At gillies and mackay our buildings are fairly hefty to say the least.
Garden room base construction.
A garden room should be in keeping with the style of your home and garden with contemporary garden rooms suiting modern clean cut spaces and more traditional summer houses perfect for period homes.
In a rubicon garden room or garden office an industrial grade 22mm moisture resistant t g composite board is used.
So when we re thinking about the foundations for a garden room we need to appreciate that the weight has a huge influence over what kind of base we should construct.
This provides good protection during and after construction even if the boards become wet whilst also providing an excellent base for tiling carpet or laminate.
To ensure the design is spot on you need to get its position size and look just right.
Garden rooms are not bound by limitations that a room in your home may have.
A garden room is the perfect blank canvas to use for any purpose you should need it for.
Typically a garden room will weigh over 2 tonnes.
It is the most durable and solid foundation but like with all the other good things in life a concrete foundation is one of the most expensive bases to build and involves more working.
Our garden rooms are made with a 5 tier wall specification that looks and sounds like this external cladding.
As standard we will always use 19mm thick tongue and groove redwood which has been tanalised to protect it against rot and fungi.
Making a base larger than your building is not recommended this increases the risk of water ingress so be sure that you know the exact size you need and if you are unsure then just ask.
Think outside the box and create your very own home gym office art studio yoga room garden bar music studio games room man cave reading room beauty salon and much more.
The base should always be the same size as the footprint of the building and constructed of either concrete paving slabs or a garden affairs deck base.
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There are alternatives such as siberian larch and close board and strap depending on your own preference.