Question 1

What's new?

Accepted Answer

Rationel to Rehau

We have decided to part company with Rationel who have, up until now, been supplying our doors. There are various reasons for this:
- they now cost approaching £2000 each.
- they are extremely heavy and easy to damage in transit.
- we have had ongoing problems with the quality of manufacture (doors moving over time and getting difficult to open).

We are now switching to a local company called Interframe  who make windows and doors in a factory in Devon using the German Rehau system of PVCu extrusions. The detailing of these is vastly superior to the usual PVCu one thinks of - they achieve a fully flush external finish and come in a matt anthracite grey which to all intents and purposes looks like aluminium. Most people who have seen them (including a group of visiting architects!) thought so. Here are some product details:

Ventilation

Up until now our models have relied on the door itself as the primary source of ventilation with background airflow provided by trickle vents. With our hot summers though, depending on the orientation and amount of glazing fitted, some clients have been struggling to keep their studios cool.

The great advantage of switching to Rehau is that, for the same price as a Rationel door, we can now introduce fully opening side windows to provide good cross ventilation even with the door closed. Because of the differences in the way the Rehau doors and windows are fitted however, there have been some small changes in the way Mokkis are detailed which you should be aware of before ordering.

Here are to Rehau doors and windows in situ on a Quad Large in Oxford. Note, unusually this is a 2 door version.

Here's an animation of a more typical arrangement.

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Ultimately we want to continue to offer value for money. Did you know that our prices have stayed the same since June 2022 despite rapidly rising material costs? We think this new development strikes the right balance between practicality and affordability and we're excited to be offering it from Sept 2023.

Question 2

What is a Mökki made from?

Accepted Answer

• Internal finish/structural panels - CNC-cut 18mm Wisa Spruce Plywood.
• Insulation - 100mm Knauf Loftroll in walls, floor and roof. 
• Insulation upgrade: additional layer of foil insulation (equivalent to 50mm polystyrene).
• External cladding - Locally grown British Western Red Cedar custom machined into rainscreen /shadow gap profile.
• Windows - Double glazed low E toughened. Opening side windows by Rehau in anthracite grey.
• Door - Rehau flush double glazed entrance door in anthracite grey. Multi-locking.
• Roof - One piece EPDM rubber sheet.
• Aluminium angle trims to roof edges.
• Floplast mini gutter and downpipe.
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Question 3

How sustainable is a Mökki?

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All our timber is sourced responsibly from FSC certified plantations. Our cladding is also grown and machined locally - our cedar usually comes from forests managed by the Woodland Trust and has often travelled less than 30 miles to get to us.

We use OSB with zero formaldehyde content and all our finishing products (Osmo) have low VOC content.

Question 4

Can I fix to the walls of a Mökki?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The internal walls are made from 18mm thick spruce plywood. This is an ideal material to fix to just using wood screws - no wall plugs required.

Question 5

What are my options for floor finishes?

Accepted Answer

Our floors are made of hardwood ply. Although usually the sheets are quite attractive and suitable for oiling, we can't guarantee the consistency of finish, wood being a natural material. You should therefore think of it as a subfloor ready to take an additional finish.

There are several options for finishing:
- Seal the plywood with Osmo PolyX clear oil (the same product we use to finish our desks). Most clients choose to do this and perhaps add a rug and entrance mat - but please see note above.
- Paint the plywood with a floor paint.
- Fit vinyl, lino or rubber tiles.
- Fit a carpet. Don't rule this out! It makes a Mokki very cosy!

Question 6

Do you offer sizes or features not shown in your brochure?

Accepted Answer

There are plenty of garden building manufacturers out there who offer bespoke buildings (for a price) but we are not one of them. Our ethos is to make our studios affordable and, while our modular system is flexible (as you can see there are countless different configurations), we are still governed by the length of a standard plywood sheet which is why all our buildings are just over 2.4m wide. So the short answer is we only offer the sizes shown in our brochure.

There are some other things we don't do:
- green rooves (due to the saturated weight)
- Black stained or charred timber cladding (due to the excessive cost)

Sorry!

james@mokki.co.uk

07961191941

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