The biggest difference is that the QC6 is availble in larger depths of 9ft (2730mm) 12ft (3640mm) and 15ft (4550mm) whereas the QCB Basic maximum depth is 8ft (2440mm)

The extra depth for the QC6 means that the roof design is different.

Loooking from the outside, it has a small overhang around the QC6 studio.

Also, the internal lighting is built in down lights, as opposed to going on a lighting track above the windows, as in the QCB studio.

The reason the QCB studio is only available in 8ft depth is because timber comes in 8ft wide sheets so there is far less wastage and these savings help us offer the QCB considerably cheaper than the QC6 studio.

If the extra depth isn't an important factor for you then the QCB garden studio would be the way to go - especially if you are on a budget.

To help you decide...

I have a garden room checklist which you can download from this page.

Also, Alex and I discuss the QCB v QC6 garden studio if you click here.

It's very simple and completely risk free to you:

Pay a small refundable deposit to reserve an installation date in our schedule:

£80 for a 8' x 8'

£120 for a 12' x 8'

£160 for a 16' x 8'

£200 for a 20' x 8' e.t.c

Annexes and studio flats have a larger £1000 deposit.

The annexe deposit is non refundable as administration is greater for an annexe purchase.

(See below for how to pay your deposit.)

You then don't pay another penny until we install your garden room and you are happy:)

We do not ask you for any other upfront payments before we have installed your garden room.

The reason we can take all the "risk" away from you is because all of our designs are pre-fabricated and portable.

This means if you are not happy on the final installation day, we take your garden room away and you don't pay a penny.

After you have secured your installation date, we email a floor plan with a costings sheet to you.

You then finalise the design with help from one of our advisors...Derek, Stuart, Carmen, Diane, Kara, John or Justin.

They will email a simple quick site questionaire for you to fill in.

Your answers help our workshop and installers plan your installation.

Please note: Your design must be fully confirmed at least 15 work days before your installation.

If it is not confirmed we will delay your installation to the next available date which could be several weeks later due to the demand for our garden rooms.

We then install your garden room - weather permitting, and you pay the balance.

It's really that simple and with absolutely no risk to you.

If you are having an annexe, once you have an initial floor plan and costings, one of our advisors will visit your garden to assess the groundworks, including supply of water and electric services.

Many of our customers order without even viewing our studios because they have watched so many videos with Alex and I that they have full confidence in what we do.

Having said that, we'd love to see you at our new factory in Corby NN18 8AN to see the offices and annexe in the flesh. Alex and I are often there so come and say hello:-) Please note: If you have technical queries you are best booking an appointment.

PAYMENT DETAILS FOR STUDIO AND RENTAL OFFICES:

To reserve your studio (NOT RENTAL - see next section for rental) installation date
please pay £100 refundable deposit to...

Sort code 40-26-07
Account 61810243
Bank is HSBC (Kettering branch) on behalf of Booths Garden Studios Ltd.
Please use your full name as a payment reference.
If you let us know once you have paid it we can reserve the date on our schedule.

RENTAL INSTALLATION DATE CONFIRMATION...

To reserve your rental studio installation date
please pay the full amount quoted to you by Justin...

Sort code 40 32 04
Current account number 41863754
Bank is HSBC (Market Harborough branch) on behalf of Booths Garden Offices Rental Ltd.
Please use your full name as a payment reference.
If you let us know once you have paid we can reserve the date on our schedule.

We offer 3 options...

QC6 garden studio...

We launched the QC1 garden studio in January 2009 and with constant improvement we now offer the latest version - the QC6 - the UKs No 1 truly zero maintenance garden room which is portable.

The QC6 garden studio is available from very small 6' x 6' (1820mm x 1820mm) all the way up to 33' x 9' (10m x 2.73m) or 27' x 12' (8190mm x 3640mm) with prices ranging from £9000 up to £50,000.

The height of the QC6, like all or garden studios is 2.5m so is allowed under "permitted development" and 9 times out of 10 planning permission is not required.

(There is an extended height version which adds approximately 300mm or 1ft to the interior floor to ceiling height)

The QC6 is incredibly flexible with many options like flyover roofs, half windows, fanlight windows, large "picture" windows  and doors positioned anywhere - even on the rear.

The QC6 is also portable (like all our garden studios) so it remains your asset which you can take with you or sell on if your circumstances change.

The new QCB garden studio...

The 2nd option we now offer is the game changing QCB4 garden office which offers the best aspects of the QC6 at a bargain price.

Perfect for those requiring quality extra space for offices and hobbies and where the extra options like french doors and half windows are not crucial.

The QCB garden office sizes range from 6' x 3' (1.82m x 0.9m) (Yes we have customers who want very small studios!)

up to 32' x 8' (9.76m x 2.44m) and again, has an external height of 2.5m with prices ranging from £6532 to £38,672. You won't find better value for money anywhere else:)

I discuss the new QCB "Basic" studio on 6 pages starting here.

We also rent the QCB garden office - you can see details on that by clicking here.

