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Garden Office Guide: Foundations

Garden Office Guide: Foundations

There is a lot of choice these days when it comes to garden office foundations, a few years ago your only option was to have a concrete slab base which the customer normally had to organise themselves, today the foundation is normally included in the cost of the garden office. The types of foundations used [...]

August 3, 2011 Read full story
Garden Office Guide: Bathstone Garden Rooms

Garden Office Guide: Bathstone Garden Rooms

The latest in our garden office suppliers Q&A sessions is with Bathstone Garden Rooms What is your most popular garden office design? Our most popular garden office design is the smallest. We designed it specifically for the smaller garden, and it tends to be bought by people living in towns where space is limited. Many [...]

August 2, 2011 Read full story
Garden Office Guide: Site Visits

Garden Office Guide: Site Visits

Most garden office suppliers offer a site visit to discuss your garden office requirements, many companies offer this as a complimentary no obligation service whilst other companies make a charge for this service (can be up to £500) which they normally offset against the cost of the building if you proceed with the order. Some [...]

August 1, 2011 Read full story
Garden Office Guide: Extra Rooms

Garden Office Guide: Extra Rooms

We ask garden office suppliers Extra Rooms questions about their buildings as part of our Garden Office Guide. What is your most popular garden office design? Probably our artists studio design type. I say “type” as no studio we have ever done has been identical to another, each has different dimensions and customer preferences built [...]

July 31, 2011 Read full story
Garden Office Guide: Irish Wood Style

Garden Office Guide: Irish Wood Style

In the latest in our garden office suppliers Q&A sessions we talk to Irish Wood Style. What is your most popular garden office design? 16ft x 12ft with toilet and wash hand basin. Why does your design make the perfect garden office, how have you made it user friendly? Most popular because it is totally [...]

July 29, 2011 Read full story
Garden Office Guide: Alternative Space

Garden Office Guide: Alternative Space

We ask Alternative Space creators of the Eco Den garden office questions about their garden offices. What is your most popular garden office design? Alternative Space – Eco Den Eco Den sets the standard that most other suppliers try to achieve. Why does your design make the perfect garden office, how have you made it [...]

July 27, 2011 Read full story
Garden Office Guide: Energy Space

Garden Office Guide: Energy Space

Continuing our Garden Office Guide we ask environmentally friendly garden office supplier Energy Space questions about their offices. What is your most popular garden office design? L model Why does your design make the perfect garden office, how have you made it user friendly? Our design makes the office environment extremely comfortable and healthy, with [...]

July 25, 2011 Read full story
Garden Office Guide: DabDen

Garden Office Guide: DabDen

As we continue our unique Garden Office Guide, we ask contemporary garden office designers DabDen questions about their garden offices: What is your most popular garden office design? Each design we have done has been bespoke. Why does your design make the perfect garden office, how have you made it user friendly? Unique to the [...]

July 23, 2011 Read full story
Room4-you Develop New Garden Room Foundation System

Room4-you Develop New Garden Room Foundation System

Garden room designers Room4-you have developed an exciting new foundation system for their range of contemporary buildings. The new system which negates the need for a concrete slab and overcomes any problems with uneven ground consists of a steel frame that sits on steel uprights which are set in concrete into the ground, insulated timber [...]

May 31, 2011 Read full story

Garden rooms, the hidden costs

Garden room suppliers are very good at publishing their prices in their brochures and websites, but when comparing different suppliers it is best to be aware of the hidden costs. Site visits are a valuable opportunity for the garden room supplier and customer to discuss the project face to face, to talk over the design [...]

July 1, 2010 Read full story
Swift Foundations – the new generation of garden room foundations

Swift Foundations – the new generation of garden room foundations

For years the only real option for garden room, office or studio foundations was a concrete slab, and if your site is sloping this could result in a large, ugly, protruding mass of concrete which is difficult to disguise. Concrete slabs take skill to install correctly, and are a permanent addition to your garden (they [...]

March 12, 2010 Read full story