DIY Garden Rooms: How Long Do They Take to Build?
In recent years, the concept of DIY garden rooms has surged in popularity. These bespoke outdoor spaces not only add aesthetic appeal to your garden but also provide functional space for home offices, gyms, studios and anything else you can think of!
One of the most common questions surrounding this project is: “How long does it take to build a DIY garden room?”. So we wanted to give you some insight into the timeline of constructing as well as provide tips to streamline the process.
You could have your dream Garden Room in as little as 4 weeks! Here’s how….
Understanding the Basics of DIY Garden Rooms
Before diving into the construction timeline, it’s crucial to understand what a DIY garden room entails. Essentially, it’s a self-constructed standalone structure. Unlike traditional home extensions, these rooms are less intrusive and often do not require planning permission, making them a quicker solution than a traditional home extension.
What Can Impact the Construction Time?
Several factors can affect the time it takes to build a DIY garden room. Being aware of these can help you better plan and manage your project timeline.
- Your Supplier: Every supplier includes different things within their timeline ensure you check what is included (electricals, windows etc…). Each supplier also has a different manufacturing process making some garden rooms more complex to put together. Pent Haus for example is designed and manufactured in a way that makes it easy to construct.
- Design Complexity: Simpler designs with minimal features will naturally take less time to construct. Main factors that impact this are the number of windows, doors, or intricate architectural details.
- Size of the Structure: The larger the garden room, the longer the construction will take. This is due to the increased materials, foundation work, and detailing involved.
- DIY Skill Level: Beginners might take longer due to the learning curve – but don’t worry, none of our Garden Rooms require specialist skills – anyone can do it!
- Weather Conditions: Outdoor construction projects are at the mercy of weather conditions. Plan your build for clear days without rain, or extreme heat to ensure you can work effectively. You can still build our Garden Rooms in the rain – but we recommend more cups of tea, and some waterproofs!
- Assistance: Having friends or family members help can speed up the build. We recommend 1-2 people to help build our Garden Rooms.
Estimated Timeline for Building a DIY Garden Room
While individual projects will vary, here’s a rough timeline to give you an idea of what to expect during the construction of a standard 10×10 ft garden room.
Week 1: Planning and Preparation
- Design Finalisation: Work with our team here at Pent Haus to decide on the design features, and dimensions of your garden room. It takes 3 minutes to design your dream garden room in our design tool! Try it out here. Then someone from our team will be in touch within 48hrs to discuss your garden room and discuss delivery options
- Site Preparation: Clear the area where the garden room will be built, ensuring the ground is level.
Week 2-3: Delivery
- Delivery: your garden room could be delivered within 2 weeks! Professional Delivery from our team, and Offload included as standard.
- Preparation: Your garden room will arrive on a lorry, and with full in depth instructions and toolbox with all the screws and adhesives you need to build your garden room as well as access to our online tutorial videos. We recommend watching all the tutorials in advance of getting started, as well as checking you have everything you need.
Week 3-4: Time to Build!
- Time to Build! Easy and quick to build! You should be able to assemble your dream garden room in just 1-3 days with 2 people. This includes, insulation, windows, doors, interior walls, as well as flooring. This is worth checking as not all suppliers include windows & doors in their kit & timelines.
Prepare for the Unexpected
- Allow for Delays: Always factor in extra time for unforeseen delays or changes to the plan such as the weather.
- Inspections: If your project requires inspections or approvals, schedule these in advance to avoid hold-ups.
Our Tips for a Smoother Construction Process
- Thorough Planning: Spend ample time in the planning stage to avoid mid-project changes. There’s nothing worse than having to stop mid-project!
- Check your Tools: Ensure you have all the tools you need to assist with the build before you get started. Pent Haus provides all the materials you need and will detail any tools needed.
- Weather Watch: Plan your work around the weather forecast to avoid rain or extreme conditions.
- Seek Help: Don’t hesitate to ask for assistance! We are on hand to support you through your build with our customer service team.
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