Alex and I discuss the QCB v the QC6 if you click here.

You can see mega affordable rental options by clicking he

Our 3rd and latest option is the new GARDEN Annexe WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE PLANNING PERMISSION...

Prices for this start at £39950 and this includes:

1. Free delivery in England,

2. Full installation

3. 20 metres of groundworks for water supply and waste away

4. Window blinds

5. Commercial grade vinyl flooring

6. All interior lighting

7. Outside PIR movement sensor pillar lights

8. Full bathroom with shower, toilet, sink and boiler

9. All double sockets

10. Electrical hook up with Part P certification

11. Air conditioning which heats in the winter and cools in the summer and is cheaper to run than normal electrical heaters

12. A pro dehumidifier for the perfect humidity

13. Hard wired internet connection

14. Painting of interior after your annexe is installed

15. All inclusive of VAT.

Good news about all of our annexe and garden studio flats are that they can be installed under the caravan act.

So all in all, the new Annexe is a very exciting solution to needing extra space for a family member - young or old:-)

Alex gives me a tour of one of our most popular annexe - the 24' x 8'/12' x 8' QCB Annexe if you click here.

The QC stands for "quarter century" since 25 years is the minimum lifespan of the exterior materials exposed to the british weather as advised by the manufacturers.

If you live within 2km of the coast then the decision to repaint may be required after 15 years. This is due to the salt air which can be very corrosive.

We are the No 1 supplier in the U.K. of truly zero maintenance garden studios for purchase and rental. (We use steel, upvc, glass and epdm - no external timber!)

All timber garden rooms require looking after - even the most expensive cedar clad designs.

If you are looking at a timber studio as an option please make sure you visit an old studio so you can see how it "wears" (not very well.) I'd recommend visiting an existing customers garden room since showroom timber studios will constantly be maintained and will look fantastic. They may even be indoors so you won't see the inevitable weathering.

I discuss this here, and a QUICK STORY here.

The fact that our offices don't deteriorate the way timber buildings do is why we

WHEN you own a QC garden studio, that's 25 years where you won't have to worry about painting or staining your studio. A weight off your mind, as well as a long term cash saving and zero pollution from toxic chemicals to maintain a timber garden room.

Paints and stains are very polluting and having to do this every year is a big job.

With your QC studio you have more time to enjoy your garden studio, garden office or garden annexe. 

LATEST NEWS...

You can now rent the QCB garden office. Click here for details.

You can see the new QCB garden studio which I discuss on 6 pages if you click here.

Yes - via Pegasus finance. You can get a quotation from Pegasus if you click here.

Financial Disclosure Statement

Booths Garden Studios Ltd are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct
Authority. FCA FRN: 760651.

We are an Introducer Appointed Representative of Pegasus Finance, who act as a credit broker not a lender.

Pegasus Finance work with a number of carefully selected credit providers who may be able to offer you finance
for your purchase based on your credit rating and we may receive a commission
from them for such introductions. (Please note: Booths do not receive any payments from Pegasus.)

Applicants must be 18 years or over, terms and conditions apply, guarantees and indemnities may be required.

Written Quotations are available on request.

Rates start from 5.9% APR with terms available from 42-120 Months.

Representative example: Borrowing £10,000 over 60 months with a
representative APR of 16.8%, an annual rate of 7.9% and a deposit of £0.00.

The monthly payment would be £241.22, with a total amount payable of £14,273.21 and
a cost of credit being £4,273.21.

The height of all the QC garden studios is 2500mm. This means no planning is required in most cases – even if you have the flyover roof, planning won’t normally be required as this falls within "permitted development" for garden studios and garden offices.

If you want living space then the QCB annexe can be installed under the caravan act rather than normal planning permission.

Not for offices.

Yes for Annexes.

For our offices, we recommend our in-house 18th edition electrician, Rob Booth of Booth’s Electrical Services, who will organise your armoured mains connection, up to 40 metres, including part p certification.

Using this service will guarantee your mains connection, along with your studio, for 25 years.

This service is costed at £960, including all travel, fitting and equipment – there are no hidden or additional costs, guaranteed. The majority of mains connections can be run over ground, but if a trench is required this must be arranged prior and is not included in the flat rate.

Booth’s Electrical Services also supplies and fits air conditioning units to heat or cool your garden studio. If this is an option you would be interested in, mention this to your sales rep to receive a quote. These come with a 5-year guarantee and any call-outs within this time are included in the cost of the installation. 

Electrical connection is carried out after the installation of the studio and within one week if using Booth’s Electrical Services. 

If you wish to use your own electrician he must be Part P qualified.

Please check with him that he is happy to issue a Part P certificate on the whole installation.

This means all the sockets, lighting and consumer unit will need to be checked. Some electricians are not happy to do this work which is another reason why we recommend Rob as he will do it all and it's less hassle in the long run.

Also, we ask that you book your own electrician at least a week after your installation date, in order to prevent potential weather delays on the studio fit affecting your local serviceman.

