Garden offices
Garden offices
A door that closes, twenty steps from the kitchen.
Calls in quiet, evenings back. A garden office is a garden room drawn around your work: the desk, the light, the storage and the view.
Garden offices from £38,000 incl. VAT
14–40 m², drawn for your gardenEvery price includes VATOne crew, start to finish
Built to work in
Warm in January, cool in July.
What goes into the walls matters more in an office than anywhere else: you are in it every day.
- Walls
- SIP panels: OSB3, a polyurethane foam core, OSB3. U-value c.0.21 W/m²K at 122 mm.
- Glass
- Powder-coated aluminium sliding or bifold doors, argon-filled, toughened, heat-reflective glass with high-security locking.
- Roof
- Firestone EPDM rubber, with the manufacturer’s 20-year guarantee.
- Electrics
- An IP-rated consumer unit with RCBOs and surge protection, soffit downlights — certified by a qualified electrician.
- Air conditioning
- An option, £2,160 incl. VAT.
- Joinery
- Desks, shelving and hidden doors made to measure — see the photographs below.
Built by KF CraftsGuide prices
What it costs, by size.
From £38,000 incl. VAT at 14 m². A garden office is priced as a garden room.
| Size | Guide price, incl. VAT | On site |
|---|---|---|
| 14 m² | £38,000 – £41,500 | 6 weeks |
| 27 m² | £52,000 – £57,000 | 9 weeks |
| 40 m² | £66,000 – £72,500 | 11 weeks |
Built by KF Crafts
The joinery that makes a room.
Built by KF Crafts — open the full-size photographOak desk joined with butterfly keys
Built by KF Crafts — open the full-size photographBacklit oak shelving
Built by KF Crafts — open the full-size photographWalnut slat wall with hidden lighting
Options
Make it yours.
The glass, the cladding, the finish and the extras, each with its price. Everything can be changed in the 3D designer, and the price follows.
Every option for the garden room, with its price 17
| Option | Price, incl. VAT |
|---|---|
| 3-panel sliding doors | Included |
| Bifold doors | Included |
| Frameless corner glass | + £7,800 |
| Western red cedar (vertical boards) | Included |
| Thermowood (horizontal boards) | + 2% of the building |
| Charred larch (shou sugi ban) | + 5% of the building |
| Anthracite composite (low maintenance) | + 3% of the building |
| Essential finish | Included |
| Signature finish | + 15% of the building |
| Bespoke finish | + 30% of the building |
| Shower room | + £11,400 |
| Kitchenette | + £9,360 |
| Air conditioning | + £2,160 |
| Smart lighting & audio | + £3,840 |
| Covered canopy | + £7,008 |
| Composite deck, 12 m² | + £5,988 |
| Sunken hot tub with its own deck | + £20,604 |
Planning
An office usually needs no planning application.
A room you work in yourself goes with the house, so a garden office is usually permitted development, within the same rules as any garden room: single storey, behind the front of the house, no more than half the garden covered.
With a flat roof, a garden building stays within permitted development at up to 2.5 m high wherever it stands in the garden: for a flat roof the eaves are measured to the top of the roof, and the eaves limit is 2.5 m.
If clients or staff will come to work there, tell us at the start: a business run from the garden can need planning permission, and we check it with you.
| Building | Building regulations approval |
|---|---|
| Under 15 m², nobody sleeps in it | Normally not needed |
| 15–30 m², nobody sleeps in it | Not needed if it stands at least 1 m from every boundary, or is built substantially of non-combustible materials |
| Over 30 m², or anyone sleeps in it (any size) | Needed |
Why KF Crafts
Things you can check before you call.
If you are looking for a white glove service, and quality, this is the place to go.
Their attention to detail, craftsmanship, and use of sustainable materials truly set them apart.
Very knowledgeable, trustworthy and efficient team.
Questions
Straight answers.
How much does a garden office cost?
A garden office is priced as a garden room: from £38,000 incl. VAT at 14 m². Air conditioning is £2,160 incl. VAT; smart lighting & audio £3,840.
Do I need planning permission?
It depends on what the building is for. A garden annexe that someone sleeps in normally needs planning permission.
Many garden rooms are permitted development, as long as they meet the rules on height, distance from the boundary and how much of the garden they cover. Listed buildings, conservation areas and flats have tighter rules.
If an application is needed, we arrange the drawings and submit it with our architectural partner.
What about building regulations?
Building regulations generally apply to buildings over 30 m², and to any building with sleeping accommodation, whatever its size. A room with a bed is never exempt because it is small.
Smaller rooms without a bed can be exempt, depending on how they are built and how close they sit to the boundary. Where approval is needed, we manage building control for you.
What is it like while you build?
The same crew every day, a photo from your garden on WhatsApp each working day, no work after 6pm or on Sundays, and a tidy garden every evening.
Made to measure
Design yours in 3D.
Choose the room, the size, the cladding and the glass. The price follows as you go, VAT included.
Or talk to us: Ivan, 07389 840483 · Hristiyan, 07934 524074 · WhatsApp Hristiyan (opens WhatsApp)