My home, my garden, my dream! Your dream garden is only a few taps away. Sunny summer days or warm autumn afternoons are ideal times for spending some relaxing hours with loved ones or in blissful solitude. And for enhancing the visual appeal of the exterior of your living space, you need to get a wooden summer house.

A garden summer house can be used as your very own unique space. You can transform it into a studio for writing, painting, or other craft activities, or a place for a family dinner, or simply a space for you to relax in and enjoy your leisure time.

Newly-built gardens present a unique set of challenges and opportunities. A plot that has been laid entirely to lawn can often look a bit uninspiring, but don't be put off. There’s a lot you can do to get the best from your space! Here are four easy tips to get started.

Tip 1: find a secluded spot at the end of the garden

The position for your summer house is essential. Generally, the far end of the garden is a good spot. In the middle of the garden will make it seem smaller than it is and break up the lawn space you have. Plus, if you’re looking to create a beautiful retreat, the further away you are from everyday life, the better. We love how this spacious summer house is surrounded by trees, giving it a truly secluded, middle-of-the-countryside feel.

Tip 2: think about the size of your garden house

It is imperative to think about the intended use for your garden building and ensure that you buy the right building size. Wooden summer houses are something we want you to enjoy for many years to come and not just for a single season. Therefore we recommend that you involve the whole family or any other users of the summer house, get everyone’s opinion, and make a collective decision.

Tip 3: choose quality you can trust

Wood is a natural material that grows and adapts depending upon the temperature, humidity levels, and other weather conditions, especially during the first month after assembly. It is common for doors and windows to adjust a few times during the first month after the wooden cabin has been erected and then once or twice a year to keep them functioning correctly.

Small cracks, knots, and colour tone differences are not errors but inherent qualities of the wood. 

Tip 4: prefabricated wooden houses are ready to go!

Manually erecting wooden houses is work that requires a good deal of time and labour. If you want to reduce such hard work and the time needed, you need to get a prefabricated wooden house. Such garden summer houses are available in the ready-to-install form, and owners are required to assemble the constituent parts of the homes one after another in the correct order. Complete mountings kits and informative user manuals are provided along with the products. By following the instructions given in the user manual, two adults can complete the assembly of a house within two or three days. If they have some prior experience of such DIY work, then this will help a lot. The same with summer house insulation, if you do not have experience doing it, then hire a professional.

Most common questions

Can I use my garden log cabin all year round?

Yes you can, but if you intend to use your garden building all year round (as a garden office, a hobby room, a table tennis or billiards room, or any one of a series of other options), we would recommend a building with a wall thickness of 40mm or above. Make sure that the windows have double glazing and insulate the floor and roof.

There are four areas of summer house insulation you should consider: the floor, walls, roof, and windows.

The choice of materials to use for insulating your garden house is extensive, depending upon your local weather conditions, your budget, and how you intend to use your building. It is also imperative to choose the right foundation type and insulate the floor first. Having a layer of summer house insulation beneath the floorboards will contribute towards keeping the contents of the garden house toasty. Roof summer house insulation is crucial because warm air rises, and approximately 35-40% of any warmth exits through an uninsulated roof. Then concentrate on the walls, windows, and heating if necessary. Ultimately, you should always consider some form of summer house insulation. Installing a log burner in your garden building is a great way to ensure you get year-round use.

These garden summer houses are used for several functional purposes apart from simply decorating the living area. Such a house can be an excellent place for relaxation or studying in seclusion, doing the office work, arranging an informal get-together at home, and so on.

Self-assembly or hiring a building company?

The assembly of most garden buildings, summer houses, and log cabins are achievable by a competent DIY enthusiast, especially in small and mid-sized summer houses and sheds of up to 8-12m2. We would always recommend that two people undertake the assembly work and take care with lifting as some of the panels are heavy. Our statistics show that 85% of our clients do the assembly themselves or hire one local expert for assistance to ensure that everything goes well. For the assembly of your garden building, you need at least two adults, tools (hammer, saw, pliers, drill, screwdriver, measuring tape, ladder, knife, and spirit-level), and not forgetting between one to three days of your precious time, depending upon your skill levels and the size of your log cabin. Suppose at the very least you or your companion are familiar with some level of home repair or carrying out the more minor DIY projects in the garden. In that case, assembly with prefabricated details, proper installation instructions, and a user manual should be achievable for you.

Gardenhouse24 manufactures its products by using pure Nordic spruce timbers grown in their production unit in Estonia. Long-term warranty offers are also provided with all products, summer house insulation, and customers do not have to compromise on the quality of the wooden houses.

Select and purchase your favourite from the list of available options and get ready to spend time in your very own dream garden house.