Design
In terms of the overall design my main regret is that I did not make it a bit bigger. No doubt I’d still be saying it was too small, even if I had, but making it a couple of feet wider would have made a big difference to the usability of the space...
Design
In terms of the overall design my main regret is that I did not make it a bit bigger....
My original guestimate of around £6000 was not even close and my updated, and slightly better informed, estimate of £7500 was not much better. The actual total was £9760 – add in a skip or two and we can call it £10k.
Could it be done for £7500 ? I think so, but I would have had...
My original guestimate of around £6000 was not even close and my updated, and slightly better informed, estimate of £7500...
the end resultHow 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...
the end resultHow much does it cost to build your own garden room?
Those of you with a good memory...
I finished clearing the site at the weekend:
dismantled shed and cut back laurelsclearedI then realised – rather belatedly –
that:
1. the tree I had planted 7 years ago will be pressed right up to the front of
the new building
2. a 3.6×3.6×2.7 meter building is actually pretty big compared...
I finished clearing the site at the weekend:
dismantled shed and cut back laurelsclearedI then realised – rather belatedly –
that:
1....
When setting out to build a small workshop in my back garden I initially planned on making a basic insulated shed. After a bit of research I encountered a whole new world of ‘garden offices’, an industry that appears to have sprung up in the wake of changes made to the planning laws in the...
When setting out to build a small workshop in my back garden I initially planned on making a basic insulated...
The basic structure took about a year from conception to completion.
The workshop follows a similar design pattern to many of the garden offices sold in the UK and uses SIPs, mini-plinths, cedar cladding and EPDM roofing. The plans and drawings were done using Sketchup.
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The basic structure took about a year from conception to completion.
The workshop follows a similar design pattern to many...