Left unprotected, Cedar cladding will weather to a silver grey colour, losing its ‘new look’. We have been watching our Cedar to see how quickly this happens compared with UV-oil protected cladding.
Construction
There are several different systems used in garden room construction. This page gathers together different articles that showcase different aspects of the build-up, a design detail or a particular material being used.
You shouldn’t be cold in a garden room
Over the last few days, I have seen a few posts on social media about people braving the cold in their garden rooms. This has me flummoxed, as a quality garden room should be as comfortable a space to use, as any room in your house.
Garden gym with two sets of bi-fold doors
Bi-fold doors are a popular option in garden room design as they fold back to open up a large section of wall. If your budget allows, using two sets of bi-folds can open up a whole corner of the building. Creating a great inside-outside connection.
Designing a garden room for a heatwave
There are design tricks you can use to ensure that your garden room is a comfortable space to spend time during a heatwave. Often our concern is will the room be warm in winter, but with our summers becoming hotter, we need to consider that too.
10 Differences between Summerhouses and Garden Rooms
When you could buy a good sized summerhouse for around £1,200, why would you spend at least ten times as much on a similar sized garden room? Isn’t the term ‘garden room’ just describing a posh summerhouse, that sits at the end of the garden? Well, there are at least 10 differences between summerhouses and garden rooms.
Protect your Cedar quickly if you want to maintain its colour
If you want to maintain the ‘new’ look of you Cedar cladding, you need to decide quickly as exposure to sunlight will start to change its colour. We were surprised that even a weeks exposure to strong sunlight can cause a change in colour.
Soundproofing a garden office
Soudstop.co.uk offer some top tips on the elements you might want to include in your garden office specification to create soundproof room.
Artists studio on stilts
This is an unusual project, an artists studio on stilts so that it could be built on a floodplain. Timeless Garden Rooms have incorporated several bespoke features including a kitchenette with double Belfast sink, a storage area and metal treads on the staircase.
LP Strongcore cladding for garden rooms
There is a new option for garden room cladding, LP Strongcore which is distributed in the UK by Hawthorn Timber. New to the UK it has been widely used in the USA on houses and garden buildings. You can see it on display on three buildings at the National Homebuilding & Renovation Show.
Garden room with seamed metal roof
Garden2Office is one of the few garden room companies who offer a seamed metal roof on their pitched roof buildings. They specialise in Swedish garden rooms and their Malmo range which is a contemporary barn style building, features this durable and attractive finish.