Garden Room Base Construction

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Garden room base construction.

The base should always be the same size as the footprint of the building and constructed of either concrete paving slabs or a garden affairs deck base. It is the most durable and solid foundation but like with all the other good things in life a concrete foundation is one of the most expensive bases to build and involves more working. There are alternatives such as siberian larch and close board and strap depending on your own preference. As standard we will always use 19mm thick tongue and groove redwood which has been tanalised to protect it against rot and fungi.

A garden room should be in keeping with the style of your home and garden with contemporary garden rooms suiting modern clean cut spaces and more traditional summer houses perfect for period homes. Https bit ly 2bilsyc part 4 of a video series about how to self build a timber framed garden room office aka tiny hous. To ensure the design is spot on you need to get its position size and look just right. In a rubicon garden room or garden office an industrial grade 22mm moisture resistant t g composite board is used.

Whether you are building a small storage shed 4 x 5m garden room or very large 5 x 10m office building you can t go wrong with a concrete base. Our garden rooms are made with a 5 tier wall specification that looks and sounds like this external cladding. Making a base larger than your building is not recommended this increases the risk of water ingress so be sure that you know the exact size you need and if you are unsure then just ask. Typically a garden room will weigh over 2 tonnes.

This provides good protection during and after construction even if the boards become wet whilst also providing an excellent base for tiling carpet or laminate. Think outside the box and create your very own home gym office art studio yoga room garden bar music studio games room man cave reading room beauty salon and much more. Garden rooms are not bound by limitations that a room in your home may have. A garden room is the perfect blank canvas to use for any purpose you should need it for.