THE GUIDE TOGMT GARDEN ROOMS

• Everything you need to know when considering more living space for you and your family.

Introduction Garden Rooms are a great way to create extra space to add to your home and to make better use of your garden. Your garden room can be used for many different reasons from, extra office space, hobby rooms, games rooms, sleep over rooms, and that extra living space for those visiting either family or friends or, maybe an investment and register with Airbnb for weekend breaks and have that extra income. You will have a personalised traditionally built timber constructed Garden Room that will add thousands to the value of your property and will be part of your home for years.GMT Garden Rooms are Beautiful. Very well-built. Made for you. Affordable Long Lasting. Built on site. Eco-friendly.

We can build a fantastic range of bespoke Garden Rooms to suit all requirements and budgets. We’ve worked with our clients all over the UK, and focus on providing a comprehensive service, with good traditional craftsmanship and with a personalised design. So if you are in the market for a new Garden Room or are just looking for a way to make more space in your home then please read on. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch, and we can help you futher.

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Do you require a Garden Room? Are you a young, professional couple, thirty something and loving life. You both work from home quite regularly and have a amazing kids. Your house is becoming crowded and you thought about some more space. Maybe a playroom, a separate office away from the kids, or just a place to relax with your friends when they come over? You’re don’t want to move though, as your kids are at a good school and you’ve got friends in the area. What can you do? You’re a couple with older teenage or adult kids. They’re always hanging around taking over the TV, and their boyfriends/ girlfriends are around your house more often. It would be nice to have some more space, but do you really want to be thinking about extensions to your home.Maybe you’re an older couple. After having worked hard for decades you’re approaching retirement. Time to treat yourselves to some of the things you’ve always wanted but haven’t been able to afford – perhaps a hobby room, a jacuzzi room or an area the children can stay when they visit? Maybe you need to look after your parents and they require there own space.The solution If you need a little extra space in your life for whatever reason. There are dozens of circumstances in which you might need to expand your living area, and in many cases a Garden Room is your perfect solution. We’ll begin our guide by explaining the alternatives to Garden Rooms. We’ll then give you some examples of Garden Rooms you can have, the benefits they offer you, and finally, why you should buy one from us!

AlternativesSo now you have reached the stage where you simply need the space and have to decide from options available. Each of them has an associated cost and come with benefits and a few disadvantages. For each of the options there are positives and negatives with a given approximate price guide to help you plan.

A Conservatory Conservatories are called (sunrooms) for a very good reason: surrounded by glass on most sides, conservatories are designed to trap as much sunlight and warmth in the room as possible. There is nothing more pleasant than a conservatory on a mild spring or summer day. The conservatory could have dwarf walls and be insulated so you can use it during the mild winter months. Whether or not a conservatory suits you depends on what you need the extra space for. If it is an extra dining room attached to your home then a conservatory is for you. We have built many conservatories ourselves and they are fabulous extra rooms, giving you that extra living space attached to your home.However, there are some drawbacks with conservatories that mean it might not be the best option. A conservatory depends on the sunniest part of your garden being close to your house. If it isn’t, then you can rule this option out. A shady conservatory will be cold most of the year. You are also limited to what you can use a conservatory for. They are impractical as offices because of the sun light. They are not good bedrooms. Excess light also damages furniture, cushions and photos. Finally, unless you have good insulation your conservatory will be un-usable for most of the winter, and on warm summer days it may be too hot for comfort. Approximate cost dependant on size: £10,000 - £40,000

Alternatives An extension

Why not have an extension with multiple additional rooms as you don’t want to move house, this is a popular option. A good extension will add a lot of value to your property. Extensions are sometimes the best option if you need long-term space, such as extra bedrooms for a new child, plus a Home Office, a larger kitchen, or even a downstairs living for your live in parents that need looking after etc. However, extensions can be big projects; and so require a lot of planning, a very large budget and lots of patience. Planning permission is frequently a long and drawn out process and can cost a small fortune just to have the plans drawn up, and then the build itself can come across problems and extra expense. To build an extension after you have achieved the plans and the planning and found a good builder, can take 3 to 12 months to complete. During this time your house will probably be a building site for some or all of the time. How will this impact your work and your personal life?

