Our latest cabin (The Cozy Cottage) took 8 weeks to build. It did come as a flat pack that takes a couple of days to put up, its not built like a cabin, its built like a house!
We don't have a set design for our cabins, just a rough idea of what it is going to look like. The truth is, we make it up as we go! We will know the size, down to the millimeter if need be but the finished result could change as ideas pop up. That makes the whole build just as much as a supprise to us as it is to the customer. All our builds are Bespoke, Custom Made, no set designs, no set sizes! Yes, we take a lot longer to build than most garden building companies but you cant rush quality and style. Our latest cabin (The Cozy Cottage) took 8 weeks to build. It did come as a flat pack that takes a couple of days to put up, its not built like a cabin, its built like a house! We love a challenge! To take over where some one has failed is a challenge to be able to prove your skills. If you are lucky enough to have the luxury of a swimming pool, a Pool House / Pool Bar or changing room with a shower and WC is a must have. Even if it is not brick built, they can be very handy when you spend a lot of time round the pool in the summer. A great place to put a pool fridge for cold drinks and beers, snacks for the children, ice pops etc. Every home swimming pool should have a bespoke pool house even if it is custom made to fit a corner in the garden like this one. We were contacted by the customer to finish a job that never really got off the ground. The shape which it would have had to be built for it to fit in the corner was complicated but a challenge for the Custom Built Surrey team. As you can see, the bar with granite worktop was already in place so simply built round it. The end result of the pool house / pool bar looks fantastic don't you think? Every now and again we get a call from a customer needed a garage built in an odd shape. Funny angle timber garages are fun to build and a bit of a challenge. We love a challenge! In the back garden of a house in Surrey was a funny plot of land that our client wanted to use as a double timber garage. He old single garage was made of concrete which looked ugly so the new garage had to look much better than that and be as large as possible. Did we have a plan? No, make it up as you go was the best idea! When we build our Timber Cabins, we tend to have loads and loads of small off cuts. Too small to use for our next build and being treated timber we cant keep them to burn in the winter to keep warm. In the end we had so many bits of wood we thought we would make a few things to give them to local pet shop's around Surrey and Berkshire! We now use every bit of timber after building a Timber Cabin and turn them into Bespoke, Custom Built Dog Houses! A sight that would make the owner pretty sad, the old concrete garage that is home to your beloved car among other things. The place that DIY projects are practiced, woodwork, fixing the lawn mower, storing the tones of “Stuff” we all seem to collect. We rely on the garage which is considered a very important part of our property and yet it’s the last part of our estate we refurbish, assuming it does get refurbished. This is the place that has to be dry and secure. Sometimes we just have to take the plunge and rip it down and make way for a brand new one. The timber built garage/carport with a large workshop / store connected to it took about 3 weeks to build. It all started at the end of a garden in Teddington Middlesex. First things first (after a cup of tea) is clear the area where we are going to build the Garden Cabin If you have an ugly old concrete garage that lets the look of your house down. It may affect the value of your property or the saleability of it. Without spending thousands, we can improve the over all look simply by giving it what we call a Garage Makeover. If you are in Surrey, Berkshire or Hampshire, contact us for a quote. We could more than likely improve the value of you property. The Building of an awesome Garden Room in Berkshire. Built to a Bespoke Style inspired by our client. Much like a Garden Cabin we built in Middlesex but with a few changes of her own. It took us 11 days and late nights to build this Child's Playhouse which we donated to the BBC program DIY SOS. It was built for 8 year old Harry for him to use as a Playhouse, a bit of private space and to have his mates over for sleep overs. The Great Children's Playhouse was built in Surrey and towed to Hampshire for Filming. We also craned the Playhouse over the family home into the garden. A bespoke garden building are always the best. They tell a story about the property and the people they belong to and bring charm to the garden. I found this thatched cabin on the Wentworth Estate in Virginia Water Surrey just off the A30. The main house was a modest character property with an equally modest garden. The lawns were kept perfectly which made the small garden cabin look even better. I would guess this great garden cabin is used as a play house for children but in what I would call a normal sized garden it world more then likely be used by adults as a garden office or studio. The bespoke garden building design really shines over and above other garden buildings I have seen in the typical house crammed roads. |
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