How much does a garden gazebo cost?

Spring, summer, fall and winter: each season brings a unique breeze to your garden. But to enjoy the breeze to the full, you may not want to sit in it all the time. However, chatting, drinking an aperitif or even working from home in the garden is not limited to summer. After all, one of the many advantages of a modern garden house is that you can enjoy your garden all year round. Regardless of the weather! Can't wait to build a garden house in your own garden? Then you may be wondering what budgets need to be considered. How much does a garden room cost? This is an easy question to ask, but a difficult one to answer! This is because the price of a garden room depends on several factors. Let's find out why!

What determines the price of a garden room?

Not all garden rooms are the same. Hence, the question “What is the price of a garden room? There is no unique answer to this question ...... Because the perfect garden room is tailor-made, its price depends on your choice. The choice of materials and decorative options for your garden room will affect the final price. These prices depend on the options chosen, decoration, installation costs and other factors.

Not sure what exists or what can be done? Fortunately, there is a free tool online that can help you outline your ideal garden room. The tool starts with a basic pergola of customizable dimensions, and you can add various elements in the next steps. The tool is very handy and can help you understand the possible options, visualize them and save them.

 Tip: Want to start assembling the garden room of your dreams using the online configurator? Please use a PC or laptop, as smartphones have a smaller screen and are not suitable for checking the configurator.

How big can your garden room be?

Let's start at the beginning: Size. A good average is 20 square meters. However, you can also choose from 10 square meters or more than 25 square meters. It is also perfectly possible to join different parts into a larger whole. In other words: anything goes! Therefore, think carefully beforehand about the function of the garden room. Or the number of visitors you wish to receive. A good rule of thumb is that, in principle, garden rooms of up to 40 square meters do not require planning permission. This means that you can also save some extra money, which is usually spent on filling out the paperwork and submitting it to the municipality. Please check the local regulations carefully beforehand, as the (local) exceptions confirm this rule.

As for the size of your dream garden house - does the price of a garden house increase proportionally to the size? No. ...... As mentioned earlier, you have to look at the sum of the parts. The first determining factor is the choice of materials.

What is the price of materials for a garden house?

Wood is much cheaper than aluminum. Perhaps you have already made comparisons. For example, when choosing window frames for your house. If so, you will find that aluminum window frames can cost up to 20% more than wooden window frames. On the other hand, wood window frames have a shorter lifespan and require more maintenance than aluminum window frames. This includes things like oils, stains, paints, varnishes or lacquers. The price of such products ranges (approximately) from 15 to 40 euros per liter. So how much will your garden house cost you in 20 or 30 years? If you want to get an idea of the total price, you also need to take this into account. Wood may seem cheaper at first glance, but the long-term advantages of an aluminum pergola are undeniable.

You can save a lot of money and time on annual maintenance. To maintain an aluminum garden room, you only need to clean it once a year with water, a suitable detergent and a microfiber fabric. Aluminum garden rooms also last longer than wooden garden rooms.

What are the options?

There are many additions that can be made to the basic structure in order to turn a pergola into a true garden room. You only need to consider adding side components to keep out the wind and rain, or even the eyes of potential snoopers. For side components, you have the following options:

Shutters: beautiful and functional pergola shutters! Different transparency options are available.

Sliding panels: Choose from sunshades, tilting or non-tilting wood or aluminum blades.

Glass sliding doors: versatile. Ideal for reducing the boundaries between interior and exterior. Extended sun protection is available.

Fixed walls: solid decorative walls in vertical or horizontal designs. Blends well with existing architecture.

Exterior Roller Shutters: can be combined with screens or glass sliding panels. Exudes romance and is not affected by the weather.

How much does a garden room wall cost? Of course, you must also consider factors such as size, but outdoor curtains are the cheapest. Fixed walls and glass panels are more expensive, but they are indispensable if you want to decorate your garden room as a cozy lounge for aperitifs even in winter.

Which option is more comfortable?

Sensors, rain sensors, sun sensors or combined sun and wind sensors allow you to keep doing what you're doing. The roof or walls close automatically when the weather turns bad. Want to 'live' in a garden room? Then you should budget some much-needed extras into the total price of your garden room. This could include the following:

Lighting: LED lighting for ambience or to improve visibility and legibility. Available in white and other colors.

Beam heating and sound: installation of speakers and heating in the garden room. Essential equipment for transforming a garden room into an additional work or living space.

Does a freestanding pergola still need to be connected to electricity? Then keep this in mind when budgeting. Remember also that the larger the garden room, the more heating will be required if it is used as an additional living space in the summer.

How much does it cost to install a garden room?

Have you finalized the dimensions? Have you chosen the substrate and all the options? Well, let's pause for a moment and consider the installation of your garden room. Installing a garden room is a specialized job and is best done by a professional. It is the only way to ensure that the end result is aesthetically pleasing. For a typical aluminum garden room, at least two professionals are required to install it, with the job taking one to two days.

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