Does a garden room add value?

AdrianC

"I've seen it on TV, so it must be true."

What could possibly...?

Definite

Go for it. A good garden room is a massive + when looking at a house. We've been looking at houses for the past 18 months and a quality well built garden room was such a positive. Office, gym, man cave, lady cave, kids hangout room, cycling room, games room, garden bar....... The possibilities are endless. 

[Deleted User]

i'm not entirely sure what exactly a 'garden room?' is

Do you mean a conservatory? 

Or summer house type thing in the garden?

GixerKate

I'd probably say go for it, it can be used for multiple things and something else to think about rather than added value is that it would make it easier/quicker to sell.

We moved into our new house 3 months ago but spent a lot of time looking at many different houses, it absolutely had to have somewhere to work that was a separate space.  

Bonniepurple

I love my garden room.  It’s a bespoke insulated summerhouse, but it has proved it’s worth over the last few years.  The new owners might not want or need it, but for us we do.  Has it added value?  Possibly.  Has it worked for us?  Yes.  Would I get another one when we move?  Probably.  

Greymug

AdrianC said:

"I've seen it on TV, so it must be true."

What could possibly...?

Like it or not, TV and social media set the trends and therefore make some things more desirable (and more worth spending money on) than others.

frogglet

Couldn't you have a conservatory with a  lightweight tiled roof? 
Then you don't have to go outside in bad weather, toilets and tea making facilities on hand too.  Id think that would be more attractive to potential buyers than a glorified shed.

Greymug

Deleted_User said:

i'm not entirely sure what exactly a 'garden room?' is

Do you mean a conservatory? 

Or summer house type thing in the garden?

It's basically a fancy shed at the back of the garden, more often than not it's got heating, electricity, and internet. I've seen a few that also have toilet and shower room.

If done nice, I think it's a great investment.

AdrianC

Greymug said:

AdrianC said:

"I've seen it on TV, so it must be true."

What could possibly...?

Like it or not, TV and social media set the trends and therefore make some things more desirable (and more worth spending money on) than others.

Absolutely.

That's different from making them real.

Greymug

AdrianC said:

Greymug said:

AdrianC said:

"I've seen it on TV, so it must be true."

What could possibly...?

Like it or not, TV and social media set the trends and therefore make some things more desirable (and more worth spending money on) than others.

Absolutely.

That's different from making them real.

so you're saying that when you for example search for #gardenroom on instagram...those are not real?