In the latest in our Q&A series we talk to Decorated Shed about their garden offices: What is your most popular garden office design? he Mono has been our most popular office design to date, each with bespoke variations around the particular needs of the client. Why does your design make the perfect garden office, [...]
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5 Minutes With In.it.studios
Today we spend 5 minutes with in.it.studios and ask them questions about their contemporary garden studios: What makes your company / garden rooms unique? At in.it.studios we are unique in that we have experience in both manufacturing and architectural design through our two companies (in.it.studios + Bark Joinery). Working in parallel between the two has [...]
August 15, 2011 Read full story
Garden Office Guide: Roof Shapes
Because of the planning rules that allow garden offices less than 2.5m high to be placed within 2m of the boundary line many people choose flat roofed garden offices, whilst these are great spaces don’t dismiss pitched roof garden offices too quickly, they influence the look and feel of a garden office both inside and [...]
August 15, 2011 Read full story
Garden Office Guide: Swift Garden Rooms
We ask Swift Garden Rooms questions about their range of garden offices: What is your most popular garden office design? We like to do things a little bit differently at Swift. Rather than have specific models that our clients choose from, we love to listen to what our client specifically needs and desires from their [...]
August 14, 2011 Read full story
See Pod Space at Grand Designs Live
It’s a couple of months away but we are delighted to hear that Pod Space will be exhibiting their Micro Pod Max at Grand Designs Live at the NEC in Birmingham between the 7th and 9th October 2011. We recently profiled the Micro Pod Max on The Garden Room Guide and Grand Designs Live will [...]
August 13, 2011 Read full story
Garden Office Guide: Insulation
Insulation is one of the key concerns of garden office buyers, we all know it’s important but can get baffled by all the options. This section won’t tell you which insulation is best but will hopefully make the topic a little clearer. As warm as a house Many garden office companies claim that their garden [...]
August 13, 2011 Read full story
Garden Office Guide: Homelodge
In the latest in our garden office supplier Q&A sessions we talk to Homelodge: What is your most popular garden office design? Pretty even popularity with our dual pitched roof Classic 3.6 and Classic 5.4. Also our new mono pitched Homelodge Studio is proving very popular. Why does your design make the perfect garden office, [...]
August 12, 2011 Read full story
Garden Office Guide: Cladding Profiles
In the last section of this guide we looked at the different materials used for garden office cladding, but the profile of cladding you choose can also influence the final look of your garden office. In this article we look at the popular cladding profiles and see how each affects the look of a garden [...]
August 11, 2011 Read full story
Garden Office Guide: Aarco
Today we ask Aarco Exclusive Timber Buildings questions about buying their garden offices: What is your most popular garden office design? There are three of our own office designs that get asked about more than any others. However all must create a good environment for working at a desk. Most clients want comfort with the [...]
August 10, 2011 Read full story
Garden Office Guide: Exterior Cladding
Your choice of exterior cladding can significantly influence the style of your garden office, for instance a garden office with tongue & groove cedar cladding will look quite crisp and contemporary whilst a oak clad building will have a soft traditional feel. Let’s look at some of the options for garden office cladding: Western Red [...]
August 9, 2011 Read full story
Garden Office Guide: Cotsmill Garden Offices
Today we ask Cotsmill Garden Offices questions about their garden offices: What is your most popular garden office design? It is fairly evenly split between our Traditional and Contemporary models. Why does your design make the perfect garden office, how have you made it user friendly? We have a number of designs which customers can [...]
August 8, 2011 Read full story
