The Truth About “Cheap” Garden Rooms – What They Don’t Tell You

The home improvement market is fiercely competitive right now, and “cheap garden room” is a common phrase used description. With an enticing price and a promise for a quick install, many are tempted by the offers. For UK homeowners wanting a budget-friendly option to add garden room, the offers sound decent.

But what are the cheap offers leaving out? What else are the low prices including?

Pecasa designs garden rooms that are custom and insulated. They are built to be used throughout the entire year. With the price difference, it is important to note the differences being structural, practical, and long-lasting, and not just cosmetic.

This article aims to explain why garden room budget providers lack information and why it is important to understand the missing information before making the decision to invest.

Cheap vs Cost-Effective: Defining the Terms

To say something is cheap is usually means that there are multiple short cuts being taken. This can be short cuts to the quality of materials, insulation, and even the quality and expertise of the installation.

On the other hand, “cost-effective” is to say that the quality of the materials used are built to be durable and to last.

A garden room is not simply an ornate garden shed, it’s designed to be a real, usable extension to your lifestyle. As a home office, gym or studio, it needs to work in all weather conditions, year-round, and withstand the unpredictable UK climate.

When pricing is suspiciously low, it’s worth asking the question – what is not included to achieve that price?

The Insulation Reality

A major factor in the price of a garden room is the insulation, or lack of it. Many budget garden rooms have:

• Minimal wall insulation
• Poor or no insulation in the roof and floor
• Very thin or cheap materials

All of this leads to spaces that are either too cold to work in during the winter or too hot during the summer.

Pecasa is dedicated to the highest standard of insulation in garden rooms, meaning insulation is included in the walls, roof and flooring. When a garden room is properly insulated it can be transformed to an all year round usable space from a seasonal garden shed.

Insulation is not an option, it is a basic requirement.

Building Materials

Another major problem we have seen with cheap garden rooms is the choice of materials. Budget providers tend to:

• Use flimsy frame and lightweight materials
• Cut corners on structural components
• Focus on aesthetics to the detriment of structural robustness

Room finishes may look good initially, but the structural weaknesses can become obvious in a short period of time.

Pecasa offers construction and finishing solutions that are designed to withstand the demands of the UK environment and weather. Our construction offers you the following benefits: 

• Stability 
• Adaptability to seasonal weather 
• Reliability  

Repair costs are a clear and outweigh the any savings that you may come across in the short term. 

The misleading advertising of the construction industry has inflated the hidden costs. 

It is a common belief that low price lends to low cost. The construction industry conceals these costs and include them as hidden extras like: 

• Electrical work
• Upgraded thermal insulation 
• Foundation work
• Upgraded thermal glazing  

The costs and hidden extras of low price solutions will often exceed the price of a high quality professionally built garden room. 

Pecasa offers garden rooms that are completely custom designed, and all of the necessary components are built and considered at the very beginning of the construction process. This will eliminate all surprise extras. 

Insulating construction standards compared to low quality garden rooms are essential in order to eliminate the following: 

• Uncomfortable environments in winter, 
• Excessive condensation, 
• Unacceptable heating costs. 

Pecasa garden rooms are built specifically for all-season functionality, making them suitable for consistent professional use. 

The costs and hidden extras of low price solutions will often exceed the price of a high quality professionally built garden room.  

Pecasa offers garden rooms that are completely custom designed and all of the necessary components are built and considered at the very beginning of the construction process. This will eliminate all surprise extras. 

It is common for low cost garden rooms and outbuildings to include design limitations such as off the shelf components: pvc windows that cannot be upgraded, fixed glazing and inflexible layouts, limited design options and fixed glazing.

This may result in: 

• Bad positioning of natural light 
• Internal layouts lack efficiency 
• There is visual imbalance in the garden 

Pecasa specializes in designing bespoke garden rooms, customizing every project to: 

• The size of your garden 
• The purpose of the room 
• Best symmetry with your house 
• Good design of a building increases both functionality and aesthetic appeal. 
• Quality of construction is of utmost importance 
• Providers of cheap garden rooms may focus on speed rather than quality. 

A hasty construction may lead to: 

• Poor sealing 
• Misalignment of the structure 
• Low durability 

Pecasa has a clear installation guideline, so every garden room is built to be safe and orderly. This long-term performance and enables homeowners to trust the product. 

Considerations in Compliance and Planning 

Most garden rooms are considered as Permitted Development Rights, so design and positioning are of importance. 

A garden room that is not well considered may: 

• Over top out the stipulated height 
• Cross the boundary
• Pecasa builds Compliance in garden rooms to help homeowners avoid concerns. 
• As for the potential of your Property 

A poorly built garden room does not increase the value of a house. In some cases, a poorly built garden room may lead to a reduction in value of a house.

In contrast, a professionally built and well-insulated garden room: 

• Adds functionality. 
• Supports remote working. 
• Increases the interest of buyers.
• Good quality construction affects the value, and the value is determined by the quality.

Conclusion:

Custom buildings add more value to your property than standard constructions. Pecasa Garden Rooms are built to last, are affordable, and add significant value to your property. 

The value of a building can be gauged by the time, effort, and money spent. Pecasa Garden Rooms provide the highest value because of the unique designs, quality finishes, and exceptional insulating material. 

The highest value is obtained by buildings that are made to be versatile and that include outstanding insulation, so the building can be used comfortably in any weather, even in the cold, gloomy rain of England.

The initial costs of value buildings made by Pecasa may be slightly higher than that of cheap buildings, but the value because of the higher standard insulation and finishes add much more value to the building. 

The guaranteed insulation value of a Pecasa Garden Room is that the building is engineered so that the overall ceiling, walls, windows and doors are all of the highest insulating specifications. 

The windows and doors are of the highest standards and will be of quality timber.

All of these top-quality finishes will be selected for the Pecasa Garden Rooms so that the overall feel and presentation of the garden room is that of a very high style. 

Your Pecasa Garden Room will last for many years, and add value to your property and also provide additional living and working space.

Ultimately, the best option isn’t necessarily choosing the most affordable one, but rather, the one that is going to be the most durable.