Approximate cost: This completely depends on the size of your extension and how long it takes. Prices range from £24,000-£80,000 or more.

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Alternatives Loft Conversion

If you need a new bedroom, a loft conversion may be a possibility. Many homeowners have successfully converted lofts into bedrooms with en-suites with additional storage space. This might be a cost-effective way you if you own a bungalow or house with a large, unused loft area.

Again Loft conversions still require and architect, building control and a very good builder. May take depending on the size of the loft conversion 2-6 months.

Approximate cost:

A standard loft conversion will cost around £30,000, but if you want multiple bedrooms and/or en-suite bathrooms this could cost £60,000.

Garage Conversion

Not many new homes have garages attached to the home, but if you are lucky enough to have one and its attached, it can sometimes be converted into an additional room. Households with teenage or adult children may be tempted to convert their garage as a hideaway and to free up room in the main house. You still require building control. Approximate cost:

Converting a garage can cost approximately £10,000 - £30,000.

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AdvantagesGarden rooms are unique and extremely cost-effective spaces, costing a fraction of the expense of a conservatory or house extension. Here are some of the benefits that our customers have found by choosing a garden room from GMT Garden Rooms.Most garden rooms do not require planning permission, so long as they are single-storey and do not take up more than one half of the total space of your garden. but for most buyers, the stress of securing planning permission is simply not a factor. This is a significant advantage over a house extension, because the planning process can be a frustrating headache. In our opinion, it is best to avoid it altogether – by opting for a versatile, personalised garden room.

Why have our Garden Rooms?

Of course we are biased, but for clients that require a modest amount of additional space, a garden room comes close to being the perfect choice. GMT Garden Rooms can be used as an office, hobby room, study room, home salon, and even guest bedrooms. Most of them don’t need planning permission, they are comparatively excellent value for money. And our design and build service is exceptional.

We have based our Garden Rooms on the foundations of Finnish Log Cabins, where the warmest annual average temperature in Southwestern Finland is 6.5 °C (43.7 °F). Our Garden Rooms stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer with minimal cost, ensuring comfort in all weathers. Our Garden Rooms do not arrive in a kit form, and are built traditionally on site. We are happy to work along side our clients on a daily basis, making the Garden Room build, an enjoyable experience.Clients rarely require planning permission for our Garden Rooms unlike some extensions and conservatories.

Garden rooms have grown in popularity over the last few years. There are now different types of garden rooms available, each customisable to your own specifications.

GMT Garden RoomBenefits

GMT Garden rooms Are unique and cost-effective, Here are some of the benefits that our customers have found by choosing a garden room from GMT Garden Rooms.

No planning permission is requiredMost garden rooms do not require planning permission, so long as they are single-storey and do not take up more than one half of the total space of your garden. The stress of securing planning permission is simply not a factor. This is a significant advantage over a house extension, because the planning process can be a frustrating headache. In our opinion, it is best to avoid it altogether – by opting for a versatile, personalised garden room.

Space away from the main house As we discussed in our introduction, a Garden Room provides that space at a crucial distance from the main house, so that members of the household can enjoy privacy and independence while remaining close to your main home.

Multiple uses As we have seen, a GMT Garden Room can be used for a huge variety of purposes. As a flexible space this can change over time. Your garden room may start as a games room and then become an office. Once your garden room is installed it is a permanent part of your property, so it can change and grow as your needs require it to.

An affordable option GMT Garden Rooms offer so much more value for money than house extensions or a conservatory. GMT Garden Rooms have none of the structural problems and issues with foundations that plague conservatories. They don’t have any of the endless expenses with building contractors that are part and parcel of extending your house. A quality GMT Garden Room will cost you a bit less than a same size conservatory, but will be far more usable, warmer and a lot more adaptable in the future.

