Garden glass rooms are a beautiful, creative and simple way to expand the footprint of your home. It can give you considerably more living space within your same four walls, but it won’t cost nearly as much as a traditional brick home extension. If you want to create a glass extension on a budget, it is perfectly possible.
So what exactly is a garden glass room and how can it be such good value for money? A garden glass room might be called many things, including a glass extension, a garden room or a glass room. Essentially, all of these descriptions work – it is a space for you to enjoy your garden more, to extend your home and to have more living space, all in one. And this is why it is so innovative; a traditional extension will give you more space, but won’t embrace the outdoors in quite the same way. A garden glass room makes use of just glass walls, giving panoramic views. It feels like being in your garden but with the added bonus of being inside. You can use a garden glass room come rain or shine.
Designing and building a garden glass room on a budget
As mentioned, a garden glass room is significantly cheaper than a brick extension. It is a great option for people on a budget. You can easily design and build a glass room for far less, because less work goes into it and it is made almost entirely of glass. You won’t need to lay any significant foundations, and you often won’t even need planning permission, so it’s far less labour intensive. Both of these processes can cost money and will also take time, and you would probably need to pay an architect or other property professional to apply for planning permission on your behalf. It’s much easier all round to build a garden glass room and to have it designed for you.
The first step in finding out about the costs of a glass extension is to get a design created. Companies that build glass extensions can create designs for you after discussing your requirements and taking these into account. They can then give you an idea of how much your glass creation will cost you to build. If you do have a limit when it comes to cost, tell your designer and they can work to your requirements.
The other major step in ascertaining the cost of your glass extension is to decide on the features that you want and that are non negotiable for you. You will be able to fit out your garden glass room with various features, such as blinds, heat lamps, sliding doors and glass walls. You can make it feel more like part of the home, or you can make it feel like part of the garden with just that little bit of extra protection against the elements. Weigh up the choices depending on the cost and what matter to you.