Garden Rooms

Garden rooms are available in a wide range of styles and designs. Like conservatories and Orangeries, Garden rooms boast a high roofline that helps create a naturally light and warming environment. Garden rooms are perfect for homeowners who are looking for extra space, or are looking to replace their tired looking conservatory with something more practical and spacious.

As Garden rooms are fully insulated using a combination of natural wood materials and technologies such as double glazing they are superbly energy efficient and are designed to keep you warm all year round. Furthermore, because of their high levels of insulation they have low running costs.Garden rooms are also constructed from high quality, durable, long-life materials they are low maintenance.

Using a Garden Room

Garden rooms provide flexible, multi-purpose space for work, rest and play. Here are just a few potential uses:

Garden Office

A garden office provides a comfortable and secure working environment for people who want to work close to home. 

Gym

if you want to work out from the comfort of your own space, then this could be the answer. garden rooms can be built with reinforced floors and ceiling mounts to accommodate heavy gym equipment.

Music Studio

Whether you are learning to play the drums or mastering the piano, a sound proofed garden room is a real plus.

Home Entertainment Centre

A garden room is a great way to relax and truly enjoy your favourite film in privacy and comfort.

Extra bedroom

A garden room can be designed to house guests in the knowledge that they are safe and cosy. Furthermore, this can help you enjoy the benefits of extra space. 

Building Regulations

Garden rooms are classed as a permitted development. This means that building regulations will not apply if the floor area of the building is less that 15 Square meter and does not contain sleeping accommodation.

Consumer Benefits

When you enter into a contract with a member of DGCOS to install glazing products at your home in England, Scotland, Wales or the Isle of Wight, you should receive the following.

• Consumer advice line 
  We are on hand to answer any questions you may have once you have entered into a contract with a scheme member.
• Deposit and stage-payment protection insurance
  This covers up to 25% of the contract value (maximum limit of £5,000) for 120 days, once your installation is registered with us.
• Insurance-backed guarantee (IBG)
  An IBG provides protection if your installer ceases (stops) trading and cannot honour the terms of their written guarantee. You will receive an IBG once the member has added in a date on our system to show when they completed your installation.
• Alternative dispute resolution 
  Our expert mediators are always on hand to help resolve any disputes you may have with one of our members.
• Access to an ombudsman 
  You will have free access to an ombudsman if we cannot settle your complaint.

Please read the consumer advice section to understand the protection you may receive and the obligations you have. Click here to visit the consumer advice section.