Mrs R contacted Garden Retreat requiring us to demolish and old concrete garage with asbestos, and create a new base for an Artist’s Garden Studio. We were delighted to work on this project and are very happy with the outcome as is Mrs R. BEFORE PHOTOS THE BASE THE BUILD The Studio Garden Building is constructed using an…
Mr Stapleton came to Garden Retreat requiring a retail unit to promote his new business Garage Play Ltd at Longacres Garden Centre and wanted a cost effective, modern retail unit which we were very happy to provide. This building is split into two to provide both an office area and retail / display area. www.garageplay.co.uk THE…
Mr C is an existing customer and we were extremely happy when he came to us for a second building. The first building he had was in 2020 and here is the original project. He was very happy with the original project and after the recent storms he wanted a 20ft square garage with 3…
Garden Retreat have been working with Mr & Mrs M with a view to installing a garden room kitchen, and the great thing about it is it sited on a beautiful terrace that has absolutely fantastic views from the New Forest across to the Isle of Wight and to site the building it will have…
Mr H approached Garden Retreat requiring a garden office including the removal of their old shed and the formation of a concrete base. BEFORE PHOTOS THE BASE CONSTRUCTION THE BUILD This contemporary garden building is constructed using an external tanalised cladding as standard and bitumen paper to ensure any damp is kept out of the building. The walls are…
Mr & Mrs S approached Garden Retreat requiring two buildings, a garden studio and a larger garage to the one they already had. We were delighted to win the project and in addition to the two buildings we were also given the opportunity to organise and mange the ground works, drainage and clearance. BEFORE PHOTOS…
Mr & Mrs S approached Garden Retreat requiring two buildings, a garden studio and a larger garage to the one they already had. We were delighted to win the project and in addition to the two buildings we were also given the opportunity to organise and mange the ground works, drainage and clearance. BEFORE PHOTOS…
Mr G contacted garden Retreat interested in our Contemporary timber framed garages Our timber garages are constructed using 100mm x 38mm timber framing clad with tanalith BS8417 shiplap, bitumen paper and 4mm plywood lining. This Contemporary garage, has minimal overhangs to the sides and front with guttering to the rear and grey or black facia…
Ms D contacted Garden Retreat requiring a garden office / room, we worked with the her to design, build and supply a building that sits nicely within an existing decked and landscaped garden. Here at Wild Roots, we like to bring the outside in! We can supply you with interior plants, home interiors and bespoke…
Garden Retreat was contacted by the Committee of the Crowle Community Shop in 2017 with a view to provide a local shop run by the community and benefit the community in a number of innovative ways. In 2021 due to their success as a community shop they asked Garden Retreat to extend their shop to expand…
Mr H contacted Garden Retreat requiring a garden office / room, we worked with the customer to design, build and supply a building that suited both the size of garden and budget. THE BUILD This contemporary garden building is constructed using an external 16mm nom x 125mm tanalsied cladding and bitumen paper to ensure any damp is kept out of…
Mr A contacted Garden Retreat September 2021 and was interested in our Arched Roof Contemporary Garden Office to be installed in the back garden. They also required a concrete base to place the building on which Garden Retreat provided as part of the package. BEFORE PHOTOS THE BASE THE BUILD COMPLETED BUILDING The Arched Roof Contemporary Garden Office is constructed using an external…
Ms H had just moved into her new home but wanted to have a garden building to continue her pottery hobby. In addition to this she required additional storage so we incorporated a partition and store which creates a warm and dry storage area. THE BUILD Waiting for door glass The Traditional Garden Building is constructed using an…
Mrs C was looking for a cost effective solution for a garden office / room in order to move her massage and therapy work to her home, which also saves her a significant amount of money renting her current premises. Garden Retreat have the perfect solution, an all year round room creating a quite and personable…
Mr & Mrs Z were looking for additional space to create a family room and office to satisfy the whole family. With a pool table on order and a large flat screen TV on the wall this will make the perfect space for the family and in the ‘L’ shaped part of the room under…
