Home working now offers multiple benefits. From cost savings to quality workspaces, then increased time for family and leisure, leading to improved mental and physical health.
So what could be better than having your own insulated home office?
Imagine leaving work on time and the twenty-second commute home. With that barrier, helping you maintain the home and work-life balance we all seek.
Kingdom Rooms include modern house insulation so can be used all year round, are bespoke and are built to suit your garden and lifestyle.
We offer an electrical connection to your home (Building Regulation compliant) along with a CAT 6 connection option. This cable provides a more reliable physical internet connection than a Wifi service does. Insurance-approved locks secure your valuables too.
Our bespoke service allows us to provide sockets and lighting to suit workstation locations along with disability needs and the inclusion of any services specific to your business or work.
Benefits of a garden home office
Increased productivity
Our stand-alone garden buildings offer peace and privacy to create the perfect home-working environment, away from home distractions.
Ditch the commute
When working from home your commute is reduced to as far as the end of your garden! This will save you time and money compared the commuting to the office, not to mention adding value to your home!
Increased free time
By reducing the commute to next to nothing, you’ll have more time to spend doing the things you love. Whether that’s a hobby or spending time with family.
Work/home divide
A garden building as a home office offers you your own space to work in rather than at the dining table or in your bedroom. This lets you switch off at the end of the day and focus on your home life.
Our Designer can guide you with helpful tips on:
- Maximising floor and work space plus lighting for online meetings through design
- Minimising running costs through reduced heating and lighting costs
- Best value in design
- Tax saving tips
- Exterior build and landscaping practical and attractive ideas
Keeping current and future costs down
The cost savings of home working can be enormous. Reduced commuting can save thousands of pounds in fuel, tickets and running costs annually whilst reducing your heating at home as you work from a well-insulated garden room could save you money too. A £20,000 quality building funded by an interest-only 2% mortgage would cost you as little as £68 a month.
The BBC reports that heating bills are set to increase further in 2022. Naturally, this makes the savings from a garden building look even more attractive.
Tip. Inform your insurer that you have added a garden building to your home.
Why chose Kingdom Rooms?
We learnt from the past. Timber buildings of a bygone era 400 years ago elevated timber off the damp, cold ground to help many of them last until today. Our ‘No Concrete’ base systems do exactly the same.
We have several buildings on display so you can see and learn how different buildings can last longer and outperform others. No professionally edited photos creating a hard-to-follow image.
We normally design your building whilst sitting in your home. We create a full visual of your garden building combined with a fixed price quotation for your peace of mind.
Our buildings are created with what we believe are the lowest carbon footprints you will find. Most by-products are recycled and have a Made in Britain accreditation.
OK, our buildings are as solid as you will find but you will find us flexible. Doing a job properly means we will not cut corners and will not be ‘cheap’. We have however put much effort into reducing costs and waste and are certainly competitively priced.
Case Study
The process
Show site
Our customers tell us that a visit to our show site is invaluable. Seeing actual buildings beats images on the web hands down and we can show you the options available. You also see the differences between building methods, how buildings perform differently, variations on lifespan and why costs vary. Even if you order elsewhere, this guidance can be invaluable.
Site design visit
If you like what you see and you ask, we can then visit your home to see the site and from your ‘likes’ we can usually design and price your building whilst we sit with you. Seeing and hearing your exact needs helps us build to your specification or budget whilst collecting unique site data should you wish to proceed.
Order & survey
Our fixed price quotation contains much detail, vital to sharing with our whole team once you order. Once a deposit is received we return to the site to carry out a detailed survey and ‘stake out’ your building location. Our team will then communicate key stages of the build in more detail on the ‘Procedures’ page of our website for guidance. Stage payments will be requested at key points with a balance paid at the end.
Installation
We try to deliver materials in advance to allow for a prompt (and sometimes early) start. Generally, we start 4-6 weeks from order and our build time is around 2 weeks. We take steps to reduce disturbance to your household and property with our office and team on-site communicating and involving you at key stages. Your 10-year Insurance Underwritten guarantee details are released for registration once the final payment is received.
Home office FAQ
In most cases, no planning is required. As long as less than 2.5m high and less than half your garden area. When not listed or in a conservation area.
PVC is more popular than aluminium as its lower cost and better thermal insulation. Anthracite Grey and White colours are the most popular of our 40 colours. Internal blinds are popular too as they reflect direct heat, helping to avoid the need for expensive air conditioning.
Yes, using a house building product called a SIP (Structurally insulated panel) with A+ Rated double glazing.
A garden office could cost between £10,000 and £50,000 depending on the structure and specification you choose. Be cautious of internet prices as many are artificially low to gain your attention with ‘add on’ options such as a base, electric and installation quickly pushing prices up. A garden building will vary from a DIY shed to a house and the price differences between the good, the bad and the ugly varying too.
Whilst some buildings use flimsy locks, we use insurance-approved multipoint locking as standard for all doors and windows.
Quality well-built buildings can add 10% in value to a home. Low-cost, poorly constructed buildings will add little value and can be seen as a liability as they age.
The warmth and fluctuation of temperature will depend on how well-insulated the building is and how often the heating turns on and off. A good building will hold heat like a thermos flask and have low heating bills.
We actively encourage multi-use with our own building being used for an office, craft room, home cinema and music room.
Environmental policy
Factory-built
This means minimal waste as fewer materials are used meaning there’s less to deliver, resulting in a quick, clean site build.
Insulation at its best
Our walls contain up to 20 times the insulation of other buildings for lower heating bills.
Wood be good
Our refined methods allow us to keep timber use to a minimum. All materials are separated and recycled, with as little as one rubble sack of waste per order.
Buying local
Using British Made and local materials allows us to reduce the carbon footprint of materials whilst supporting our economy.
And us…
Trading from our garden office means no separate sales site and travelling between. Our clever show model designs reduced the need for a large number of display models.
