Garden Room Construction in Caversham

Garden room construction in Caversham from Stephen Anthony Developments. Insulated garden offices and extra rooms built on proper foundations, wired from the house and warm enough to use in the middle of winter.

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Garden Offices and Extra Rooms

A garden room gives you a separate space to work, exercise or sit without extending the house. Because it is a standalone building, the disruption is far lower than an extension and the house carries on as normal while it goes up.

Garden room construction in Caversham with an insulated garden office being built

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Bases, Power and Insulation

A garden room needs a level, load bearing base, usually concrete or a piled system, not paving slabs. Power is run from the consumer unit in armoured cable buried at the right depth. Insulation in floor, walls and roof is what makes it usable in January.

Do You Need Planning for a Garden Room?

Most garden rooms fall under permitted development if they stay under the height limits, sit at least two metres from the boundary where they are over 2.5 metres tall, and are not used as separate living accommodation. Sleeping in one changes the rules.

About us

Garden room construction sits between our building work and our garden work, using groundworks, structure and finishing all in one small project. We build them as proper buildings rather than assembling flat pack kits, so they last and perform like part of the house. Most are finished inside four to six weeks with very little disruption indoors.

34 years building across Caversham and Reading
Show home in RG4 you can look round
Office in RG4 and clients are welcome to call in
One team from groundworks to final finish
Written quotes before any work is agreed

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to build a garden room in Caversham?

Most take three to six weeks. The base takes the first week and needs time to cure, then the structure goes up quickly once it starts. Wiring, insulation and internal finishing take the rest. Wet weather mainly affects the groundworks stage.

Can I use a garden room as an office all year round?

Yes, provided it is insulated and heated properly. Insulation in the floor, walls and roof, decent glazing and a small heater or electric panel will keep it comfortable through winter. Thin uninsulated buildings are the ones that end up unused from November.

Can a garden room have water and a toilet?

It can, but it needs drainage running back to the existing system, which adds cost and digging. Where that is straightforward it is well worth doing. Where the garden slopes away from the drains, a pumped waste system is usually the answer.