All studios are fitted with an 100 amp switch as 90% of houses have RCD protection. If you use your own electrician any additional equipment they may require for this connection will be costed to you the guarantee for electrics will not apply. If your electrician is unable to provide Part P certification, Booth’s electrical services can test and provide you with this for £450.

All the electrics information for the garden studios can be found by clicking here.

This page has the armoured cable spec, a couple of videos showing how the cable connects, an extract from building regulations saying it's fine to have a third-party electrician check the whole installation and information about the air conditioning unit.

If you are having a BATHROOM, kitchen or SINK installed then yes -

a site survey is required.

We can quote for any groundworks required.

Many of our customers want a "one stop shop" so that we handle it all for you.

What tends to happen is that most people want a site visit as they don't trust the supplier. A site visit is a way of meeting the company and sussing them out.

Before covid, we would organise a visit for you to a QC owner near you and after speaking to them and seeing the quality of the QC studio, you realise there won't be a problem. Since covid, we have built studios at our factory NN18 8AN so that you can see what your options are. Best book in a visit with Derek, Stuart or Carmen to get the full lowdown.

We want happy customers - it's how we have grown to be the biggest supplier of quality garden rooms in the U.K. 

Booths Electrical Services, can install the internet for you.

This internet supply is "hard wired" with an Access Point with ethernet sockets and wifi capability.

Phone or TV lines are best installed by your normal provider (e.g. BT, Sky, Virgin etc.).

With the QCB garden studio you simply drill through the office walls below the height of the double sockets to install phone and TV sockets, making sure the correct grommets are used to ensure protection from rain and snow. 

If your provider requires further information about this installation, please contact us and we would be happy to help.

We don't normally need to do site visits simply because the design of the QC garden studio base is so versatile, and can cope with virtually any garden site, whether it's severely sloped or on different materials like grass, mud, gravel, concrete etc.

As long as your site is clear of bushes, trees etc. then we can install your garden studio.

We can also cope with extreme slopes in your garden - up to 1 metre difference from one end of your studio to the other end on a severely sloped garden. This saves cash and effort because you don't need to dig to get a level site.

Not doing site visits, means we can keep our costs very low. The free site surveys that many companies offer are more likely sales visits which have costs to them - recovered by putting up the price of their buildings. Somewhere along the line, free site visits are paid for by somebody. Having said that, Derek, Stuart and Carmen are often out doing site visits so it depends on your situation.

Also, because you don't need a concrete base, this saves you the expense of installing a large (and very polluting) concrete base. Our "FabSlab" adjustable feet use no concrete so are far more eco-friendly.

Booth’s electrical services can organise your electric mains supply up to 40 metres including part p certification – for more information see question 7 ‘Is mains connection to my studio included in the price?’

Yes -

as you can see in the photo below...

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This garden office is a 12' x 12' (3640mm x 3640mm) and Stephen, its owner, decided not to fill in the gaps below his studio but instead to have some plants planted there. I discuss installing on a severe slope without a concrete base here. We often install a "studio skirt" in the gap below studios if you wish. 

Customers often ask me about foxes living under their garden studio and in all the years we have been going (since year 2000:-) I haven't had a single customer have foxes living under their garden studio so it's a very rare occurence. 

We don't use brochures as they go out of date so quickly. 

The best way to keep in touch and find out the latest details is to subscribe to the newsletter at the top of the page.

We don't have any paper literature - apart from this helping the environment, it saves a huge amount of money, which again means we keep our costs low, which in turn means we can keep our prices so competitive.

Alex is constantly improving the design of the garden studios which makes brochures an outdated way of keeping you informed.

We arrange visits to actual studios of existing studios near you (by appointment) since you cannot beat seeing the studio “In the flesh”.

If you email your post code we will organize a visit for you to the nearest garden office.

Yes. 

Portability was one of the major design criteria that Alex had in mind when he set up the company. It frustrated Alex that after building his very first garden studio, he couldn’t take it with him when he moved house. He vowed then, that all of his garden room designs would be portable, even if it has a shower room or toilet. And even if it is a large or small garden office - they are always portable and remain your asset. This increases the second hand value of your garden studio massively.

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU INSTALL YOUR OWN BATHROOM OR KITCHEN THEN BOOTHS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MOVE YOUR GARDEN STUDIO TO A NEW LOCATION AT A LATER DATE. OUR BATHROOMS AND KITCHENS ARE DESIGNED TO BE PORTABLE.

Portability increases the long-term value of your garden room because it gives you options.

You can take it with you if you move home.

Or you can sell it to a third party if your circumstances change.

You need to allow at least £2400.00 plus Vat for moving a small garden office (near our workshop address).

Larger garden studios far from our workshop (Cornwall or Scotland say) will obviously cost considerably more.

Please email for a quote.

For example…if you have spent £20,000.00 on a garden studio and 3 years down the road, it costs £5000.00 to move it, it will still save you £15,000.00 compared with buying a new studio.

We moved a studio recently for Scott Lechley and he said:

“Hi Iain, One of the main reasons that I bought a garden studio from Booths Gardens Studios is that we always intended to move a couple of years after installation, and we did not want the expense of another new Studio. We have just moved it and it is though someone came round and picked it up and just put it just where we wanted it! The lads who moved it were fantastic, could not have been more helpful or knowledgeable and have done a fantastic job, it is exactly as it was just in a different place. It took them a under two days to dismantle and re-erect, and that included them travelling from Northamptonshire up to Lancashire. We are moving again early next year and will definitely be moving my ‘office’ again. Thanks again for your help in making the move so easy.”

Scott

 

Yes, the QC6 goes up in depths of  910mm (3ft) increments.

e.g. 1820mm, 2730mm, 3640mm or 6ft, 9ft, 12ft.

It can go to any size in the other direction - e.g. 9100mm or 10010mm e.t.c.

The QCB studio are a different size format -

it comes in 4 sizes - 8ft x 8ft (2440mm x 2440mm),

12ft x 8ft (3660mm x 2440mm) - 16ft x 8ft (4880mm x 2440mm) and 20ft x 8ft (6.1m x 2.44m).

Don’t forget that we quote INTERNAL sizes since we believe this is the usable space that you are interested in for your garden office or garden annexe.

To arrive at our external sizes, it is very simple: just add 550mm to each dimension (or 1′ 10″) for the QC6. Add 250mm (10 inches) for the QCB garden office. 

e.g. For the QC6, a 3640mm x 3640mm Studio externally will be 4190mm x 4190mm. Or in feet, a 9′ x 9′ will be 10′ 10″ x 10′ 10″ externally.

Probably not.

The studio height is 2.5m. This means it is allowed under what's called "permitted deveopment."

The main disadvantage with garden office planning permission is the time it takes.

If you want to handle the planning application, we can supply the drawings you need, at no cost. Or we now have an excellent planning consultant, Michael, who is brilliant if you need him. Ask for his details.

If your concerned about planning, it is worth visiting your council with a rough layout of your garden, and a photo of the studio you want, because they can often just give you, “a letter of permitted development”.

This means you don’t need a full planning application. Detailed info on Garden Room planning here and here. A letter of permitted development is not a legal requirement though – if you know that it all complies – then you can just go straight ahead with your garden studio installation.

The QC6 garden studios come with one entrance door as standard with full length windows on the frontage to either side of the door.

The door is positioned centrally, unless the studio size dictates otherwise or you want it in a different position.

With the QC6 garden office we can give you virtually any configuration you wish since this flexibility is has been designed in by Alex. Want a door on the rear? No problem. Want a half window on the right side – no problem.

Simply email a rough sketch of what you want and we can do a floor plan and costings for you. I can then order a 3d drawing for you of your garden office.

The windows and doors are 3ft wide (910mm) so for example, on a 12ft frontage (3640mm), you would have 4 sections, (3 windows and a door). On a 15ft frontage (4550mm), you would have 5 sections (4 windows and a door) e.t.c.

The new QCB also has full length windows and a single door which can be positioned anywhere across the frontage. French doors are not an option with the QCB garden studio.

ALEX AND I DISCUSS THE FRENCH DOORS AND OTHER WINDOW OPTIONS IF YOU CLICK HERE.

The QCB Annexe have a set window/door layout. An example "L" shape Annexe can be seen by clicking here.

The QCB has fewer options but yes we can offer several options - but far more with the QC6 Studio…

The QC6 is very flexible and allows for doors in any position, windows in any position and we have many options.

For example we now supply…

Half windows if you want to put your desk right up to your garden office wall.

High “Fan Light” windows for daylight into a cubicle say or extra light for artwork.

Decoupled treadmill flooring if you want to reduce the vibration of the whole garden studio whilst exercising (also an option with the QCB garden studio)

External down lights if you have a flyover roof.  Spectacular in the evenings.

Internal partition walls and doors if you need more than one space..

Extra decking around your garden office as a relaxation area – looks great and helps avoid mud from wet days entering your room in the garden.

The standard colours are anthracite windows, corners and fascia with merlin (light grey) walls.

We can also supply light oak walls now although this option is more expensive as the material comes from Italy. Due to the expense, some customers have the light oak walls on the "visible" part of their studio and green for the walls which are at the rear or hidden by side fences and hedges. Please note the "oak" steel has a 5 year guarantee. I discuss the colour options if you click here...

Contact us for up to date prices on the above options for your room in the garden.

Yes - we can install a toilet complete with a toilet cubicle, extractor fan, and sink in the QC6 or QCB studios.

You can see an example for a toilet and sink in this case study by clicking here.

You can see a clever little "Cartridge Sink" which you simply plug in for heated water by watching the 2nd video in this case study.

Please note that all the toilet, shower and kitchen options we supply are designed to be portable and are fully guaranteed by us. If you do have bathrooms, showers, toilets or kitchens installed by other workmen this reduces our guarantee to a standard 1 year guarantee and we will not be able to transport your studio. All of Alex's designs are designed with portability as a top priority.

