Mercia 5m x 4m Home Office Log Cabin 44mm

Our verdict on the Mercia 5m x 4m Home Office Log Cabin 44mm

The Mercia 5m x 4m Home Office Log Cabin 44mm comes with a reverse apex style roof, holds a 10 Years guarantee, and is fit with doors that are lockable through the sash lock locking system. The 2 windows used on this particular 16′ x 13′ use a double glazed glazing material (Thickness was not specified).

Base material: wood

Certifications this product meets:

FSC certified timber^[1]

Our experts say this has 5 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. The 44mm thick cladding used is as thick as the walls found on 80% of the top 10% of log cabins.

2. The tongue & groove floor material is a great choice and is what we find being used by 94% of the top 10% of log cabins.

3. The mineral felt roof covering found on this log cabin is rated to be one of the best by our experts.

4. A floor that is 16mm thick is something our experts say is one of the best available for this kind of log cabin.

5. This double glazed glazing material is one that our experts say is one of the best available for windowed log cabins.

Below is a brief overview of how some of the key points of this log cabin fairs across the market.

Cladding

The interlocking boards cladding(walls) used here is an about average form of construction for log cabin walls out of the 2 types ^[2] we’ve identified on same-size log cabins, that you’ll also see getting used on 3% (29 of 893) of all log cabins analysed ^[3], and sadly not present at all on any of the 89 log cabins that make up the top 10% of log cabins ^[4]. You’ll also find the interlocking boards cladding showing up on 2% of 16′ x 13′ log cabins (3 in total) ^[5], and when taking the average Expert Score of those 16′ x 13′ log cabins (87), the Mercia 5m x 4m Home Office Log Cabin 44mm is just above the average with an Expert Score of 90.

The walls are 44mm thick and we rate this the best thickness out of the 8 found on same-size log cabins ^[6]. It is used on 34% of all log cabins ^[7] and is also used across 80% of the top 10% of log cabins ^[8] we analysed. 63% of 16′ x 13′ log cabins (78 in total) use 44mm thick walls ^[9], and when taking the average Expert Score of those 16′ x 13′ log cabins (87), the Mercia 5m x 4m Home Office Log Cabin 44mm is just above the average with an Expert Score of 90.

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Roofing

Mineral felt is used as the roof covering, and out of 3 types identified on same-size log cabins ^[10], is said to be one of the best roof covering materials. It comes fitted on 57% of log cabins and used on 58% of the top 10% of 16′ x 13′ log cabins. 57% of 16′ x 13′ log cabins (70 in total) make use of a mineral felt material as a roof covering, and when taking the average Expert Score of those 16′ x 13′ log cabins (86), the Mercia 5m x 4m Home Office Log Cabin 44mm is just above the average with an Expert Score of 90.

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Flooring

Great, our experts say most of the flooring options used are among the best.

The manufactures of this log cabin chose tongue & groove for the floor construction, we rate this the best form of floor construction and is the only type found on this size of log cabin ^[11]. This type of floor construction is used on 74% of all log cabins we analysed, and 94% of the top 10% of those log cabins. 83% of 16′ x 13′ log cabins (102 in total) use tongue & groove construction for the floor. Additionally when taking the average Expert Score of those 16′ x 13′ log cabins (87), the Mercia 5m x 4m Home Office Log Cabin 44mm is just above the average with an Expert Score of 90.

A 16mm thick floor boarding is used here, this is the best floor board thickness according to our experts out of 5 found on same-size log cabins ^[12]. It’s found on 6% of all log cabins and used on 3% of the top 10% of log cabins. 10% of 16′ x 13′ log cabins (12 in total) use 16mm thick floor boarding, and when taking the average Expert Score of those 16′ x 13′ log cabins (87), the Mercia 5m x 4m Home Office Log Cabin 44mm is just above the average with an Expert Score of 90.

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Window

Double glazed windows come installed on this log cabin. As a glazing option, we rate it the best out of the 3 glazing types found on 16′ x 13′ log cabins ^[13]. This particular type of glazing is used on 15% of all windowed log cabins and 2% of the top 10% of log cabins with windows we analysed. 11% of 16′ x 13′ log cabins with windows (13 in total) use double glazed windows, with this product having an Expert Score of 5% higher than the average.

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You Might Also Consider

We found 123 16′ x 13′ log cabins with comparable specifications. The Mercia 5m x 4m Home Office Log Cabin 44mm has an Expert Score that is 3% higher than average and is £16 less expensive than average. If you are looking for the best value or highest expert scoring log cabins out of the 123 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 £4,085 with this Silver 5m x 3m Log Cabin with Veranda. It is priced at £3,000, this is 136% less than this and has an Expert Score of 82, 7 points less than the Mercia 5m x 4m Home Office Log Cabin 44mm.

Highest Expert Score – With an Expert Score of 95 vs 90 for this product, the Palmako Bret 5.1m x 3.9m Log Cabin Garden Room is the best 16′ x 13′ log cabin with comparable specifications, and is priced at £4,639, that’s £2,446 less than the Mercia 5m x 4m Home Office Log Cabin 44mm.

High Wind Area – If you live in a particularly exposed or high wind area then having a log cabin with a thicker cladding and higher than average frame thickness can be preferable. We found at least 3 log cabins that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
Palmako Bret 5.1m x 3.9m Log Cabin Garden Room
Shire Azay 2 4.5m x 4.2m Log Cabin Summerhouse
Palmako Lea 4.8m x 3.6m Log Cabin Garden Room

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 cabins that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
Shire Azay 2 4.5m x 4.2m Log Cabin Summerhouse
Shire Chaumont 4.2m x 5m Log Cabin Summerhouse
Forest Arley 6m x 3m Log Cabin

Public-Facing – Extra security measures might be more of a concern if you’re placing your building in an area that is more public-facing than a garden. Features such as security windows or even having no windows at all, and the ability to lock all opening doors are usually much more important when you have something that is more public-facing. We found at least 3 log cabins that have options that you might find a better fit if this is a concern you have.
Palmako Lea 4.8m x 3.6m Log Cabin Garden Room
Shire Chaumont 4.2m x 5m Log Cabin Summerhouse
Palmako Bret 5.1m x 3.9m Log Cabin Garden Room

More Child Friendly – If you have children and you are looking for something that has that little extra in terms of durability then tougher glazing options might be a better option. Here we have at least 3 other options that will fill those needs.
Palmako Bret 5.1m x 3.9m Log Cabin Garden Room
16’x14′ Procas | 44mm Log Cabin
16’x12′ Lakra | 44mm Log Cabin