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First Added - August 4 2022
Last Updated - August 4 2022 - 0 Data Points Updated - 24 Data Points Added
Reviewed & curated by a panel of garden building experts. Using methodology 1.1
Product ID: SKU: HERLOG1
Size: 3' x 2'
Merchants Checked: 12
Our verdict on the Rowlinson Heritage Log Store
The Rowlinson Heritage Log Store holds a 10 Years guarantee, is treated using a dip treated process [1], and makes use of certified sustainable materials.
Base material: timber
Our experts say this has 1 stand out feature. 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 shiplap tongue & groove cladding used on this log store is one the best available for log stores rated by our experts.
Below is a brief overview of how some of the key points of this log store fairs across the market.
Cladding
The shiplap tongue & groove cladding(walls) used here is one of the best forms of construction for log store walls out of the 3 types [2] we’ve identified on same-size log stores, that you’ll also see getting used on 4% (1 of 26) of all log stores analysed [3], and sadly not present at all on any of the 2 log stores that make up the top 10% of log stores [4]. In fact this is the only 3′ x 2′ log store you’ll find that uses a shiplap tongue & groove wall [5].
The walls are 12mm thick and we rate this an about average thickness out of the 4 found on same-size log stores [6]. It is used on 23% of all log stores [7] and after analysing the top 2 products that make up the top 10% of log stores [8], we don’t find this thickness present on any of them. Further analysis shows us that out of all 3′ x 2′ log stores this is the only one to use 12mm thick walls [9].
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Height
The height of this log store is 1500mm (5′) which is 9% more than the average 3′ x 2′ log store, giving you 120.0mm (0.4′) extra headroom.
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You Might Also Consider
We found 3 3′ x 2′ log stores with comparable specifications. The Rowlinson Heritage Log Store has an Expert Score that is 5% lower than average and is £24 more expensive than average. If you are looking for the best value or highest expert scoring log stores out of the 3 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 £104 with this Waltons Pressure Treated 3 x 2 Tall Log Store. It is priced at £150, this is 69% less than this and has an Expert Score of 97, 10 points higher than the Rowlinson Heritage Log Store.
Highest Expert Score – With an Expert Score of 97 vs 87 for this product, the Waltons Pressure Treated 3 x 2 Tall Log Store is the best 3′ x 2′ log store with comparable specifications, and is priced at £150, that’s £104 less than the Rowlinson Heritage Log Store.
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.
Adley Pressure Treated Small Log Store
Rowlinson Heritage 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 2 log stores that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
Waltons Pressure Treated 3 x 2 Tall Log Store
Adley Pressure Treated Small Log Store
Product Details
Comparisons of Similar Sheds
 |  |  |  |  | |
| Expert Score | 83 | 85 | 83 | 88 | 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £199.00 | £2,469.00 | £1,449.00 | £229.00 | £214.99 |
| Size | 4' x 1' | 10' x 8' | 7' x 5' | 4' x 2' | 4' x 2' |
| Brand | Loxley | Shed Republic Ultimate | Shed Republic Ultimate | Rowlinson | Forest Garden |
| Material | Wooden | Wooden | Wooden | Wooden | Wooden |
| Cladding Thickness | 34mm | 12mm | 12mm | 12mm | 7mm |
| Guarantee | 10 Years | 3 Years | 3 Years | 15 Years | |
| Go | Go | Go | Go | Go |
Sources
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.
Wilko.com – 21232 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.
Homebase – 35509 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. Dip Treated: Dip treating is a temporary protective base coat treatment that is mainly designed to help protect the building during transit and for around one month after it is assembled. This water-based treatment is the least time-consuming and cheapest type of wood treatment. It involves dipping the wood in a protective water-based preservative and then leaving it to dry. The action of dipping is where ‘dip treatment’ comes from.
A dip-treated garden building is not considered fully treated with wood preservatives; it’s vital to re-treat your dip-treated building, preferably with a solvent-based (or oil-based) wood treatment. Then re-treat it on an annual basis using a solvent-based (or oil-based) wood treatment.
If you don’t want to treat something on an annual basis then a pressure treated wooden building might be a better option, this is where the wood undergoes a process called tanalisation (pressure treatment) during production. This is where the timber is submerged in specialist wood preservatives (such as Tanalith E, this is actually the origin of the word ‘tanalisation’), the wood then goes into a high pressure vacuum tank 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 Wood Protection Association has a good article/video on this. ↩
2. Cladding types identified: shiplap tongue & groove, slatted, wood ↩
3. Global cladding data sourced from: All shiplap tongue & groove log stores ↩
4. Top cladding data sourced from: Top 2 shiplap tongue & groove log stores ↩
5. 3′ x 2′ cladding data sourced from: 3 3′ x 2′ shiplap tongue & groove log stores ↩
7. Global cladding thickness data sourced from: All 12mm log stores ↩
8. Top cladding thickness data sourced from: Top 2 12mm log stores ↩
9. 3′ x 2′ cladding thickness data sourced from: 1 3′ x 2′ 12mm log stores ↩