| These days garden buildings come in all | | | | Dedicated workshops usually have double-doors |
| shapes, sizes and increasingly diverse | | | | and more windows than you would expect to |
| materials. Although garden sheds are still | | | | find in a conventional garden shed. Workshops |
| the first type of garden building that many | | | | are designed specifically as a space in which |
| people think of, there is an extensive range | | | | to work; setting them apart from many other |
| of buildings and a myriad of uses they can be | | | | garden buildings. They are often light and |
| put to. These range from the traditional | | | | airy, with more space and a higher roofline |
| garden shed, to a large log cabin that can be | | | | than a conventional garden shed with more |
| used as a summerhouse or increasingly these | | | | space for workbenches, tools and a larger |
| days, as a garden office, home gym or spa. | | | | area in which to work. |
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| Garden buildings, and their uses, are | | | | With longer and warmer summers, summerhouses |
| becoming increasingly diverse. We are all | | | | are becoming increasingly popular as an |
| aware of the conventional garden shed that | | | | outdoor space that all the family can enjoy. |
| has traditionally been used for storing | | | | These can either be open structures that |
| garden furniture, garden tools and bicycles. | | | | allow you to enjoy lazy summer days or with |
| They are often used as a haven for gardeners | | | | glazed doors and windows that let in lots of |
| who use them as a tool store and potting | | | | light, while still offering protection from |
| shed. Garden sheds are now also available in | | | | more inclement weather. |
| metal which is secure and robust, and plastic | | | | |
| that is incredibly durable with none of the | | | | Without a doubt the most diverse and |
| material degradation that can occur with | | | | versatile of garden buildings is the log |
| either wood or metal products. | | | | cabin: they range in size from seven feet by |
| | | | five feet up to an extraordinary 16 square |
| Greenhouses are another traditional garden | | | | feet. The walls are available with timber |
| building that have been an integral part of | | | | thicknesses up to 95mm for added sound and |
| British life for years. For the dedicated | | | | thermal insulation and structural integrity. |
| gardening enthusiast these glazed garden | | | | These truly versatile buildings are capable |
| structures are invaluable; they are often | | | | of fulfilling a vast array of outdoor spatial |
| used for planting seeds and propagating | | | | requirements, some of the most common being: |
| plants that would never survive a British | | | | a garden home office, a superb working |
| winter, and what greenhouse would be complete | | | | environment that does not impinge upon your |
| in late summer without home grown tomatoes. | | | | indoor space. A log cabin is also the ideal |
| Although traditionally made from wood with | | | | setting for a garden gym, affording you the |
| glass roof and side panels; it is now more | | | | opportunity to exercise in the relaxed |
| common for the frame to be made from | | | | surroundings of your own garden. Or why not |
| lightweight aluminium with the glazed panels | | | | indulge yourself and set up your very own |
| made from polycarbonate for lighter weight, | | | | all-weather spa in the heart of your garden. |
| increased safety and greater thermal | | | | |
| conductivity. | | | | In summary, garden buildings are moving away |
| | | | from the traditional garden shed and there |
| Garden buildings are becoming increasingly | | | | are now far more specialised buildings to |
| specialised in their use. With dedicated | | | | fulfil your outdoor storage and accommodation |
| garden storage catering for traditional | | | | needs. Garden sheds are still the mainstay of |
| storage needs, and the more unusual demands | | | | many gardens, and greenhouses are as popular |
| such as a dedicated motorcycle store. | | | | and useful as ever. Specialist garden storage |
| Particularly useful are the small plastic | | | | solutions are available in a variety of sizes |
| storage boxes which prove ideal for small | | | | and colours that are ideal for storing garden |
| items in the garden or children's toys. Metal | | | | tools, garden furniture, children's toys and |
| stores are not only safe and secure, they | | | | even a motorcycle. Summerhouses help you make |
| often have a far lower profile than a | | | | the most of your outdoor space and log cabins |
| conventional shed. This makes them far more | | | | are currently one of the most versatile |
| convenient than a shed as they are less | | | | garden buildings you can buy. They are |
| visually intrusive and take up less space | | | | increasingly popular as garden offices, home |
| than a conventional shed. | | | | gyms and even a truly indulgent garden spa. |
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