Mr & Mrs S contacted Garden Retreat after initially looking for a building from a competitor to be installed as a quiet place for Mrs S to write poetry. The reason they contacted Garden Retreat was the proposed garden room had to satisfy local planning restrictions in the beautiful village of Beaminster, Dorset. Garden Retreat specialise in…
Mrs W contacted Garden Retreat and was interested in our range of Contemporary Garden Offices to provide counselling services in her quite and peaceful garden. More importantly the saving on renting a room to provide these services are a significant saving and adds value to there home in the future. This contemporary garden building is constructed using an external cedar clad…
Mr V Contacted us from Nottingham requiring a 2.5m high garage which he wanted to use as a workshop with a personnel door and an opening to fit his own window. Our timber triple garages are constructed using 100mm x 38mm timber framing clad with tanalith BS8417 shiplap, bitumen paper and 4mm plywood lining. …
Mr & Mrs Jeffery contacted Garden Retreat looking for a garden room for Mr Ben Jeffery to be able to work from as an Artist. Mr & Mrs Jeffery decided to go for a building from our Contemporary Garden Office & Garden Room Range and swapped the French doors and side lights for black patio doors and decided to…
Mr & Mrs H Contacted Garden Retreat requiring a garden office in their garden. There wasn’t a huge amount of space but we were able to design and install the perfect garden room which maximised the space and at the same time looked like it had been there for years. Mr & Mrs H decided to go…
Ms H contacted Garden Retreat in 2019 requiring a garden building to use as a leisure room. This particular building however is quite different as it has black Crittall windows and doors with triangular windows in the gable end. The building will have a separate store room will be insulated with plastered walls and a full electrics…
Mr & Mrs W contacted Garden Retreat requiring a garden building to use as a leisure room with a built in store, Mr & Mrs W decided to go for a building from our Traditional Garden Office & Garden Room Range which provides a building which suits its surroundings and with an electrics pack and fully insulated creates a space…
Mr & Mrs H were recommended to Garden Retreat by a local home maintenance company (run by Mark Strode) who provides a range of services which generally include internal and external maintenance and garden clearance in New Milton, Hampshire and the surrounding areas. The garden room will form part of a garden revamp for the summer and…
Mr B contacted Garden Retreat interested in a triple timber framed garage, part of which would be used for a store room / work shop. We suggested a building from our Winchester Timber Framed Garage Range which satisfied his requirements perfectly. BEFORE PHOTOS MOCK UP THE BUILD Our timber triple garages are constructed using 100mm x 38mm…
Mr & Mrs R contacted Garden Retreat interested in a garden room to enable somewhere for their grand children to play somewhere warm, safe and secure. We suggested a building from our Contemporary Garden Office & Garden Room Range and with the built in insulation, double glazed windows and doors this building provides great sound proofing to make lots…
Mr S contacted Garden Retreat June 2020 requiring a large garage to store classic cars and after discussing the project with previous Customer who had a similar building in Devon Mr S decided to go ahead with his project. Completed Photos Our timber garages are constructed using 100mm x 38mm timber framing clad with tanalith BS8417 shiplap,…
Charlton Kings Cricket Club Pavilion – The History Author: Roger Jackson, Posted: Monday, 17th July 2017 Charlton Kings Cricket Club are preparing to submit plans which, if approved, could see work start on a spanking new clubhouse in the spring of next year. Club chairman Aidan Brown confirmed that things were at an advanced stage. “We’re just getting…
Mr & Mrs P contacted Garden Retreat May 2020 requiring a single timber garage. The Client required a standard building with a cedar tile roof, double Cedar barn doors and a cedar personnel door which satisfied their requirements perfectly. Base Photos Installation and Completed Photos Our timber garages are constructed using 100mm x 38mm timber…
Garden Retreat was approached by ISG, the main contractor who had won the contract to develop the first phase of a £300 million scheme to build a world-leading neurology centre in the middle of London for University College London (UCL) As part of the project there were some enabling works required to allow the project to…
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW BUILDING RANGE >> TESTIMONIAL “We are very pleased with our garden room, working with James Parker from my initial email for a quote through all the planning of the nitty gritty details and to completion was very easy. He always responded promptly, either by email or phone call. He…
