How much does it cost to build your own garden room? Those of you with a good memory may recall that my original estimates on the build costs were around £6,000-£7,000, which after a bit of cursory research I imagined being spent like this: SIP panels and sub-frame = 3300 plinths (footings) = 700 cladding … Read more Estimating the cost of your build
I finished clearing the site at the weekend and realized – rather belatedly – that: the tree I had planted 7 years ago will be pressed right up to the front of the new building a 3.6×3.6×2.7 meter building is actually pretty big These two things, combined with the pre-existing greenhouse and shed (not visible … Read more Clearing a Space – Part II
I got a few hours off for good behaviour at the weekend and cleared a space. In the next thrilling instalment: Structurally Insulated Panels – more than you really wanted to know. too big for the green bin
My initial thoughts were ‘big shed’ possibly with insulation. However, after a bit of research I encountered a whole new world of ‘garden offices’ – this industry appears to have sprung up in the wake of changes made to the planning laws in the UK at the end of 2008. The new rules allow – … Read more Workshop Design
Welcome to the blog! It is about my experiences building a workshop in my back garden1)the blog posts describing the build first appeared on www.modernvespa.com and are reproduced here using the original dates to give an idea of the plodding progress made. The basic structure took about a year from conception to completion, and since then I … Read more Introduction