Garden Rooms Online Portfolio. Taking a look at the cheapest end of the market, you could choose to buy a shed and put in some insulation to make it more bearable in the colder months. A budget for this option of garden office will be from £1,000 upwards, if you can do the construction and building work yourself. The benefit of this is that you can gain some extra space with a very low budget. The downside is that the working environment is far from ideal and you will likely suffer from damp paperwork and excessive heating bills.
Moving up in the luxury stakes a log cabin will be the next step, which provides a ready insulated wall through a 44-60mm solid timber log (the very low end price range can offer logs from as thin as 19mm but this really falls into the shed category) and you can upgrade to include insulation in the roof or floor. A budget for this option will be from £1,500 upwards, again dependent on you organising for a flat solid base and installation. The advantage of this style of garden office building is that you gain better insulation than a shed and for a relatively modest outlay you can gain additional space to provide an office in your garden. The disadvantage is that you will suffer from too much heat in the summer and too little warmth in the winter, unless you are prepared to use expensive air conditioning and heating systems.
With both of these options, the low headline figure is attractive but you must also factor in the cost of a base, installation, electrical package, connection to services and the guarantees are usually only for 1 or 2 years. There will be no guarantee on the installation unless you ask the supplier to install. These additional items will add up to considerably more than the cost of the building, often a budget of £2-3,000 is necessary.
Continuing to move upwards in the luxury stakes you come to dedicated manufacturers of specialist garden offices many of which can be modified to suit your exact requirements and can offer housing standard levels of insulation and build quality. The lower end of this market can offer timber garden offices from approximately £5,000 upwards but be aware of the extras you will need to fund such as base and electrical package. The higher end of this market offers timber frame garden offices built to the same specification as a new build house with every conceivable option included in the price which can be upwards of £30,000 dependent on the size you require.
Recent research conducted by The Garden Room Guide suggests that most people are looking to spend less than £15,000 and want a fully insulated permanent building which can offer additional comfortable space to enable productive working from home. Take a look at the Room4-you garden office page and you will find options from £10,000 for a fully constructed, exceptionally insulated garden office complete with an insurance backed 10 year guarantee.
The choice of which garden office design to choose can be a difficult one to make but choose your supplier carefully and you will get excellent advice with all the benefits clearly explained.
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