Proline Garden Office 2.9m x 2.9m

We stumbled upon Garden Affairs by accident whilst visiting Trowbridge Garden Centre last year. From this first visit we liked the look of the buildings on display and it was decided that a garden office from here would suit our needs perfectly.

As the structure would be sited at the front of our house, it made it a bit more complicated as it doesn’t fall under permitted development rights. We had an initial consultation with Richard who was very experienced and knowledgeable about the intricacies of planning law. He helped navigate us through the options open to us and recommended a consultant to assist with the approval process.

We found the whole team to be friendly and helpful throughout both the design and build stages. Now construction is complete we are very pleased with the look and quality of the finished building. A very minor snagging issue we noticed shortly after completion was rectified the same day we reported it so we are confident that the after-sales service is solid going forward.

Once we have added some finishing touches and furniture to the area in front of the office it will have opened up a fantastic new space that was previously unused. We have found Garden Affairs to have exceeded our expectations every step of the way and therefore wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone else looking to buy.

We bought a 1.8m x 2.3m garden office (Mini Office) which we ordered in November 2020. It was delivered and installed in February 2021.

I wanted to live with it for a while before reviewing. I must say that it's providing me an excellent work from home option that's as relevant to my new hybrid working arrangements as it was to pandemic precautions.

The visit to Wiltshire was a great purchase experience. We were expertly advised, not over-sold and our budget respected. I'm very pleased with the simple and effective design we ended up with.

We went for direct delivery and were worried about the lorry accessing somewhere near our close, which has a fair amount of parking. We need not have worried. A very nice Dutch driver brought the pallet up on his loader with no issues.

Two days later Garden Affairs assembled the office, on a slab we'd installed, in 5 hours straight. Very pleasant and efficient people, who delivered an excellent result. Well worth the money.

I had a local electrician run power and data lines out to the office. I added a wall mounted heater and blinds.

I think it sits in our small garden well. Just the right size for a single person to work in comfort. I've a good sized desk, proper office chair, bookcase, lighting, heating and a portable fan. There's no room for junk - which helps keep it in good order.

Having had a winter and two summers I'd say it's a great working environment. Warm enough through winter and comfortable in summer (as long at temperatures don't head north of 30C in our south facing garden). Adding inexpensive roller blinds has been essential for summer comfort. They are also a good "anti peeking" security feature.

Working with the door and both windows open to my garden in good weather makes for a great day.

We went for the factory paint option and the materials as.well as finish are holding up well (just need to touch up one or two very small places this year). It's clearly a quality product.

Overall, I'm delighted. The office has enhanced the quality of my life. It looks great and is just the right size.

My top tips: get one! Invest in a good concrete base and professional electrical fit out. Fit blinds!

I had been looking for about six months for a garden room. I should explain that I live in a very old terraced cottage with small doors so the room I required had to be flat packed.

I was looking for a room 3m x 2.6m. A lot of firms would build me one bespoke but would charge well over £10,000. My budget was about £5,000.

I found Garden Affairs website and they had plenty of examples of rooms in my size and price bracket. I decided to drive two and a half hours to their premises in Trowbridge from Brighton to see the rooms for myself.

It was well worth the journey. I spoke with Richard and he was very helpful and not at all pushy. The build of these rooms was exceptional. The floor and roof boards were thicker than my previous shed walls. The walls of the new garden rooms were all 44mm.

Richard designed my garden room for me with me telling him where I wanted the door and the window. Once the design was finished the price came to the same as quoted on the internet.

I was told that the delivery time would be approximately 18 weeks. However it turned up in 14 weeks.

Two of us, both in our 50s, took two days to build the room. The first 4 hours we didn't need a screwdriver or hammer it really is just like building Lego. (You will need a rubber mallet) I would just say that if you do have a double door in your room that it is VERY heavy. It is a very good double glazed door so this is to be expected.

I spoke to Garden affairs and threatened them with lots of questions during the building but it turned out to be straightforward.

I really cant recommend Garden Affairs enough and I would also like to thank Doug who was very helpful.

In the added photos you will see that I built the room on a decking. The decking is very sturdy and could probably take a brick house on it. Make sure you do put a sturdy and level base down. Garden Affairs have some great mishaps on their website of improper bases.

In one of the pictures you can see a bench seat with blue cushions on. I made that from the spare wood that came with the room. From what I gather they supply at least one extra piece of wood of all the lengths just in case you have a problem with any of them.

The picture on the street is how it turns up. The bottom package is all the wood, the middle is the door and window and the top bit is the insulation.

I hope I have got across in this review how impressed I am not only with the garden room itself but also Garden Affairs.