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Types of Garden Roof

Types of Garden Roof

Living roofs are popular in garden room design but there are several different types as this guest post explains

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Garden Office Guide: Insitu Garden Offices

Garden Office Guide: Insitu Garden Offices

Rounding up our Garden Office Guide we chat with Insitu Garden Offices about planning permission, foundations, insualtion and much more…

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Garden Room Guttering

Garden Room Guttering

There is a debate amongst garden room suppliers over the inclusion of rainwater collection systems in garden room specifications – some suppliers include them as standard whilst others don’t think they are necessary, our opinion is that guttering is a must on garden rooms having witnessed how much water can be collected from even the [...]

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Garden Office Guide: eDen Garden Rooms

Garden Office Guide: eDen Garden Rooms

We  chat with eDen Garden Rooms about using their unique buildings as home garden offices: Which is your most popular office design? We recommend our 3.6m x 3.6m design which is compact and perfect for a small office in the garden.  All of our designs are fully insulated and heated and have electric and data [...]

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Garden Office Guide: Garden Offices UK

Garden Office Guide: Garden Offices UK

Today we talk to Garden Offices UK about their range of cost effective garden offices: What is your most popular garden office design? Our most popular Garden Office design to date has been our FREELANCER 2 model, with a internal size of 9m2 and a all inclusive price of £5,995.00 installed its a winner. Why [...]

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Garden Office Guide: 3rd Space

Garden Office Guide: 3rd Space

Today we ask 3rd Space questions about their garden offices: What is your most popular garden office design? As every 3rdSpace garden room is modular and easily customised, we do not have a typical ‘best-seller’. However, from recent installations we know our 2 Bay model (2.4m x 3.6m) is very popular as a garden office, [...]

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Garden Office Guide: Smart Garden Offices

Garden Office Guide: Smart Garden Offices

We ask Smart Garden Offices questions about their range of home garden offices: What is your most popular garden office design? Our Smart Quarto Garden Office Why does your design make the perfect garden office, how have you made it user friendly? Designed around typical British architecture, the Smart Range is purposed designed and built [...]

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Garden Office Guide: Booths Garden Studios

Garden Office Guide: Booths Garden Studios

Today we ask Booths Garden Studios questions about their garden offices: What is your most popular garden office design? 15′ x 9′ internal (4550mm x 2730mm) Why does your design make the perfect garden office, how have you made it user friendly? Our Studios are fully insulated for all year use. They come with plenty [...]

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The advantages of timber-framed builds

The advantages of timber-framed builds

We really like this interesting and topical guest post from contemporary garden studio designers in.it.studios There is an on-going discussion within the construction industry between traditional brick + block houses and Timber-Frame Houses and which style is more advantageous.  Here I aim to summarise the key points in favour of timber-frame builds. So, Why Timber-Frame? [...]

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Garden Office Guide: The Home Office Company

Garden Office Guide: The Home Office Company

We ask The Home Office Company questions about their range of modular garden offices: What is your most popular garden office design? Our Series 30 Type 35 has been most popular over the last 12 months but over the past 14 years all of our types and sizes have been used as garden offices or [...]

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Garden Office Guide: Roof Coverings

There is lots of choice when it comes to garden office roof coverings, the choice you make will be dictated by the shape of the roof, personal taste and cost. Flat Roof Coverings EPDM Up until a few years ago your only option for a flat roof was a hot felt roof where bitumen felt [...]

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