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Tired of being cooped up indoors? Yearning for a space that seamlessly blends the comfort of your home with the beauty of your garden? Look no further than the increasingly popular outdoor garden room.
More than just a shed or a summerhouse, a garden room offers a versatile, all-season extension of your living space, providing a haven for relaxation, work or play, whatever the weather. In this article, we’ll delve into what exactly a garden room is and explore the various ways you can maximise its potential throughout the year, from the balmy summer evenings to the crisp winter days.
Keep reading to discover how a garden room can transform your outdoor space and enhance your lifestyle, whatever the season.
As its name suggests a garden room is a permanent structure built in your garden, separate from your main property. Unlike other garden buildings, such as sheds or summer houses, garden rooms are designed to be a functional extension of your living space that can be used all year round.
Garden rooms can enhance your home’s aesthetic with various styles and materials available. Here at Fitrite, our garden rooms prioritise style, strength and simplicity, using a steel structural frame and FSC®-certified uPVC cladding. Our bespoke designs and high-quality materials ensure an energy-efficient and comfortable space that can be enjoyed throughout the year, all whilst complementing your existing home and garden aesthetic.
Being a permanent structure, outdoor garden rooms can be used for a variety of purposes, depending on your needs, requirements and preferences. Some examples of how your garden room can be used include:
Depending on the available space in your garden and the size of the room you create, you could even utilise it as a multifunctional space within the same building.
Spring is a season of renewal and growth, and your garden room can be the perfect space to embrace this energy. As the weather improves and the days grow longer, it’s an ideal time to enjoy your garden room for leisure activities and make the most of your outdoor space. The change in season often brings a sense of motivation and productivity, making it a great opportunity to start a new hobby or rekindle an old one.
A garden room provides a dedicated space where you can fully immerse yourself in your hobbies and interests. It offers the privacy and quiet you need to focus and be creative, away from the distractions of everyday life. Whether your passion is painting, writing, playing music, practicing yoga or any other pursuit, a garden room can be tailored to suit your needs.
The natural light and connection to the outdoors can also enhance your experience and provide inspiration. Imagine painting while surrounded by the sights and sounds of nature, or practicing yoga with the gentle breeze flowing through the open doors. Your garden room can become a sanctuary where you can relax, unwind and nurture your passions.
It’s safe to say that we Brits love the summer months, embracing the rare few weeks of sunny weather and balmy temperatures that we don’t often get to enjoy. Naturally, many people use this opportunity to get outside more and enjoy their garden space. With that said, there are still some reasons why being outside in the summer can actually be less favourable, such as:
A garden room, then, is perfect for offering some shelter and temperature control, whilst still getting to enjoy your garden space. This makes it a perfect dining or entertainment space in the summer. For example, you might choose to use it as a dining room for family dinners or dinner parties, or as a lounge room to entertain friends on a summer evening.
As the cosy season of autumn approaches, your garden room can transform into the perfect haven. Picture yourself nestled in a comfortable armchair, a warm blanket draped over your legs, a hot drink steaming on the table beside you and a captivating novel in your hands. Your garden room can effortlessly become a tranquil reading nook where you can escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life and immerse yourself in literary worlds.
The versatility of a garden room truly shines during autumn. For those who work remotely, either part-time or full-time, it can also serve as a dedicated home office, providing a quiet and distraction-free environment away from the potential chaos of the main house. This is particularly valuable during school holidays, such as half term, when children are home and may require more attention.
Whilst we’re coming to the end of the current winter season (that’s right, warmer weather is on the horizon!), it will come back around again. With the days being colder and darker, winter can make it much harder to get outside and do the things you enjoy – whether that’s exercising or attending other recreational activities.
Thankfully, you can still enjoy these pastimes from the comfort of your own home, simply having to walk the short distance across your garden. Winter garden rooms make for convenient and accessible home gyms, or could even be transformed into something more niche, such as a personal dance studio. This allows you to stay active even in the colder months.
Being a country that experiences all the seasons, along with the temperature changes that these bring, it’s important that your garden building is well-insulated and offers adequate temperature control to maintain a comfortable environment all year round.
Consider which heating options would work best for you, such as underfloor heating and/or an efficient heating system, so that you can stay warm in the winter. As for the summer months, you may consider having some ceiling fans installed and adequate ventilation to keep the space cool during the summer.
Whilst you may feel hesitant to fork out on heating and cooling solutions for your garden room as this is an added expense, it’s actually a much more efficient solution compared to heating and cooling the rest of your house, since the space is more compact.
As we all know far too well, the British weather can be incredibly unpredictable. As such, it’s important that your garden room has undergone adequate weatherproofing, so that it can withstand the various weather conditions all throughout the year – whether that be protection against harsh UV rays from the sun or wet and windy stormy weather.
With this in mind, uPVC is one of the best materials to use for a garden room, as this requires less upkeep compared to other materials (such as timber) and is much more resistant to the elements as it won’t rot or warp.
As well as considering materials, there are other features you can also consider to help protect your room against the weather. For example, having gutters installed to direct rainwater away from the building.
As you will now know, there are various ways you can use your garden room. With that said, it’s important to consider the main way you intend to use yours. For example, will you use it as a garden kitchen, a guest living space or as a creative room?
Once you have decided on how it will predominantly be used, then you will have a better idea on how you might want the interior layout to appear. This is important as you can then decide where you’ll want any sockets to be positioned, if and where any plumbing work will need to be installed and any other important features that might need to be integrated within the structure at the installation stage.
If you think a garden room would be the perfect extension to your home, without having to fork out the costly price of a traditional home extension, then we can install it for you here at Fitrite.
We design modern gardener rooms bespoke to your needs and preferences, offering you additional living space, a way to connect with nature, year round use and an increase on your property value. We use steel structural frames, FSC®-certified uPVC cladding and EPDM roofing, ensuring an energy efficient and protected space all year round. Our garden rooms all come insulated, electricity ready and feature a 10-year warranty, all for your convenience and peace of mind.
Offering installation throughout the UK, you can rely on us to design, supply and install your garden rooms with professionalism, expertise and efficiency. For your free quote, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us today.
