Why A Garden Room Is Better Than A House Extension

Householders who want some extra space have a few choices about how to obtain it. One option is to move altogether, but if you want to stay put because you love your home, it’s in a good area and the neighbours are great, the choices are either some form of extension - a conservatory or something with more bricks and mortar - or a garden room.

Building Design and Construction has noted that, right now, householders are tending to select the garden room option. 

Analysing why this is, it pinpointed several reasons. Firstly, there is none of the disruption that is involved in building an extension, with no noise, dust, and bits of building materials in the places where you used to sit or walk.

Secondly, there is the greater flexibility. You can build a garden room for work purposes, as a man cave, a gym or yoga room, an art room, or many other purposes - and it need not be for just one of these things.

It can also be custom-designed with a lot more comfort than some kinds of extensions, especially conservatories, which are notorious for being too hot in summer and too cold in winter.

Other reasons were listed, too, but perhaps the most notable is the investment aspect. The article highlighted the benefit of adding value to your home by installing a well-insulated and beautifully designed garden room.

This aspect offers a contrast with a conservatory. An estate agency made a few headlines a couple of years ago by suggesting that conservatories could actually reduce the value of a home by up to £15,000, because of a combination of poor temperature control, a lack of energy efficiency and outdated designs.

That might suggest householders with a conservatory would be better off replacing it. But faced with the choice in the first place, it seems there are many very good reasons that householders prefer garden rooms.