Month: February 2023
What to Consider When Turning Your Summerhouse into a Home Gym
14 February 2023 - Joanna Hazelton
If keeping fit is your thing, there really isn’t a better way to stick to your fitness regime when your workout space is on your doorstep and literally in your back garden. A quick trip across the lawn to an area of your very own to exercise, as and when, to your heart’s content. Just […]
How to Avoid Condensation and Damp Inside Your Summerhouse/Garden Room
9 February 2023 - Joanna Hazelton
You’ve designed your perfect garden bolt hole, a blissful space to put your feet up and escape to for some peace and quiet, for afternoons of contemplation. Somewhere to forget about the washing up and cleaning the loo (mind you, I don’t need to be in a summerhouse to forget about doing either of these!) […]
How to Heat a Summerhouse/Garden Room
6 February 2023 - Joanna Hazelton
A summerhouse is not just for summer. A summerhouse should give you pleasure throughout the whole year. So here’s a heads up on how to keep your summerhouse warm and toasty and inviting as the temperatures drop. Insulation 70% of heat will be lost through the roof and the floor. Therefore fitting good quality, fire […]
Do I Need Planning Permission to Sleep in a Summerhouse?
2 February 2023 - Joanna Hazelton
This does depend… Are you planning on using your summerhouse as a bolt hole to sleep in occasionally? Where friends and family can crash out after an evening of overindulgence? A space for your teenagers’ not-so-quiet friends to sleep over – a welcome distance from the house? Or, most importantly, somewhere to banish your snoring […]