Why Choose a Garden Room Over an Extension?
Home extensions are a popular way to increase space, but they come with a hefty price tag, planning delays, building regulations scrutiny, and disruption. A garden room, by contrast, can be a faster, more flexible, and cost-effective solution.
Let’s compare.
1. Cost
Extension: £1,800 – £3,000 per m² (plus professional fees, VAT, and contingency).
Garden Room: Starting from around £600 m² , depending on size, spec and use.
A Keops garden room gives you high-quality craftsmanship, without the spiralling costs of digging foundations or moving walls.
2. Time and Disruption
Extension: Weeks (sometimes months) of building work inside your home.
Garden Room: Usually completed in just a few days on site, and in many situations 1 day on site.
Because Keops cabins are delivered using pre-manufactured wall logs, installation is quicker and less disruptive.
3. Planning and Permissions
Extension: Usually needs planning permission and building control sign-off.
Garden Room: Often falls under permitted development and most often does not require building regulations approval.
4. Flexibility
Garden rooms can evolve with you, use as an office now, convert to a home gym or treatment room later.
You can customise size, glazing, doors and layout to suit your exact needs.
You can even potentially extend the garden room later down the line!
5. Lifestyle Upgrade
Unlike a traditional extension that adds a room onto your house, a garden room adds space away from it, creating the perfect work/life balance.
Summary: Extension vs Garden Room
|
Feature |
Extension |
Garden Room |
|
Avg. Cost |
High |
Lower |
|
Planning Permission |
Usually |
Rarely |
|
Build Time |
2–6 months |
Days |
|
Disruption |
High |
Low |
Keops Garden Rooms are built to last
Made from slow-grown Northern Scandinavian timber, with insulated options, toughened glazing and premium roofing. Whether you're expanding your lifestyle or your workspace, we’ll help you make it happen.
Take a look at the Keops Garden Rooms.
