loxley Small Tongue and Groove Triangular Log Store.
The Loxley Small Tongue and Groove Triangular Log Store is the best scoring log store available out of all 4 2′ x 1′ log stores we analysed.
High Wind Area – If you live in a particularly exposed or high wind area then having a log store with a thicker cladding and higher than average frame thickness can be preferable. We found at least 2 log stores that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
Loxley Small Tongue and Groove Triangular Log Store
Loxley Small Overlap Triangular Log Store
Coastal Consideration – If you live in a particularly wet or harsher environment such as by the coast then you might want to consider something with a more robust pressure treatment or something made from metal or plastic, both materials that are particularly suited to such harsh environments. We’ve found at least 3 log stores that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
Loxley Small Tongue and Groove Triangular Log Store
Loxley Small Overlap Triangular Log Store
Rowlinson Narrow Log Store
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Merchants Checked
12 different sources were used to research information on this product, and 3 contained information that we were able to use to compile the data used on this page.
The following merchants were checked on the 06 August, 2022 to see if they stocked this product.
ManoMano UK – 922302 products checked, found 1 match.
Homebase – 35509 products checked, found 1 match.
sheds.co.uk – 1999 products checked, found 1 match.
Waltons – 231 products checked, found no matches.
Wickes – 19576 products checked, found no matches.
B&Q – 78905 products checked, found no matches.
Wilko.com – 21232 products checked, found no matches.
Buy Sheds Direct – 1635 products checked, found no matches.
BillyOh – 1244 products checked, found no matches.
Garden Buildings Direct – 1284 products checked, found no matches.
Shedstore – 1373 products checked, found no matches.
Tiger Sheds – 635 products checked, found no matches.
1. Pressure Treated: Considered the most durable wood treatment, this is where the wood undergoes a process called tanalisation. This is where the timber is submerged in specialist wood preservatives (such as Tanalith E, this is actually the origin of the word ‘tanalisation’), this is a unique combination of copper and organic biocide ingredients (it is the copper that gives the finished wood the slightly green colour). The wood then goes into a high pressure vacuum tank (the Wood Protection Association has a good article/video on this) to draw out excess moisture and air and force in the preservatives.
This deep penetration of the exterior wood protects it from the elements and all forms of insect attack. Wood treated this way can last many years without being re-treated. The BS 8417 code of practice (this advises on the choice of timber species and the use and application of wood preservatives) says “ penetration to either 6 mm (15 years) or 12mm (for 30 years) has to be achieved in any exposed surface in sawn material.”
It is also worth noting that if cross cutting, notching or boring treated timber during or after installation, ALWAYS apply an end grain solvent-based (or oil-based) wood preservative treatment to the freshly exposed areas, this will maintain the integrity of the protection. NEVER put cut ends in the ground, even if end grain coated. ↩
2. Cladding types identified: overlap board, slatted, timber, tongue & groove ↩
3. Global cladding data sourced from: All tongue & groove log stores ↩
4. Top cladding data sourced from: Top 2 tongue & groove log stores ↩
5. 2′ x 1′ cladding data sourced from: 4 2′ x 1′ tongue & groove log stores ↩
7. Global cladding thickness data sourced from: All 34mm log stores ↩
8. Top cladding thickness data sourced from: Top 2 34mm log stores ↩
9. 2′ x 1′ cladding thickness data sourced from: 2 2′ x 1′ 34mm log stores ↩