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Garden Room Building Forum UK

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A community of amateur self-builders and DIY'ers in the UK that have built, or are looking to build their own garden rooms. Helping eachother put the inside outside.

You and your garden room Introduce yourself here and document your own build journey to amaze, inspire and educate the rest of us.

Say hello

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Welcome, Bez

Your build diaries

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Scott's workshop/office/shed in Surrey - in progress

Planning and pre-build They say failing to prepare is preparing to fail. So, this section is about giving yourself the best chance of a fantastic looking garden room that doesn't blow your budget, as well as one which won't annoy the local council, your neighbours or your family.

Designing your garden room

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Wall framing calculator

Planning permission and building regulations

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Government guidance on permitted development

Materials

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Choosing your timber

Tools and equipment

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What tools do you need as a bare minimum?

Construction You've got your tools and materials and are itching to get your hands dirty - here's a place to discuss anything related to the construction process.

Foundations and ground work

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Base

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Walls

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Roof

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Doors and windows

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Cladding

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Internal finishing

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Utilities From the necessities such as getting electricity and heating to your garden room, to getting running water, wifi or your home cinema setup, this is the place.

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Plumbing

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Internet and data

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Heating and air-con

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AudioVisual entertainment

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Other stuff Got a suggestion for improving or adding something to the forum? Having technical issues using the forum? This is the area to start these non-garden room topics.

Suggestions

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Technical help

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