The Return of the Garden Room and The Benefits

Building a Garden room can be beneficial to your health. Ask yourself why is being outdoor important? The function of the garden room are endless for the family, if you can’t get out of the house, perhaps getting  into the garden room is a step in the right direction, it can be a relaxation area for you, family meals can be livened up outdoors, social gatherings can be hosted there, the body, brain, immune system boosting, vitamin D intake, energy and improving your mood level, skin need fresh air – you get the idea.

Garden rooms used to be very popular, particularly with large detached houses. Typically built onto a south facing wall, they were single story extensions with plenty of windows and patio doors opening onto the garden. They fell out of fashion following the arrival of prefabricated conservatories, but now they are making a comeback.

The new breed of garden rooms are not extensions, though; they are standalone buildings often to be found at the bottom of the garden. Like conservatories, they are largely prefabricated and, like their predecessors, they offer lots of windows and doors onto the garden. 

These garden rooms are much more than glorified sheds though – they have double glazing, high levels of insulation and proper watertight roofs. They are also very well constructed and are often more attractive as a building than the home itself. Because they are prefabricated, they are generally cheaper and much quicker to construct than a regular extension.

These new garden rooms are used for a much wider range of purposes than their predecessors, or the majority of conservatories for that matter. Some are used as “man caves” for the men to drink beer and play poker, others are playrooms for the kids. Some are kitted out as home gyms while others offer an extra bedroom when required. But the use that is really driving the increasing popularity of garden rooms is as a home office.

Normally, working from home involves sacrificing a bedroom or living room. Garden rooms do away with that problem and they are also spacious, quiet and comfortable. Work life doesn’t disrupt the home and domestic life doesn’t impinge on the workplace. Best of all, when you lock the door at the end of the day, you leave the stresses of the office behind but the commute home is a stroll down the garden path.

There are several manufacturers offering “off the shelf” garden rooms that can then be customised to your needs. Other firms offer bespoke buildings that complement the existing home.