A garden room.cabin instead of a connie?

Bendy_House

Hi.

Planning Regs usually allow for a connie to be built on to a house, provided 'external' doors remain betwixt the two. Are there any specifications that the connie itself has to follow in terms of insulation or construction, tho'?

Or, could an off-the-shelf timber 'garden room' or cabin be added instead? Ie, abut the house? (Just trying to think of a nicer option to a PVC connie for a relative   )

If this is a goer, would an off-the-shelf item usually be a faster/cheaper build than bespoke?

Thanks.

AdrianC

By "connie", I assume you mean a conservatory?

The whole point of building regs requiring external-grade doors to remain between it and the house is so that it can be as poorly insulated, freezing-in-winter-boiling-in-summer as you wish.

"Garden room" is usually a good euphemism for conservatory.

phoebe1989seb

I thought - perhaps incorrectly - that a garden room, cabin or summer house had to be at least 2m from a house, and therefore couldn't abut it......

An orangerie, otoh, is just a posher version of a conservatory and those can adjoin the main building.

Although we currently reside in Wales, so it might be different here 😉

sheramber

What will the 'garden room' be used for?

Bendy_House

Thanks all.

It'll be used exactly as a connie (yes, conservatory) would - for sitting out in on nice days. Just trying to get away from the PVC look and feel.

Ah, so an 'orangery' it'll be then

Just wondering if these off-the-shelf cabins - we are talking small, say 4m x 3m max - can be fitted against a house wall rather than the usual out-in-the-garden location?

RAS

That would probably make the room to which it is adjoined incredibly dark.

AdrianC

Bendy_House said:

Just wondering if these off-the-shelf cabins - we are talking small, say 4m x 3m max - can be fitted against a house wall rather than the usual out-in-the-garden location?

You do realise they'll have four walls...?

And they probably won't stand up very well if you try to simply leave one off. These things are structurally bare-minimum.

Doozergirl

There aren't rules for the conservatory itself, no.  Hence you need to retain external door to maintain the thermal
envelope and integrity of house.  

Can you add a timber garden room?  Yes, following the same rules (doors) or meeting those of an extension.  

Timber garden room frames go from 'shed' to the same quality as a house, with SIPs.  They are not all alike.  

goodwithsaving

I really hope 'connie' doesn't catch on as an alternative name for a conservatory.

FtbDreaming

My daughter is Connie... I was getting very confused 🤦🏼‍♀️

Bendy_House

Have you any idea how long it takes to type out 'consevratory' every time? And having to check the spelling each time too.