Content
- Expand the garden house - great ideas that are easy to implement
- Basis: the solid foundation
- Which garden house is suitable?
- Running water, electricity and heating
- The interior
- Tips
A high-quality garden house can also be used as a living space
Expand the garden house - great ideas that are easy to implement
To make the garden shed the second living room, where you feel good all year round, you have to put some effort into the interior design and the furnishings after the construction. However, this work is far less expensive than setting up and the house is characterized by its comfortable comfort.
Basis: the solid foundation
If you want to use the garden house all year round, a simple slab foundation does not adequately isolate it. Please keep in mind: You need a building permit from the responsible authority for the required concrete foundations.
Which garden house is suitable?
The arbor should be stable enough and have a good wall thickness. Through generous window areas a lot of light comes into the house and the view can wander undisturbed through the garden. This ensures relaxed comfort.
Running water, electricity and heating
Anyone who regularly visits his garden shed and would like to cook there can hardly do without the supply of water and electricity. If the arbor is close to the residential building, power cables and water pipes can be laid underground from the existing connections to the arbor. If the house is in an allotment garden, you are dependent on the existing connections there, sometimes the technical or sanitary expansion is unfortunately not possible there.
So that you do not freeze in winter, you should also plan a suitable heater. Consult a chimney sweep for advice, because not all types of heating are legal in the garden shed.
The interior
Especially if you want to use the arbor in the cold season, is an insulation
essential.
Once all the cables have been laid, sanitary facilities and the mini-kitchen installed, it can go to the interior. As summerhouses are usually not very big, brightly painted walls convey an open feeling of living. If the wood in the interior is glazed in a wood tone, the natural ambience is underlined.
Adjust the furniture to the intended use. A small bar and a long dining table are perfect, often to be celebrated often in the additionally won room. Cuddly armchairs and cozy decoration elements exude a sense of comfort and make the garden shed the second living space.
Tips
In times of rising rents more and more people are thinking about equipping the arbor with sanitary facilities and moving all the way to the garden shed. As appealing as this idea may be, you will need a building permit almost everywhere for this extensive development. In any case, you must also apply for conversion.