People install garden rooms for all kinds of reasons. They provide practical and functional living space. They can be hugely aesthetically appealing. And they’re quick and relatively easy to install. But one of the additional benefits is that a good quality garden room can also add value to your home.
Four Ways to Add Value to Your Home with a Garden Room
The provision of additional space
Whether you use it as a home gym or as a guest bedroom, your primary reason for investing in a garden room will have been to gain extra space. And that’s as important to any prospective buyers of your home as it is to you. Garden rooms provide a quick and easy way to extend your living space. In most cases, they don’t require planning permission. And they are often less costly and disruptive than extending your building.
Choose quality
Garden rooms come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, designs, and materials. And they can cost anything from £1,000 to £30,000+. The problem is that they are not all equal. The more you invest in your garden room, the more value it will add. Both financially and functionally. While low-cost garden rooms are appealing on paper, their use is limited. They won’t have insulation, which will make them intolerable in both winter and summer. They’ll have little protection. And they’re unlikely to be very durable. A low budget garden room is likely to add little more value than a shed. A high quality garden room, on the other hand, can add at least 8.4% to the value of your home.
Make it functional
We’ve already mentioned the importance of insulation. But when designing your garden room, you need to consider everything that might improve its functionality. For some, that might be the inclusion of a lavatory or shower room. For others, it might be a kitchen or a large decking area, so you can move your desk outside in warmer weather. You might even want to include soundproofing. Whatever you choose, by enhancing the functionality of your garden room, you are also enhancing its value.
Think aesthetics
A functional garden room always has value. But a garden room that is as visually appealing as it is useful, will always be worth more. So, include plenty of windows, so you can enjoy being inside your garden room. And think of the finish externally, as well as internally. This is just as important for you as it is for any would-be buyers, because you’re going to be looking at it every day while you live there.
If you’re looking for a fuss-free way to extend the living space within your home, a garden room can provide the answer. It adds that square footage in the least disruptive way possible. It’s cost effective, and it holds the potential to add value to your property. The only question is whether you wish to relinquish your garden space. For some people and in some places, the garden may be worth more. But in most cases, a well-built, high quality garden room will always add value to a property.
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