Which Magazine

[1ngram]

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this query but which magazine has recently had adverts for wooden cabins in which to put their layouts? Apart from MRJ I tend to buy a monthly randomly and don't keep them after I've read them.  Having now been given an ultimatum about the extent to which my hobbies are taking over the house I would like to examine the possibility of having a layout room/cabin put up in my garden but before I try the locals I am sure I've seen a specialist advertising in RM or BRM or somewhere.  But which and in which issue?  Or does anyone have experience of this solution and can pass on their knowledge?

 

If this post is in completely the wrong place please move it somewhere more suitable - I just couldn't think where else to put it.

 

 

[uax6]

I can't help you with which mag it was in, but 11 years (wow was it really that long ago?) I had a couple of timber buildings built to look like timber telephone exchanges to house my collection of telephone exchanges (what else?). These were built by a local company (well two man band) called 'You dream it, we'll build it' They were both quite big buildings, one 7' by 9' with 7' to eaves, the other 10' by 22' with 9' to eaves. Cost? £1500 the pair, erected. I provided the foundations for both. They have both survived well, I treat them with ECOsote each year (which reminds me it's that time again!) and the only maintance required has be re-felting.

 

Indeed I also specified that they should be re-locateable, and this was proved recently as the smaller one was dismantled and moved. Took less than an afternoon to do.

 

My advice is to check what the specs are. I wouldn't buy anything with cladding less than 1/2 inch thick, and would strongly recommend the exterior cladding is matchboarded (ie wood runs vertically) with the joints covered with a 2x1/2" batten (this keeps the joint watertight as the wood shrinks as it gets older.) Framing should be at least 3x2.

 

HTH

 

Andy G