Garden offices - What have you got?
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We’re planning to build a garden office, but Google is a bit of a minefield with so many companies offering similar solutions.Has anyone had a garden office supplied and built that they’d recommend? Photos and honest reviews would be really appreciated.
We’re looking for something high quality that feels more like a proper workspace rather than a shed with bi-fold doors.
We’re looking for something high quality that feels more like a proper workspace rather than a shed with bi-fold doors.
Most of the market is at the “cost effective” end of the market. For something of significantly higher quality you’ll need a custom build from someone like David Salisbury, but you’ll need very deep pockets. It’s possible to design & build (or get built) something similar for less money, buy you’re basically doing a building project rather than just buying off the shelf from a supplier.
I built something with a high level finish inside and out - build thread in the wiki here.
I built something with a high level finish inside and out - build thread in the wiki here.
We have a Hully Pod, had to hire a crane to life it over the house and into place but seems decent
https://hullypods.com/product/schooner-glass-front...
https://hullypods.com/product/schooner-glass-front...
We ve got one of these https://warwickbuildings.co.uk/garden-rooms/curved...
We don t use ours as an office, it s more of a summer party room and F1 watching space, with an L-shaped sofa, a fridge and TV. Has Ethernet and a mesh WiFi hub
Used pretty much every day in the summer, but don t tend to use it much in the winter at the moment, but once we get the garden furniture cushions out of there into the new storage box (which needs anew bit of patio to sit on) we will. It has an ADAX WiFi controlled heater and warms up nicely. I may fit air con as it can get quite warm on a sunny summer day.
They were really easy to deal with and have a big display of their buildings at their site in Long Itchington.
There is also a good display of garden rooms at Buckingham Garden Centre which is probably nearer you.
This thread is excellent: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
We don t use ours as an office, it s more of a summer party room and F1 watching space, with an L-shaped sofa, a fridge and TV. Has Ethernet and a mesh WiFi hub
Used pretty much every day in the summer, but don t tend to use it much in the winter at the moment, but once we get the garden furniture cushions out of there into the new storage box (which needs anew bit of patio to sit on) we will. It has an ADAX WiFi controlled heater and warms up nicely. I may fit air con as it can get quite warm on a sunny summer day.
They were really easy to deal with and have a big display of their buildings at their site in Long Itchington.
There is also a good display of garden rooms at Buckingham Garden Centre which is probably nearer you.
This thread is excellent: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Edited by 595Heaven on Tuesday 6th January 21:16
We have one from Booths. Not cheap but good quality with a 25 year guarantee on the external structure. Used daily year-round as my home office.
https://boothsgardenstudios.co.uk/
https://boothsgardenstudios.co.uk/
There's a lot of choice now.
We went with Dunster House about 15? years ago, double skinned log cabin, fully double glazed sat on pads rather than a concrete base. 5 x 3m, Insulated floor, walls and roof.
We've used it as an office, a games room, my student sons office, now back as a grandkids playroom
https://dunsterhouse.co.uk
Ignore the mess. The garden is work in progress for this year having had a new orangery.
We went with Dunster House about 15? years ago, double skinned log cabin, fully double glazed sat on pads rather than a concrete base. 5 x 3m, Insulated floor, walls and roof.
We've used it as an office, a games room, my student sons office, now back as a grandkids playroom
https://dunsterhouse.co.uk
Ignore the mess. The garden is work in progress for this year having had a new orangery.
PhilboSE said:
Most of the market is at the cost effective end of the market. For something of significantly higher quality you ll need a custom build from someone like David Salisbury, but you ll need very deep pockets. It s possible to design & build (or get built) something similar for less money, buy you re basically doing a building project rather than just buying off the shelf from a supplier.
I built something with a high level finish inside and out - build thread in the wiki here.
I have spoken to a good friend who is a carpenter, i think we will end up going down this route in order to get exactly what we want. Its at the end of the garden facing the house so will be something we look at all day and therefore needs to be right. I built something with a high level finish inside and out - build thread in the wiki here.
Roboticarm said:
We have a Hully Pod, had to hire a crane to life it over the house and into place but seems decent
https://hullypods.com/product/schooner-glass-front...
We also have a Hully Pod, the same size but not full glass fronted - https://hullypods.com/product/schooner-pod/https://hullypods.com/product/schooner-glass-front...
I work in it 90% of the time and is pretty good. It does get hot in the summer and cold in winter, so generally either needs air-con or heating on.
We had a concrete base built & the unit was craned onto it by the Hully Pod team. Plugs into a 16amp commando socket and then up and running.
Watching with interest as I'm scoping out a build of 2 garden rooms this year (3.6x4.2 gym, 7.2x4.2 golf sim) so watching with interest.
Current plan is to get a crew of ground labourers to clear, level, dig and pour the foundations and I'll take it from there to watertight shell (power to connect at a later date).
Current plan is to get a crew of ground labourers to clear, level, dig and pour the foundations and I'll take it from there to watertight shell (power to connect at a later date).
kiethton said:
Watching with interest as I'm scoping out a build of 2 garden rooms this year (3.6x4.2 gym, 7.2x4.2 golf sim) so watching with interest.
Current plan is to get a crew of ground labourers to clear, level, dig and pour the foundations and I'll take it from there to watertight shell (power to connect at a later date).
I will update this as we go along, we will go for ground screws i think instead of a concrete base. Current plan is to get a crew of ground labourers to clear, level, dig and pour the foundations and I'll take it from there to watertight shell (power to connect at a later date).
That White GT3 said:
kiethton said:
Watching with interest as I'm scoping out a build of 2 garden rooms this year (3.6x4.2 gym, 7.2x4.2 golf sim) so watching with interest.
Current plan is to get a crew of ground labourers to clear, level, dig and pour the foundations and I'll take it from there to watertight shell (power to connect at a later date).
I will update this as we go along, we will go for ground screws i think instead of a concrete base. Current plan is to get a crew of ground labourers to clear, level, dig and pour the foundations and I'll take it from there to watertight shell (power to connect at a later date).
Downward said:
Aaargh! I'm putting that on the property porn thread. Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff