Guides
Know before you build.
Thorough answers to the questions that really matter before buying a garden office — from our own build experience, without sales talk.
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What does a garden office really cost? Kit, foundation, power — the honest sum.
All the costs of a self-build garden office: kit prices from €8,900, what foundation, electrician and wood care add, and where you can save.
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The right foundation for your garden office: pads, ground screws or concrete?
Which foundation a SIP garden office needs, how the pad plan works, what works on paving and why concrete is usually the wrong choice.
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Power and internet into the garden office: cable, conduit, electrician — in the right order.
How power and internet get into a garden office: underground cable at 60 cm, a second conduit for data, what the electrician does, what you may do yourself and what it costs.
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Deducting a garden office from tax: what the tax office accepts — and what not.
Study in the garden: when the full costs are deductible, how depreciation works, what applies to employees and the self-employed, and where the VAT trap lies.
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Garden office in winter: how much heating a Konvel needs, what it costs and how it stays dry.
Heat loss of a SIP garden office calculated: 700 to 1,100 watts in frost, €2 to €3 heating per working day, which heater fits and the two habits against mould.
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Garden shed as an office: log walls or SIP? The honest comparison for year-round work.
Insulate a log cabin or buy a SIP kit? U-values, airtightness, assembly, looks and ten-year costs compared — and when a log cabin is still the right choice.
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Why a garden office?
Eight reasons our customers give — all of which stand up to arithmetic.
- A real workplace, separate from home life: finishing work means closing the door.
- Zero commute — on every working day of the year.
- Usable year-round thanks to 80 mm SIP insulation, for €2 to €3 of heating on a winter day.
- Built yourself in three to four weekends, with the guide and video series.
- No building permit needed in most federal states.
- Often tax-deductible as a study in the garden.
- Cheaper than any extension — and a guest room, studio or consulting room when needed.
- Removable and movable: no concrete, everything screwed together.