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An office in the garden

Your garden can provide an excellent place for building your office.

If you work at home, you are likely to have drawbacks when working in the house, as opposed to the garden. For a start, if you have pets, you are likely to find irritating noises occur, just as you talk to that important client. Similarly, children, (even the best behaved) are inclined to let off steam when arriving home and at various times during school holidays. Having a mixture of a home office and young children can cause a lot of tension where the office is effectively intruding upon home life. It is actually quite clear that far from the children intruding on your office, you are actually causing unnecessary arguments and problems by asking children to be quiet when their friends would not be stopped from playing at home.

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So, an upstairs room or downstairs study might not be the most ideal place to site your office. Some therefore resort to converting the garage. This has the advantage (particularly if it is integral) of being more out of the way. However, there are again drawbacks. Garages are often very cold places to work and unless you are lucky, also need new windows fitted (and doors if not integral to the house), or else some form of lighting for the entire day. There is also a security issue if all you have is a garage door in the way of intruders and so you are likely to have the expense of adding in a partition and access door actually within the garage space.

Having worked in an office situated in a garage for years, I can assure you that this is not the best option! I was cold in Winter and in danger of being too hot in the Summer. The thing that really got to me was the lack of natural light and although natural light bulbs were a great help, you cannot get away from the fact that there are no windows and that you have no outlook, (other than a door!).

If you are easily distracted or don't particularly like being shut in, then working in the house is not for you!

Working in a garden, removes many of these issues, giving you a separation from home and work life and more of a private space for your business dealings, whilst still allowing you much more quality time with your family. The building may also add value to your property if potential buyers may want an office for business or private use (ask your estate agent for details of likely increase in value).Click here to see our range, including prices and specifications.