Garden Rooms....
Discussion
...or posh sheds - does anyone have any experience or recommendations.
I work from home a fair bit and have taken over a spare bedroom at the back of the house, however as my friends get older and seem to be having children who need accommodating when they come to stay, we've decided to re-commission the room as a 'proper' bedroom (as opposed to the office-with-a-futon it is at the moment).
Since a loft conversion would be ruinous (1850's house, so we would need a lot of work doing) and not give us much space for the money (very convoluted roof space) we wondered if a 'garden room' would be the answer.
Basically, will it be warm enough (I would put a heater of some sort in) to work in year round, be dry enough to leave some computer equipment in (garden is secure) and cheap enough to warrant doing just for an office (under £10k, but the less it costs the more I have to spend on shiny bits for the Fury I'm building). Any other things I need to think about?
Anyone know anything about them?
I work from home a fair bit and have taken over a spare bedroom at the back of the house, however as my friends get older and seem to be having children who need accommodating when they come to stay, we've decided to re-commission the room as a 'proper' bedroom (as opposed to the office-with-a-futon it is at the moment).
Since a loft conversion would be ruinous (1850's house, so we would need a lot of work doing) and not give us much space for the money (very convoluted roof space) we wondered if a 'garden room' would be the answer.
Basically, will it be warm enough (I would put a heater of some sort in) to work in year round, be dry enough to leave some computer equipment in (garden is secure) and cheap enough to warrant doing just for an office (under £10k, but the less it costs the more I have to spend on shiny bits for the Fury I'm building). Any other things I need to think about?
Anyone know anything about them?
If the budget is under £10K then probably a Conservatory is the way to go, but at that price level it would be PVCu and not particularly decent quality either. As it is an 1850's house you may have planning issues too, is it listed or in a conservation area? if so they may require you to use hardwood and a glass roof, which will be more costly. You could go for a softwood conservatory, but it wont last long and will be pretty crap basically.
If you dont want a conservatory type thingy, and you want a proper roof on it, like say tiled, it will be an extension and will need all the usual planning/building regs etc, no chance of getting anything much at under £10K.
How about a stand alone wooden structure in the garden?
If you dont want a conservatory type thingy, and you want a proper roof on it, like say tiled, it will be an extension and will need all the usual planning/building regs etc, no chance of getting anything much at under £10K.
How about a stand alone wooden structure in the garden?
Sorry BG, should have made myself clearer, the standalone wooden structure was what I was proposing.
We're in a conservation area and the house has been extended about as far as is practicable so the only solution we could see was a wooden standalone structure at the bottom of the garden. A conservatory is a no-no since the back of the house has a single storey extension and the side is where the driveway goes.
We're in a conservation area and the house has been extended about as far as is practicable so the only solution we could see was a wooden standalone structure at the bottom of the garden. A conservatory is a no-no since the back of the house has a single storey extension and the side is where the driveway goes.
not sure if this really helps, but, the father-in-law-to-be is getting a massive warwick buildings timber 3 car garage/workshop built soon. it has occured to him that there is plenty of scope for insulating the walls of that so he won't get cold building the kit car...
garden rooms are definitely the way to go. i'd check to see if there are any planning/conservation issues as BG said with the conservatory he suggested, i'd have thought you'd be ok.
i thought i saw somewhere a 'pre-fab' one that you just need a solidish base for...
garden rooms are definitely the way to go. i'd check to see if there are any planning/conservation issues as BG said with the conservatory he suggested, i'd have thought you'd be ok.
i thought i saw somewhere a 'pre-fab' one that you just need a solidish base for...
www.taylorsgardenbuildings.co.uk/store/customer/home.php?cat=263
Just make sure you build the walls thick enough, and insulate the floor, or else it will be very cold in there.
Just make sure you build the walls thick enough, and insulate the floor, or else it will be very cold in there.
aha! warwick buildings appear to do garden offices too!
www.warwickoffices.co.uk/
F-I-L-T-B has been impressed with help he's had from them so far re: the garage.
www.warwickoffices.co.uk/
F-I-L-T-B has been impressed with help he's had from them so far re: the garage.
Parrot of Doom said:
www.taylorsgardenbuildings.co.uk/store/customer/home.php?cat=263
Just make sure you build the walls thick enough, and insulate the floor, or else it will be very cold in there.
I bought one of these (supplied via B&Q) and the quality was very poor, chipboard floor that will soak up water etc and a chipboard roof covered with poor grade felt.
I eventually bought from a local place who build them and erect them to a much better standard and they are all pressure treated and preserved.
baskey said:
aha! warwick buildings appear to do garden offices too!
www.warwickoffices.co.uk/
F-I-L-T-B has been impressed with help he's had from them so far re: the garage.
I think you may have just solved my problem, they look ideal, thanks
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