Conservatory or 'garden office'?

amcluesent

I've been thinking about a lean-to style conservatory of approx. 3.5m length and 3m depth from house, so should be no issues with planning and regs.

But in the current economic decline, I'm wondering if a more functional 'garden office' might be a better bet, giving some 'work from home' space, with desk, power, network etc. and able to be used most of the year.

Anyone gone down this route?

Poppycat

You can get some nice type sheds that are insulated for just this type of thing but last time I looked they wasn't cheap

I think a conservatory might be too warm in Summer and opposite in Winter unless you have it well insulated

Doozergirl

You can work in a conservatory. It's a more flexible space. As much as I think home office buildings are really cute, I wouldn't work out there. I might be a loon but I change the room I work from every few weeks because I go crazy after a while in the same spot.

A conservatory can be a dining room for one family, a home office or a play room for another. You wouldn't eat, or put small kids alone in a home office. Imo, Home offices are for big houses with plenty of garden and a high likelyhood of a homeworker in a house suited to affluent people Homeworking is on the increase but you'd need a considerable income to justify a brand new exclusive space for it.

We sold a house a few years ago for £570,000 and the garden was huge. The feedback from the EA was that we'd 'probably' get our money back if we put in a home office. Lower price tag, you just won't.

savemoney

I think it depends on roof and adequate ventilation

My MIL and has a very large conservatory she has pull down blinds on the roof inside and these make a big difference to heat loss and give some shade, of course it may be warm/cold first thing until you open window or have some heating on

A friend of ours has a more solid roof and its fine for watching tv during day and even at night and in winter months, its south facing too