Mr M contacted Garden Retreat and was interested in our range of Contemporary Garden Offices to replace an old shed to be used as a garden office in their back court yard garden. This contemporary garden building is constructed using an external cedar clad and bitumen paper to ensure any damp is kept out of the building. The walls are constructed using a 75mm…
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Mr & Mr S contacted Garden Retreat interested in our range of Composite Garden Offices to replace an old shed to be used as an office due to having to work from home The Lyndhurst Composite Garden Office and Garden Room is a garden building requiring ZERO maintenance, it never needs painting or treating, just a light rinse with a hose to remove any residual…
Are you sitting on a gold mine? If you are trying to think of extra ways to earn some cash look around you and consider whether your garden could help. It may make take a bit of investment, but the rewards are certainly worth it. If you are lucky enough to live in a pretty…
Mr & Mrs C contacted Garden Retreat interested in our Contemporary Garden Office to be installed in the back garden. Mr & Mrs C wanted a contemporary style building to be used as an office and leisure room for the whole family. Mr & Mrs C also required a concrete base to place the building on which Garden Retreat provided as part…
Mr & Mrs F contacted Garden Retreat May 2019 and were interested in our Arched Roof Contemporary Garden Office to be installed in the back garden. They also required a concrete base to place the building on which Garden Retreat provided as part of the package. Before Photos The Build The Finished Build Customer Internal Finish The Arched Roof Contemporary Garden Office is constructed…
Garden Retreat was contacted by the Committee of the Crowle Community Shop with a view to provide a local shop run by the community and benefit the community in a number of innovative ways. Garden Retreat was delighted to be able to quote and be involved in the process through to installation. To understand the…
Mr P contacted Garden Retreat mid 2018 he had recently left his job as a Mortgage adviser and decided he wanted to start up his own business. To do this Mr P wanted to separate his home and work life by having a dedicated work area to enable him to focus on his new venture. The initial specification…
Mr & Mrs W contacted Garden Retreat and were interested in our range of Contemporary Garden Offices to replace an old summer house to be used as a utility room in the back garden. To do this we were required to run water, electric and modify the drainage system to the building. We also replaced the patio during the installation. Before…
Mr M contacted Garden Retreat November 2016 requiring a double timber garage. The Client required a standard building with a metal roof, two pairs of double barn doors which satisfied their requirements perfectly. Installation and Completed Photos Our timber garages are constructed using 100mm x 38mm timber framing clad with tanalith BS8417 shiplap, bitumen paper…
Mr & Mrs P contacted Garden Retreat and were interested in our Arched Roof Contemporary Garden Office to be installed in the back garden. Mr P required an office away from the home environment where everything can be organised and there is no disruption from within the home. Mr & Mrs P also required a concrete base to place the building…
Mr S approached Garden Retreat, November 2015 interested in a quadruple garage which would form part of an overall refurbishment project for their house. The Clients specific requirement was to have plenty of storage space during the build and once complete the garage would be used as a 3 bay garage and a workroom /…
Mr B contacted Garden Retreat, March 2016 with a view to replace their concrete garage with a new timber garage. The concrete garage had come to the end of its life and the base had subsided causing the existing garage to become dilapidated. As part of the project we were asked to provide elevation drawings…
Mrs L contacted Garden Retreat with a requirement for a garden room to be used as a beauty salon. The reason for this was due to the increase in cost of commercial rent and rates had risen to such an extent the cost per annum could be invested in her own premises at her property with…
Mr P contacted Garden Retreat April with a requirement for a garden office for two reasons. Firstly, to create a space to work but also an area to store equipment which relates to the Clients’ business. Secondly, it will double up as additional storage and a quite working area during a refurbishment project in the…
Mr & Mrs C were looking for a cost effective solution to enable their Carer to have somewhere comfortable to live and could also be close to look after Mrs C. They also required a building that was not only large enough to be comfortable but would also be completely maintenance free, warm and cosy…
