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Garden buildings

Garden rooms are becoming more popular than ever. Perhaps it’s the increase in remote working contracts or the warmer summers extending a garden’s use, but increasingly homeowners are looking for cost-effective ways to extend the usable living space within their current homes. More space and a change of lifestyle without having to move house? Who wouldn’t want an extra room in their back garden!

A well-planned garden room provides a unique alternative to traditional home extension methods, creating more space, however you choose to use it. A garden room can be anything your heart desires, from a tranquil garden home office or yoga studio to a self-sufficient annexe for extra accommodation – whatever your budget allows.

While a garden room might not add as much value to your home as a traditional extension or loft conversion, they take

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