Garden Office / Room Build in 10 Minutes from Start To Finish 🛠 // Timelapse

In 2021, I decided to build a garden room to help me work from home but also to have a second living space at the bottom of the garden. I have no experience in building (I work in marketing!), so I had to learn everything from scratch which meant I made a few mistakes along the way. But with the help of other TH-cam videos and a few friends, I was able to pull together my ideal garden room that fits all my needs.
This video is a quick timelapse of the whole 5 month process but if you’re interested in seeing more detail on each step then you can head to this playlist.
• Garden Office Build | ...
If you have any questions then please do drop them in the comments.
Music:
Thunderbird - Ooyy - / thunderbird
By the Harbour - Mhern - / mhern-by-the-harbor
Dazed Summer - Molife - / dazed-summer-by-molife
Summer Trip - Felix Johansson Carne - / summer-trip-by-felix-j...
High Noon - Toby Tranter - / high-noon
#gardenroom #diy #beforeandafter

[@tomhomewood8270]

Awesome project, thank you for sharing the process, Rich. I am planning on building a garden room over the winter and found your videos very informative.

[@richclifford4571]

Thanks Tom! Good luck with your build! Doing it over the Winter sounds a little chilly!

[@garywilliams2226]

Well done on your office. Credit to you it looks nicely finished off.

[@richclifford4571]

Thanks Gary!

[@anthonytube]

Super impressed Rich! With some grit and determination you created a beautiful space! Well done! :-)

[@richclifford4571]

Thanks!

[@mikmik7033]

Suppppperb amazing thts what I was looking for

[@andrewstent6472]

Seriously impressive!

[@richclifford4571]

Thanks!!

[@daniadejonghe4980]

looks like you did a really good job.

[@richclifford4571]

Thank you!

[@Ironman5631]

Brilliant job Rich, especially as you're not in the building trade. I'm looking at building something similar (we already have a 3x3m concrete slab so should save a few quid/hours), although will probably use SIPS panels. I'll show this video to 'she that must be obeyed' as a source of inspiration/gentle arm twisting🤣 Once again, very well done mate👍

[@richclifford4571]

Thanks Ian, I really appreciate it. I hope this video helps with the convincing! Good luck with the build!

[@dadsonbikes]

This is a great step-by-step video Rich, well done on the build !! Did you ever work out how many hours/days it took you to complete?

[@omerfar]

I will watch this everyday till I build on

[@JohnRighetti-le7dr]

Hey Rich great job! I read it was a five month process, obviously this was in your spare time. If you had to guess, how many days work was it?

[@mikmik7033]

Can any one recommend timber frame for the toilet what is need in additional what Rich put in

[@millin2222]

Looks nice and well done, what was the size of it, thanks for the share

[@richclifford4571]

Thanks Anthony! It's 3.2m wide and 4m deep

[@veronicag3965]

great video looks amazing. where did you purchase the grey doors from?

[@richclifford4571]

Thanks Veronica! I got the doors from Screwfix via a company called Crystal. I just looked and unfortunately they don't stock them anymore. Mine are 2m wide, Anthracite Grey uPVC doors and I did a quick Google and can see a bunch of options :)

[@veronicag3965]

@@richclifford4571 aww thanks anyway

[@nathandady]

Nice work! By the way, is horizontal roof not so durable as inclined one?

[@richclifford4571]

Thanks! I think a flat roof with the rubber membrane is very durable. A pitched roof was never an option for me due to height restrictions. I would have had to get planning permission to have a pitched roof.

[@johnwilliamson6846]

Great job/collection of videos. A couple of questions spring to mind (for now…): What was the process for getting electric into the building? From your experience to date, have you required any heating in the room?

[@richclifford4571]

Thanks John! I'll do my best to answer your questions.
1. I was lucky enough to have electricity already laid down to the end of my garden. If you don't have this already then you'll need to dig a trench and run an armoured cable down the garden. I didn't do any videos on electrics because I didn't feel knowledgeable enough to talk about it but essentially I have a circuit for lights and another for plugs. I then had an electrician sign off all the work I did.
2. Yes, in the winter it does get cold! I have a small 1100W electric heater (www.electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk/haverland-designer-rc-wave-rc7wplus-electric-radiator-anthracite-1100w/?mc_cid=38b5b975f6&mc_eid=14f2740f43) that does the job though. The lowest temperature it got to over the winter was probably -1 or -2 Celsius and for that temperature it took around an hour or 2 to get up to 18 degrees which is my target temp. The insulation is good though and maintains the heat well. In December it cost me £20 for the month to heat and I used it every day in the week for work.
I hope some of that info is helpful!

[@johnwilliamson6846]

Thanks v much Rich…very helpful. I’m planning ahead to next spring/summer…hoping to build a garden room and a garden shed…I’ll message if I have further questions.

[@richclifford4571]

Please do! Good luck!

[@DRONETHROUGHTHESKY-mj9ov]

How much take you cost if that 😊

[@jamesscanlon8129]

How much was it estimated in cost?

[@ssa12654]

You didn't put dpm down before putting the insulation boards in. If the timber absorbs moisture the insulation boards will be pointless.

[@rorymakesstuff]

Looks great! What are the dimensions?

[@richclifford4571]

Hey Rory, thanks! It's 4.2m long by 3m wide. Basically going as wide as my garden would allow!

[@ChrisLivingInYork]

How much did it cost you in the end?

[@richclifford4571]

Hey Chris, it came out at just over £6k

[@ChrisLivingInYork]

@@richclifford4571 excellent thanks for the reply. I’m planning on building something similar in the next couple of months. You did a really great job and the final results looks amazing

[@richclifford4571]

Thanks Chris! Good luck with your build!

[@JustMyOpinion-]

Dimensions

[@richclifford4571]

the room is 4.2 x 3m