Our Client made contact with Garden Retreat with a view to move and at that time she was running a book binding business in London. She had plans to move to Dorset and continue with her business in the beautiful Dorset countryside near Bridport. Later in the year we were contacted again, went to visit the site…
Garden Retreat was contacted by Mrs W, she had an area in the garden which was unused and her family wanted a Garden Gym which would not only have to be large enough to take a number of machines but also strong enough to take the weight of the equipment. What made it an interesting…
This is a new addition to the range of Garden Retreat Garden Offices and Garden Rooms The ‘London’ Garden Office is 6.2m wide x 3.6m deep with a 2.8m wide x 600mm deep recess which houses a Bi-folding Aluminium door in anthracite grey. Within the entrance to the building there is a decked area and porch…
Mr S contacted Garden Retreat October 2015 and was specifically interested in a large triple timber garage to house a number of classic cars. There were some specific requirements, one was to maximise the space as much as possible and to also have a large roller shutter door that would enable the movement of the classic cars with…
Mr & Mrs S contacted Garden Retreat March 2016 and were specifically interested in a Contemporary Garden Office to be installed in the back garden. Both as professionals, they work from home and with busy lives and children they needed somewhere to work in peace and quite. They also wanted the building to double up as somewhere to watch…
Garden Retreat had already worked closely with Cropredy Marina by supplying a store and toilet / utility facility in May 2013. Cropredy Marina is owned and operated by Tim Langer, who began business on the inland waterways in 1992 when he founded Canal Craft Narrowboat Brokerage. Canal Craft started at North Kilworth, but moved to…
Ms E contacted Garden Retreat June 2015. They were looking for a large multi purpose Bespoke Garden Room for a number of varied uses, a play area for the children, a music room, both playing and teaching and just somewhere for the whole family to relax. With an integral toilet and utility room / kitchen, this Garden Building has many uses…
Ms R contacted Garden Retreat April 2015 and was specifically interested in a Contemporary Garden Office to be installed at the bottom of the garden. The overall width of the garden is 4.8m so we designed it to fit with minimum access to enable the building to be maintained but also to maximize the space…
Bellway Homes contacted Garden Retreat in 2014 with reference to a replacement farm shop. This was to be part of a new development which required an existing farm shop to be replaced and a new one installed to enable a new access road to be built. This is how the development was reported in the…
Mr & Mrs S. contacted Garden Retreat, April 2015. They specifically wanted to have a building that doubled up as not only a garden office or garden room but also wanted a store / shed as part of the design. They wanted maintenance free, a contemporary look and something ‘a bit different’. In actual fact…
Mr & Mrs S. contacted Garden Retreat October 2014 and were interested in having manufactured and installed a garden building that would take full advantage of their amazing views and to also create a relaxing garden room that could also be a focal point for socialising and just having fun! This Customer had only just…
Mr M was interested in a single timber garage but it had to fit within a very tight space but he obviously wanted to maximise the space available without overhanging the neighbour’s fence or interfering with an existing structure. As the timber garage was to be positioned close to the boundary it had to be…
Ms S. was looking for a Contemporary style office that would fit within the confines of her garden at her London home. The garden layout is similar to a number of London gardens, long and thin. The overall width of the garden was 3.0 meters wide so the design was restricted to less than this width…
Mr & Mrs W made contact with Garden Retreat as a result of having their beach hut destroyed by vandalism. They wanted a local company in Dorset to build them a new beach hut to their specific design which included certain anti-vandal specifications to ensure the beach hut had maximum protection when they were at…
Mrs Ketteridge came to Garden Retreat as she had a specific space problem she wanted to resolve and on the face of it we had the solution. She has a large extended family with a number of grandchildren and when they come to stay it’s always a bit of a squeeze. She needed to have…
Mr and Mrs E live in a beautiful part of Dorset and have a particularly interesting garden which is very high towards the rear compared to the level of the house. They had a large flat area which was perfect to install a garden building. The garden building would be used as a family room…