Base construction

The most important part of a GMT Garden Room is the base. Your base is extremely important to the integrity of the building, so it is essential it is done professionally. Cheap off-the-shelf garden rooms never include the base, leaving you with a hidden cost.If the base is not included you can either attempt to do it yourself, or get a building firm to do it. This is not recommended for a whole range of problems. If a base is not completely level it can create all sorts of issues with your garden room. You may not be able to fit windows or closedoors. If you are in the unfortunate position of having paid a building contractor to create an unsatisfactory base, the question now arises as to whose responsibility it is to fix the blunder.This is one of the main advantages of going for a bespoke, all-inclusive service such as we offer. We include the base and all our costs as part of the same quote, with no hidden extras. So you have peace of mind that your garden room is built properly and safely, from the ground up, first time.

• We place our Garden Rooms on concrete padstones at set spacings.

• We then can adjust the height by setting concrete blocks on the concrete padstones.

• This makes the Garden Room a non permanent structure.• Leaving a space beneath it, allows the air to circulate and

the Garden Room to breath.• We can also surround your Garden Room with a lovely

Decking platform, which gives it a pleasant finish.

Timber construction

• Our Garden Rooms are made from a tanalised timber, using a traditional construction method.

• This includes the floor, the walls, and the roof.• At this stage, we then make ready the Door and

window openings, then reinforce if required.

Garden Room Insulation

• We use a 80mm silver foil backed foam insulation under the floor.

• We then seal the floor using Damp Proof membrane.

• We then lay 18mm moisture resistant flooring.

• For the walls and ceiling we use a Rockwool 100mm insulation or equivalent.

• We wrap the walls on the outside with a rubber membrane which is breathable.

Windows and Doors

We use PVc Windows and Doors,These come in 4 colours which are

• White• Mahogany woodgrain• Light Oak• Grey

Inside and Outside walls

• We use a 6inch softwood shiplap cladding that is 19mm thick.

• This is treated on site to a preferred stain in a colour of your choice. The stain is applied on the front side and back side, giving the timber an all-round protection. ‘Sadolin Classic Wood Protection is suitable for all exterior wood including decking. It absorbs deeply into the timber to provide exceptional protection against the weather’

• The walls are plaster boarded with 12.5mm Gypsum board, scrimmed and filled.

• We apply a mist/base coat ready for your choice of finish paint.

• We offer the complete decoration service if you require.

Internal Rooms• Internal rooms can be laid out and

built to your requirements.• You have the choice to include a

bedroom, a Bathroom, a Kitchen or just leave it as one complete room.

• We use qualified electricians to install all your electrical requirements.

• We can plumb in all your plumbing requirements.

• Lastly we lay the final flooring (oak laminate) with skirting to finish.

• Stepping into your finished garden room on completion fills you with satisfaction and enjoyment.

Now for the Exciting PartWorking out your Garden

Room• Once we have met with you and discussed all

your needs, and have agreed on Sizes, Windows, Doors, Electrics, Plumbing and any internal rooms, we can begin your Garden Room.

• Just a few things we have to adhere to, that will enable us to build your Garden Room.

• We can not take up 50% or more of your garden space.

• We have to keep below 2.4m in height if we are less than 1m to your neighbour.

• We require access to your main electrical fuse board in, your house.

• A water supply will be required inside or outside the property which enable us to connect your Garden Room too.

• And if required, we would need to see a mains drain.

Basic PricingGroundworksPadstones each (no greater than 1.5m apart £54.50Underground pipe per m (doesn’t include water connection or inside plumbing £73.00Floor per sqm £167.00Walls per linear m £375.00Roof per sqm £171.00Per Double doors £850.00Per single door £560.00Per window £400.00Internal walls per linear m £157.00Internal door each £110.00Electrics all with fuse board and house connection upto 30m from house electrics

(1-10 spot lights 4-8 double sockets) £990.00(10-16 spot lights 8-12 double sockets) £1320.00Water heater 10-15ltr £250.00Shower feed only £100.00Heater supply only from board (towel Rail) £20.00Plumbing including house connect up to 30m £850.00Extra 1m from house after initial 30m £5.00Decorating service per sqm £30.00

Prices for bathroom and Kitchen suites can be costed separately, due to personal preferences etc. But all the plumbing and electrics are included above.