All of our garden studios can be supplied in the following colours...(apart from the rental studios - details by clicking here.)

Windows...light oak or anthracite grey.

Exterior walls, corner pillars, fascias and soffits can be supplied in merlin grey (light grey), anthracite grey (dark grey), juniper green (dark green), black (please note that black will "fade" more quickly than other colours.), oak (please note the "oak" wall panels are expensive compared to the other colours and only have a 5 year guarantee.).

The standard colours for the QCB garden office are anthracite windows, corners and fascia with merlin grey exterior walls.

You can checkout the galleries for lots of colour examples starting with the light oak windows gallery here...

Unfortunately not.

The shower room can only be added to our annexe studios which are designed for living in.

If you require a shower in your garden room please ask about our annexe options.

A shower room can only be added to a QC studio as long as it is not going to be lived in.

So yes - a shower room can be added if say, you are using your QC6 as a gym and you want to have a shower after your workout.

The good news is yes...

we now have a standard kitchen layout the details for which you can see here.

Small garden studios can be completed in one day.

Larger studios can be 2 or 3 days and the very large studios 5 or 6 days.

Alex’s clever design means that our speed of installation is one of the major ways we can keep our costs low.

Please do bear in mind that during the winter, the days are shorter and so the install days may extend.

Also bear in mind that we have no control over the weather and that poor weather can upset our fitting schedule considerably, so you will have to be patient with us if this is the case.

We aim to be as upfront as possible on pricing so yes, VAT is included. 

Also, if you rent a QCB garden office from us and you are VAT registered, you can claim all of the VAT back. You can also claim all of the rental costs as a legitimate tax deductable expense for your business. You can see costs for renting a garden office by clicking here. We are the only company in the UK who rent garden offices.

No, the garden studio sits on a chassis which can be adjusted to account for uneven ground, this in turn sits upon concrete feet that can sit straight on soil, grass, gravel e.t.c.

This gives a considerable cost saving and means your garden studio can be sited on very sloping ground without an expensive, huge, concrete base. Concrete is one of the worst offenders for climate change, and our bases use roughly 10% of what a full concrete base would need for a room in the garden.

See the photo below where a garden studio was installed on a severe slope without the expense of a concrete base...

As long as the site for your garden studio is clear of trees and bushes, then we can install it. We do require a photograph of your site but we ask for this (and some other site details) in a short simple questionnaire before your install.

The fitting team need power for their tools. Once you have shown our head fitter exactly where your studio needs to go, you can leave them to it.

You can see details about the armoured mains cable needed, which an electrician would understand here.

Incidently, it's cheaper to run armoured cable down a fence or hedge to your studio, if this is practical. It doesn’t necessarily have to go deep underground. That’s why the cable is “armoured” for protection.

The garden studios consumer unit or fusebox, is normally positioned on the left wall (as you enter the studio), near the front, at about head height. Also, it is quite safe to run armoured cable below your QC garden studio. It does not have to be buried underground.

Yes, - you won't find a better insulated garden room. This is the "hidden aspect" of most suppliers designs - they are reluctant to discuss this aspect in full since from the outside, you simply cannot tell.

One of our main competitors only use 40mm of ecotherm in their walls - I had to email for this information as it's not discussed on their website.

The QC6 and our "Basic" QCB uses 90mm of ecotherm in the floor and roof and 90mm of Actis insulation in the walls. This is a crucial and "hidden" part of a garden room, especially since severe weather hits a garden room on 6 sides, whereas a room in your house may only have 1 or 2 outside walls - your garden room will have 6 - so it has to be well insulated to be comfortable.

If you sign up to our newsletter you will see more detailed information about these aspects and if budget is an issue - checkout the QCB "Basics" garden studio - it's still 100% truly zero maintenance.

Yes. A key feature throughout the design was the peace of mind in knowing equipment and data will be safe.

The garden studios glass is toughened and the door/windows are fitted with insurance rated locks (see certificate below).

We also prefer all our doors opening inwards for extra security (this hides the hinges) although we do install french doors opening outwards and we can change the way any door opens - if you wish.

Whatever you think would be ideal - try and go up a size from that:-)

The main comment I get about studio size is, "We love our studio but wish we'd gone up a size!."

Our larger studios tend to be better value per square foot and with Alex’s compact shower/toilet design, it’s surprising how much you can get in.

The best way I know of designing the perfect layout is to draw your studio floor plan on a large piece of paper (to scale) and then have cut out "jigsaw" pieces (also to scale) of all the furniture you will be putting in there e.g. desks, chairs, filing cabinets, beds, sofas e.t.c. It's surprising how revealing this can be once you try all the jigsaw pieces in different positions, to arrive at your perfect layout.

For all the garden studios...The floor is covered with a grey vinyl flooring. This is a good quality flooring which looks like wooden flooring. It is water proof to an extent where you can spill a driink and not damage it. You can see a photo of the flooring in this gallery.

