Construction

Guttering is a method of directing rain water from the roof of a building to a drain point, soakaway or water storage butt using a system of water collection troughs and down pipes, guttering is essential to protect against a number of issues, including flooding, erosion, water ingress, damp problems and damage to the foundations … Read more

Welcome to the final part of our series of three articles in which we explore the membranes used in the construction of the garden rooms of today. Our first article covered the types of membranes used in the foundation, also known as the base or concrete base, of a garden room and the second looked … Read more

A modern, well designed and built garden room is a much more complex structure than it may appear to some of us, particularly those of us who know little to nothing about the construction of buildings. Many garden rooms would have once been simply designed, rather draughty structures, probably little more than posh versions of … Read more

The popularity of garden rooms in the UK is showing no sign of abating, in fact, with the pandemic taking longer to end than many had expected and worries about how commuting affects the climate, garden rooms have become even more popular. You have decided to take the leap and purchase your own garden room, … Read more

Garden rooms were popular even before the arrival of Covid-19 but the pandemic and the lockdowns caused an absolute explosion in their popularity. People were required to work from home if they could and many found this to be almost impossible, particularly those with no spare room in which to escape the distractions of everyday … Read more

A garden room with a shed is different than what we would describe as a simple garden room. That is not to say that garden rooms cannot adequately be spacious enough for whatever your room purpose is, but that adding a shed can offer that little bit more. We know from experience that having useable … Read more

Indecisive about whether or not a garden room with decking would be a suitable option for you? We are here to help you with that! Adding a garden building to your home is a clever way to increase living space. You can use this extra space as a yoga studio, home office, bar or simply somewhere … Read more

Usually, garden rooms are built with a specific idea in mind, meaning that they are planned to be a home gym, an office garden, a home studio or any of the almost endless possibilities that they can be. As a result of that, they tend to be aimed to fulfil a very particular set of … Read more

If you need a quiet place to work, exercise or do yoga in your garden, you need to consider a flat-pack garden room. Many people believe it is a separate room in your house designated for plants. But that is not the case! Now there are a variety of flat-pack room building options available on … Read more

When you picture a garden room, you likely picture one that is square or rectangular. Different shapes, such as a hexagon or an octagon have been around for a while, but they are not always the first shape one thinks of when visualising this bonus space. Also known as summer houses, these rooms offer the … Read more

The Corner garden room is a building designed to fit into a smaller garden or to take advantage of a corner where nothing grows. In smaller gardens, where you want to maximise both the garden room and the space in your garden, a corner garden room is ideal. They’re particularly useful in situations where the garden isn’t perfectly square … Read more

On the surface, steel frame garden rooms differ from traditional garden rooms in just one way, the primary building material used to construct the frame. Traditional garden rooms primarily use wood, whereas steel frame garden rooms, as the name suggests, use steel. However, this one difference is so important that it impacts many different avenues … Read more

Garden rooms are a terrific addition to any home, they boost the value of the property and provide additional space for you and your family to work, entertain and spend time. Despite what people might think when hearing the term “garden room”, they are not spaces where you store plants! If you are planning on … Read more

Insulating the floor of your garden room could be a great way to keep the room warm in the depths of winter and cool when the heat of the summer arrives, it can also help prevent draughts and reduce your energy costs. The majority of garden rooms in the UK are built upon a concrete … Read more

Cladding is a material that is used to cover the structure of a building; it can be fitted to the exterior or interior, or both! Although vertical and diagonal external cladding is becoming more widely used these days, external cladding that runs horizontally remains the most popular choice for homeowners in the UK. Today we … Read more