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When you’re shopping for a garden room, there are a lot of options on the market. Whether you’re looking for a new way to work from home, a workout gym space, or just a family sitting area, you should absolutely consider garden rooms with insulation.
Let’s break down what makes these buildings different from the others:
- Log cabins – built from individually installed log boards, with double glazing offered as an extra. When you choose up to 44mm thickness on the walls, these will stay warm for most of the year, but no additional insulation is included as standard.
- Summer houses – built from tongue and groove panels up to 11mm thick, made for enjoying your garden during spring and summer.
- Insulated garden rooms – insulation material is packed into the walls, floor and roof, along with double-glazed windows, providing a building which stays warmer all year round.
Here is a video showcase of the insulated building range, showing how they are assembled as well as the options available.
The insulation element not only keeps you warmer in the winter, but it also reduces overheating of the building in the summer.
A small amount of heating may be required during the colder months, but the insulation will effectively keep this inside more than any other type of garden building.
And another benefit – they will block outside noise! So you will have a quieter, private escape.
Insulated garden room options
There are a few key choices when selecting your garden room:
- Model – pick which one has the design you like the most, which fits your garden.
- Size – make sure your garden room doesn’t take up too much of your garden, but is also large enough for your intended usage.
- Treated or untreated – decide whether you want to routinely treat the wood, or opt for pressure treatment at the manufacturing stage to have this taken care of for several years. Find out more: What is pressure treatment?
- Window options – some models allow you to upgrade from wooden windows to uPVC. Aside from the cosmetic upgrade, uPVC also makes it much easier to replace the panes later if needed.
Ways you can use an insulated garden room
It is not only the insulation but the quality design of these buildings that makes them suited to all these activities:
- Family sitting room – enjoy meals, films, garden parties and more.
- Garden office – work from home but stay separated from the main house, in year-round comfort.
- Garden bar – enjoy a drink and watch the football, even when it’s cold and raining.
- Garden gym – work out in a garden room which won’t go too hot or too cold.
Need more inspiration? Take a look at some more garden room ideas.