The ceiling is a plain white mdf and plywood on the QC6 and QCB.

The walls are white waterproof mdf panelling used for fire and thermal qualities on the QC6 and the QC Annexes. The walls on the QCB are mdf.

On the QC6 the double electric sockets are fitted flush, 450mm above the floor. 6 double sockets are included in the price of the QC6 garden studios.

The QCB garden studio double sockets are surface mounted. 4 double sockets are included for the QCB garden office. Also - high sockets (at approx 1200mm) can be added in all the gaden studios.

The QC6 internal lighting is modern down lighters, using long life, low wattage, very bright LED bulbs. 

The QCB internal lighting is GU10 style led bulbs which are adjustable on a strip above the garden studio windows and door.

You can have a virtual tour of the studios by clicking here.

The QC model is truly zero maintenance – needing no painting or staining and has an expected life well in excess of 25 years. John Stokes bought a QC2 from us in 2009 and he says “It still looks as good as the day it was installed” – not something you can say about any timber garden room (the main reason we stopped supplying timber garden studios in 2012)

The longest in the U.K.*

A unique 25 year guarantee on the external structure, or 5 year if you have the "Oak" steel - such is our confidence in the QC materials and design. A special guarantee and combined with the fact that we require a very small deposit, gives you complete peace of mind. Please note that this guarantee is not transferable to a third party.

Many companies want 50% deposit upfront and if they go bankrupt you will lose all your money. Why take the risk? You only pay for your Booths Studio once we arrive and install it. To secure your installation date we do ask for a £100 refundable deposit on studios and £1000 non refundable deposit on annexes.

* The guarantee is vaild from the date where full payment is made and only applies to UK mainland installations which don't require a ferry.

You can see the studio guarantee information by clicking here.

You can see the annexe guarantee information by clicking here.

We recommend heat exchange air conditioning units, provided and installed by Booth’s Electrical Services, since these units can be heaters in the winter and cool your studio in the summer. These units are low cost to run and come with a 5-year guarantee from the provider if you have it serviced every 2 years, with call-out costs included in our installation fee within this time. Service costs £200 plus VAT.

We particularly recommend these units if your garden studio windows are south facing, due to the increased sunlight in the summer months. See my video where I discuss how to tell where your garden studio windows will be facing here - Working Out Where My Garden Studio Window Face.

The air-conditioning unit also includes a dehumidifier and an air filter so if you intend on storing fabrics, paper or art work in your studio this is an excellent way to control excess moisture; or if you suffer from hay fever then the filter can help to reduce pollen in your garden studio and keep you comfortable. Furthermore, the high specification unit Rob supplys is incredibly quiet and efficient.

Although the installation of an air conditioning unit is expensive initially (£1700 including installation, VAT and 5 year parts and labour guarantee), these units are considerably cheaper to run than a traditional electric heater (up to a quarter of the cost as they utilise an inverter) and we have received excellent reports from our customers, many of whom have since installed these units in their homes! 

Please note, because of our belief that the air-conditioning unit is the best option for you all-year round, we do not install underfloor heating.

You can of course heat your studio with cheaper electric heaters. If you wish to do this we would recommend having two: one with a fan to get the warm air circulating and the other, an oil-fired radiator which can maintain the temperature without the noise of a fan. The fan can get annoying creating noise when making phone calls. I have a newsletter about this or you can contact your sales rep if you need more information.

Alex has just updated the design so that the long windows can tilt inwards from the top, to supply ventilation so fresh air will not be an issue. Every Studio would normally have at least one of these tilt windows.

Alex and I discuss the tilt window in the second video on this page...click here.

Yes, it is insulated and ideal for the majority of home music use - see photo below...We have many customers who have their home recording set up in their Garden Studio. 

The QC6 studios have 4 downpipes and the QCB studios have 2 downpipes except the smallest QCB which has 1 down pipe. They are hidden in the corner posts. Alex and I discuss this in this video...

Yes, with low energy double glazed units. Our QC Studios have recently been upgraded to the best glazing available in the UK. You can’t get a better sealed unit. They are A grade, and equivalent to triple glazing. Top notch for thermal performance, and better for sound insulation.

6 x low double sockets fitted flush are included with the cost of your QC6 studio. The low sockets are positioned approx 450mm (18 inches) from the floor. (The QCB basics studio has 4 x double socket - extra can be added for £30 each.)

We can install "high" double sockets for a kitchen say, at approx 1150mm (3ft 9 inches) so that they are above worktop height. We can install a combination of high and low sockets within your studio. 

We can also install cooker sockets installed at the "high" height. This presently costs £95.00 as it requires higher rated mains cable and an additional breaker installed in your fusebox. 

The consumer unit is normally on the first left wall, as you walk into your garden studio. The “Consumer Unit” wall panel always has the light switch and a double socket and must be positioned next to a corner pillar as access to the cables are via the corner pillar.

