Every great timber cabin starts below the floor. On Irish sites — where soft ground and generous rainfall are the norm — the foundation you choose decides how level, dry and durable your cabin will be for decades.
The Three Most Common Options
- Concrete slab: The gold standard for larger cabins and permanent homes. Excellent load-bearing capacity and a built-in damp-proof layer.
- Ground screws: Fast, clean and reversible — ideal for garden rooms where you want minimal excavation. Installed in a day, even on sloping sites.
- Raft foundation: Spreads the load across softer soils, common in low-lying areas where a standard strip footing would settle unevenly.
What We Check on Your Site
Before recommending a base, we look at soil type, slope, drainage and access. Wet clay behaves very differently from free-draining gravel, and the right choice can save you thousands.
Foundations are step one of our assembly process — get them right and everything above goes up straight. Planning a build? Send us your site details and we'll advise on the best base for your cabin.