Garden Office Wales
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 Wales 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 Wales 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 Wales 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.
How do I heat garden office?
The Wales weather brings with its unpredictability and changing conditions, making it a necessity for your garden office to both keep in and circulate heat.
Every garden office from Garden Room Sanctuary comes with a minimum of 100m insulation to the floor, walls and roof ensure your workspace is warm and habitable all year round.
We also install garden offices with quality bi-folding doors and windows with toughened double-glazed glass to limit the amount of heat loss.
Our standard specification for all garden building designs includes a 2kW electric wall panel heater.
The size of your office, along with the number of sockets and your budget, will determine how best to keep it cosy throughout the winter.
An electric heater is a popular option because they heat air quickly and can be free-standing.
Cheap to buy and ready to plug into your power supply, the electric heaters are often controlled by a thermostat and have a timer that can be used to warm the space before you start work.
Electric radiators, including an oil-filled option, are a credible alternative.
They can be wall-mounted too if you prefer a fixed heat source.
A wood-burning stove is a neat accessory for any timber structure and looks the part, but there is an additional cost to have one installed by a professional with the appropriate qualifications.
Underfloor heating is another possibility for heating up your garden office.
Can I have solar heating for my garden office in Wales?
Using energy from the sun can be an economical, environmentally friendly and safe way to keep your garden office warm.
Solar panels mounted on the roof can be used to heat water inside a single radiator.
However, it is important to factor in the initial cost of installation of garden office in Wales, and how long it might take to see a return on that investment.
A challenge presented by the British climate is that the sun usually shines least when you most need to feel snug while sitting inside your garden office.
There are several questions to answer before deciding whether this is worth pursuing.
How often will you use the garden room? How big is it? What impact do the internal dimensions have on the solar panels’ expected workload?
Would a solar panel be the only source of electricity or will you have mains supply back-up?
Perhaps the most important aspect to consider is the precise location on which your garden office will be built.
Put simply; if it is always in the shade of your house or other obstructions such as trees – then the efficiency of solar panels is decreased dramatically.
The solar panels need to be in a position where sunlight can reach them, preferably at all times of the day.
We will conduct a site survey to take a look at your garden and surrounding areas and recommend whether solar panels can be added to your outdoor office space in Wales.