I can email a floor plan of the size of garden studio you require, to clarify the positions of the double sockets.

We also install double sockets in the floor - very handy in gyms where you don't want to trip over mains leads trailing from your exercise kit or if you have a central desk and have computers and printers to run.

Also handy if you want your desk at windows and still need power for your computer.

Alex and I discuss the floor sockets here...

Yes. The lighting on the new QC6 has been updated to the latest LED bright, low voltage, low wattage, long life bulbs which are down lighters from the ceiling.

These bulbs are very economical to run.

They have a manufacturers lifespan of 40000 hours. They have a standard 1 year guarantee but if you register with the company, they lengthen this to 5 years and if any of the units are faulty in this time, they will replace or repair them. You can see more detail here.

The QCB lighting is GU10 style adjustable led bulbs which run on a strip above the garden studio windows and door. They are very bright long life bulbs.

We now install commercial grade vinyl flooring which is waterproof.

IMPORTANT: Please note that office chairs with castors will eventually damage virtually any flooring. This is because there is continual abrasion, usually from hard nylon castors which when combined with body weight and a touch of grit or dirt, becomes a recipe to permanently damage your floor. A protective mat can help stop this happening, an example of which can be seen if you click here.  

Also, rubber castors may help but even then, a 12 stone man moving around for 7 hours a day will still be an issue even with daily cleaning and vacuuming.

Yes, the outside lights are included in the price of your garden office.

They are switched from the light switch in your garden office and also have PIR movement sensors which means they light up as you walk towards your studio on a dark night.

You can see full information on this here...

Yes, we have many customers using their garden studios for this exact reason. They comment on how light and airy the studio feels, and often order a garden studio with “Windows on 2 sides” for the extra light this affords for their work. We can also supply garden studios with “Windows On 3 Sides”. 

We now supply composite decking which is very long lasting, less slippy and therefore safer, than timber decking.

The manufactures give it a lifespan of 30 years and although it is initially expensive, in the long run, it would probably save you money, compared with timber decking which requires maintenance and is extremely slippy and more dangerous when wet.

The decking is installed in standard depths - so for example on the front of your garden studio you can have a small deck of 910mm (3ft) or a large size of 1820mm (6ft).

It comes in brown or grey.

If you require a more complicated decking or a very large decking then we now recommend you check out this page by clicking here.

Recessed blinds are included in the standard layouts of the QCB and the QC6.

We also supply wider blinds for the 6ft(1820mm) "picture windows but these are not the recessed blinds... £140.00 for 1820mm (6ft) "picture" window blind.

Sorry, but no.

People who need to concentrate on specific details in their work, find they reach a high level of concentration very quickly.

Ambient sound from TVs, computer games and general household noise is non-existent in a garden studio, enabling far better and more enjoyable results. Having said that, the tweeting of birds can get suprisingly loud when you have the doors open on a summers day :-)

The New QC6 is approx 2080mm or 6′ 10″ in old money.

We do also offer a taller interior on the QC6 which is popular with dance teachers (they can wave their arms about:-)

This “extended” height studio is approx 7′ 6″ but please note – you will need planning for this OR you can do what one of our customers did and dig a 300mm hole in your Garden to avoid planning :-) Please also double check these dimensions if you are buying tall furniture to put in your studio.

Yes!

The garden studios are designed to go through houses and flats where there is no direct access to the back garden – many London properties are like this. We just need a normal door size for access and as long as there are no severe turns, we can deliver your studio. We do charge extra for this.

Our fitters have never not fitted a normal garden office due to access issues.

In cases where access is very difficult with severe turns, we can supply the walls in smaller sizes so we have never been beaten!

If you are having a garden studio with a “Flyover” then access can be more of an issue since the Flyover uses very long components and may struggle to go through a house or flat with sharp turns. Contact us if this could be an issue for you.

Yes, toughened to comply with British standards as Alex shows me here...

Yes - the windows are "A" rated so are excellent in this regard.

They are double glazed but actually equivalent to triple glazing from a thermal point of view.

Painting or staining is not required on the QC garden room, which means, in the long run, the QC is a very eco-friendly building. It is a low carbon design which planning departments will look kindly on.

25 years of paint or stain on a large timber garden room is a lot of expense, hard work and uses dangerous chemicals that aren't great for the environment.

To reserve a studio installation date we require £100 refundable deposit or £1000 non refundable deposit for an annexe.

Allow at least 8 weeks since we are very busy – we do occasionally have an earlier gap appear – say if an installation is delayed by a house move.

Your studio details have to be confirmed on a floor plan at least 4 weeks before your installation date  - otherwise your installation date may be missed.

We will not rush any installation (including yours) – this means installation dates may change. Alex won’t compromise the quality of any installation by not allowing enough time to install your studio properly – please be aware of this when setting a date.

Bad weather can also upset our fitting schedule so please bear that in mind when setting a installation date.

Subscribe to our Free Newsletter at the top of this page to receive a regular email which gives much more detail about our Studios. Alex and Brian are constantly looking to improve our Studios. The Newsletter will detail these changes and you will hear about them first. Hope this helps.

