Garden Office Manchester
A garden office is an additional workspace that acts as an extension to your house.
Usually found in the back garden close to the main house, garden offices are an increasingly popular option in Manchester for individuals doing a wide range of jobs from different occupations.
A garden office suits not only those working remotely, but also as a base for small businesses.
The installation and running costs, compared to the equivalent rented space elsewhere, makes them a cost-effective option.
Building one could be the ideal solution if other options – an extension, loft conversion or moving home – are ruled out.
Garden Room Sanctuary can design a garden office space in Manchester tailored entirely to your needs, or you can pick from our range of existing models if it is more convenient.
As standard, every piece of wood we use is sourced sustainably and quality-tested before installation by a member of our professional fitting team.
Our garden offices in Manchester are clad with a heat-treated timber that is resilient to damage, unaffected by a demanding and changing British climate and blends in with its surroundings in any garden.
Can I get Wi-Fi in my garden office?
You may crave a workspace away from distractions in the house, but that doesn’t mean you want to be disconnected from the world outside. However, fitting a garden office in Manchester can help with that.
Garden Room Sanctuary’s electrics package for garden offices doesn’t include cabling to enable internet access as standard, but we are happy to incorporate it into any design as an optional extra.
If you’re installing an electric supply in your garden building, then we recommend running an ethernet cable alongside that connects to a modem inside your garden office.
We won’t connect it to the mains power supply, and instead, recommend you to hire a local electrician to do exactly that.
Depending on where your garden office is situated, it might be possible to connect to your wireless home network.
However, if the distance is too great between your house and the garden office, then you may not get a good internet signal.
Even if is not, the wall insulation may reduce the signal strength and in turn prevent a connection from functioning as well as you would like.
A Wi-Fi extender is a cost-effective remedy and is a piece of kit that does exactly as described by connecting to your existing network.
It acts as a hotspot between the main router in the house and your garden room.
They are effective over distances of less than 30m, and you may need more than one if you are working further away.
We conduct a site survey to look at your property and garden size.
As part of the survey, we can consider your internet requirements and recommend a solution.
Can I have a toilet and shower in my garden office?
In short, yes you can have a toilet and shower in your garden office.
A garden office can be built without having to apply to the local planning authority in Manchester for permission.
However, when you begin to consider including additional extras such as a toilet or shower room in the garden office, you may need planning permission.
It is a popular question that more people are asking because they consider it to be a way of making their workspace more adaptable both now and in the future.
Garden office with a toilet and shower will increase the cost of a project, in some cases significantly.
A cold-water supply requires two separate sets of pipes, one for freshwater and the other to remove waste, laid below ground.
They can be connected to an existing main water supply and sewerage system, which would need considerable groundwork.
It also must comply with building regulations, something Garden Room Sanctuary is happy advice.
If a connection can’t be made nearby, then a dry or eco-toilet is an alternative solution.
They dispose of water waste into a soakaway while the rest is collected separately before being composted or removed.
It is important though to consider how the latter will be done.
We conduct a site survey at your property in Manchester once an order has been placed that looks at your garden and its surrounding area.
As part of that, we can consider an appropriate proposal.
If that does require a planning application from Manchester council, then don’t worry; we can guide you through.
