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Need some extra space? Then there are 5 reasons to consider a garden room.

13 December 2022
Kieron Summerhayes
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Give yourself or your children some ‘space’. Sometimes you need space to work, do yoga, work out or hang out and the house isn’t big enough or private enough. Perhaps your kids are getting older and taking over the lounge with their friends, and you’ve got nowhere to go but the kitchen. The wonderful thing […]

11 December 2021
Kieron Summerhayes
Garden Rooms Blog, Recent Garden Room Projects
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Communication, trust and reliability are key to any building project… This stunning 5m x 3.5m Clifton with a 3-sided canopy was completed in just 2 weeks, despite the recent bad weather. This garden room, clad in Canadian, western, red cedar will be a kids’ den and entertainment space, next to a swim spa (coming soon) […]

20 November 2021
Kieron Summerhayes
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Thinking of designing your own home gym? This stunning 6m x 3m bespoke Clifton Garden room in Virginia Water has been kitted out with the latest Philips Hue smart tech. Ceiling mounted speakers and Philips Hue lighting really make this garden room special both day and night. Check out the night photo to see what […]

My Retreat Garden Rooms featured in an article on both Mail and Metro online this week.

We were so proud and delighted to be featured in an article on both the Mail Online & Metro this week. We were interviewed by the Mail/Metro to see how we had been affected by COVID and why we started My Retreat Garden Rooms. We, like many of you, had to change the way we […]

How much do garden rooms cost?

There are a number of garden rooms on the market from simple log cabins at one end to bespoke garden rooms at the other. They range in price from as little as £6,500 for a 3.5m x 2.5m (if you are prepared to build it yourself) and can be as much as £90,000 or more, […]

Do garden rooms need planning permission?

Garden rooms do not require planning permission, all our garden rooms are built and installed to comply with the permitted development guidelines, so long as your garden room falls within the following permitted development guidelines: Your garden room has a maximum height of 2.5m It is less than 30 square metres It must not be within 2 metres […]

Adding value to your home with a garden room

Does a garden room add value to your home?

How to add value to your home. We moved to our 1930’s semi when our second child was born as we needed the extra space. After moving in, we were keen to extend the property and the question was whether to do a single-storey ground floor extension or extend into the loft. We decided that […]

Need some extra space? Then there are 5 reasons to consider a garden room.

Communication, trust and reliability is key to any building project

Top 10 reasons to have your own home gym

My Retreat Garden Rooms featured in an article on both Mail and Metro online this week.

How much do garden rooms cost?

Do garden rooms need planning permission?

Does a garden room add value to your home?