Garden Office Somerset
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 Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Somerset 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 site survey, we can consider your internet requirements and recommend a solution.
How big can my garden office be?
Most garden offices don’t need planning permission from your local planning authority in Somerset and installing one is a straightforward and stress-free choice from start to finish.
To prove as much, all of the Garden Room Sanctuary’s offers are designed to comply with existing building regulations.
That means you don’t have to spend more money, and waste time, going through an application process.
That is because garden building are classified as permitted development, providing they meet the following conditions:
- They must not take up more than half of the area of land around the original house
- A single-storey structure with a maximum eaves height – measured from ground level at the base of the outside wall to a point where it meets the upper surface of a flat roof – of 2.5m
- An overall height, including the roof, of no more than 4m
- The build must not be within 2m of a boundary if it is taller than 2.5m, or 1m if it is less than that
- No verandas, balconies or raised platforms
- No sleeping accommodation, nor plans to use it as a living space
We have a wide range of design options for garden offices for customers in Somerset, including bespoke solutions tailored exactly to what you need, within the parameters above.