Yes - the QC roof is very strong - you could have many people on the roof if required, so yes, it's no problem if you need to get on the roof to clear any leaves or twigs - please be careful though and have someone hold the ladder when you go up it.

Alex and I are on the roof on this video where we discuss the gravel topping which is free with every QC garden studio...

No - a water butt cannot be fitted as the downpipes are hidden in the corners of the studios.

Your QC6 garden studio has 4 downpipes hidden in the corner pillars of your studio. As well as hiding a "not very pretty" component of any garden studio, it also protects the downpipes from weathering and uv damage. This means the downpipe and it's rubber seals are protected and will last many years longer than if they were exposed as on most garden room designs.

The small QCB garden studios have a hidden downpipe in one corner. All the QCB's from 12' x 8' upwards have 2 down pipes - these are installed in the front corners normally but can go on the rear corners.

The QCB studio base is not recommended for gym equipment except...

The QC6 is recommended for gym equipment but both the QCB and QC6 can benefit from a "decoupled floor" where there is movement involved. This is very helpful for running machines and cross trainers where the movement of the person effectively increases the weight.

The thing to bear in mind with the "weight" is that if the item is moving then the weight is increased massively. A heavy bookcase is not moving so this weight is easily handled, a heavy filing cabinet is not moving so this is easily handled, whereas a running machine can have a 15 stone man jumping up and down on it for an hour which is a far greater issue to cope with. We recommend a decoupled floor in this case.

Can it take the weight of a Pool Table? It's not moving so this is fine.

Can it take the weight of gym equipment? Please discuss what equipment you intend using and we can advise.

Can it take the weight of printing machinery? - yes as it's not moving.

Iain answers - "The QC6 base is very strong. We have installed 1000s of garden studios using this base system. Alex and I discuss the strength of the studio base in the video below...(bear in mind that this car is not moving:-)...

No.

Well actually - yes it could BUT it would be very very expensive to do. Lots of factors, like subtle design changes makes it very time consuming to make the "old" part and because our fitters don't do this on a regular basis, again, it would be very time consuming (and therefore expensive). The cost would be prohibitive.

You are best to take your time and get your garden studio the size you want and the size that will fulfill the function you want to achieve.

The only comment I ever get about garden studio size is...

"We love our garden studio but we wish we'd gone for a bigger size."

So as a general rule - go for the biggest size you can afford or accommodate - you won't regret it.

Sorry but no - we don't supply bi fold doors.

Bi fold doors have fine tolerances when setting them up. This usually means issues at a later date - for example, very hot weather will expand the doors and the closing or even the locking of the door can become difficult or in some cases, impossible. This happens to all bi fold (and french doors to a lesser extent.) so you should bear this in mind if bi folds are a deal breaker for you.

Yes - but not everwhere.

Where the wall sections join, there is thick CLS studding into which heavy items like TVs or heavy speakers, can be secured.

Lighter items like artwork or photographs can be secured anywhere. The walls are MDF which can take picture fittings.

We can't accept credit cards sorry. Payment is by bank transfer or by cheque. 

For us to accept credit card payments we would of had to add 3% to the cost of every studio which would be hundreds of pounds just to cover the credit card company fees. 

You can install a log burner but you have to allow a lot of space around a log burner - they are "space hungry".

Once a log burner is running at full power they get very hot and you can't have anything very near them or it will go on fire. For example - you could have a cupboard right next to an air conditioning unit and it's fine - put the same cupboard next to a log burner and you could be ringing 999 once the log burner has been on a while. 

So yes - you can have a log burner but you need to allow alot of space around it. 

This may be your sticking point with having a QC studio although we have had customers who emphasised the low carbon output of the QC garden studios and the planners took kindly to this and allowed the installation. You need to contact your council and see what they say.

You should always discuss your situation with your own financial advisor.

The roof on all our garden studios uses a material called epdm.

It is a Firestone product with a 50 year lifespan which is similar to rubber

and comes in one piece - regardless of the size, it always comes in one piece

which means there are no gaps for rain or snow to get through.

On top of the epdm we always install gravel.

Gravel enhances the look as epdm is not pretty -

this means when you or your neighbour look down on your garden studio from a bedroom

that it is far prettier.

The gravel also helps stop leaves clogging up the gutters and down pipes and reduces

the noise from rainfall inside your garden studio.

We don't recommend sedum as a topping for any of the garden studios

for a couple of reasons - sedum can get extremely heavy with rainfall or snow

soaking into it and sedum also needs maintenance at least twice a year to keep

on top of it.  Gravel requires less maintenace.

Yes - if it is going to be 300mm from the ground.

No if it's below 300mm in height.

The width of the door for the QCB and QC6/7 is 755mm when opened. The door frame is 910mm wide.

Sorry but no - the studios, offices and annexes cannot be attached to an existing property.

Yes.

Alex discusses the internal doors we supply, in this video...