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Footprint
An intimate room, not a great-hall extension.
9.75 m²an intimate room
The NOOK Base · Living
A garden living room you can use all year
The garden room that earns its keep in January, not just the one that photographs well in July — insulated, four-season, a real room.
An insulated, four-season garden living room, installed in a day.
A garden room, not a gazebo
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Comfort
Used in January, not just photographed in July.
Energy Afour-season, insulated
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Install
From order to room in weeks.
In a dayfrom the configurator
A day in the room
The room you use in January, not the one that photographs well in July
A gazebo proves the idea and then lets you down — cold, damp and exposed for two-thirds of the year, its furniture hauled in and out with the weather. An insulated garden room keeps the idea and fixes the execution: warm, dry, lockable and lit.
Morning
Coffee and the quiet before the house wakes.
Coffee and the quiet before the house wakes, the garden still wet with dew.
Afternoon
A book and the low sun through the glazing.
A book and the low sun through the glazing, the door open to the lawn.
Evening
Friends, warm light and a drink, long after.
Friends, warm light and a drink, long after a gazebo would have sent everyone in.
In any climate
The same room, a different climate
The same room, a different climate
An oak NOOK on a Mediterranean terrace — the same room, its glazed doors open onto a stone patio.
The qualifier, made concrete
A gazebo and a garden room, side by side
An open garden gazebo compared with an insulated NOOK garden living room.
| Criteria | NOOK garden living room | An open garden gazebo |
|---|---|---|
| Four-season use | Every month of the year | Warm, dry weather only |
| Insulation | 80 mm, Energy A | None |
| Secure & lockable | A closed, glazed room | An open frame |
| Furniture & kit | Left out, dry and safe | Hauled in and out |
| Foundation | Reversible screw piles | Pegs or a slab |
| Value over time | A warranted, lasting room | Weathers and is replaced |
Finishes, up close
Heat-treated timber, charcoal
A charcoal-black finish, resistant to humidity and sun, chemical-free.
Heat-treated timber, oak
The same treatment in a warm oak tone, for a softer room on a terrace.
Millboard composite, golden oak
The zero-maintenance alternative, 25+ years without re-lacquering.
Reversible, not permanent
On screw piles, not a slab
No excavation, no concrete, no civil works — the Base is set on reversible screw piles in half a day, two weeks before delivery. Against months of building for an extension, it can be relocated or removed with no lasting mark on the garden.
Category
NOOK (screw piles)
A traditional extension
Civil works
None — half-day install
Months of building for an extension
Concrete
No slab poured
Poured foundation
Ground impact
Reversible — relocate or remove
Permanent
Timeline
8 to 12 weeks, installed in a day
Months of building
Certification
Mobility & Demountability Certificate
N/A — fixed build
*Planning permissions are the customer's responsibility.
Two NOOKs for living. One is the living room.
For a larger household, the Doble adds guest overflow; the living room is still the Base.
The living room
NOOK Base
The living room — 9.75 m², insulated and lockable
- Area9.75 m² · 2.5 × 3.9 m
- Ideal for1–2 people
- Best usesOffice · studio · retreat
- InstallHalf-day · turnkey
- FoundationReversible helical piles
NOOK Doble
The living room with room to spare — 19.5 m²
- Area19.5 m² · 5.0 × 3.9 m
- Ideal forUp to 6 people
- Full ensuiteOptional · ready to use
- Fitted kitchenOptional · worktop + fittings
- InstallOne day · turnkey
A garden living room in weeks, not months of building
8–12 weeks
from deposit to installed
vs. months for an extension
In a day
installed with a crane
a day's disruption, not months
Fixed price
agreed before we manufacture
the price lives in the configurator only
Minimal works
no excavation, no concrete
reversible piles, not a slab
More ways to use a NOOK
Related use cases
Garden bar
A bar for the long evenings
A counter, a fridge and a covered spot to gather everyone. See the garden bar.
Garden office
Your desk, four metres from the house
No commute, with the house on the other side of the glazing. See the garden office.
She-shed & man cave
A retreat of your own
A door that closes between you and the rest of the house. See the she-shed and man cave.
Configure your garden living room
Choose the finishes and see your one turnkey price — no hidden costs, no obligation.
9.75 M²
1–2 PEOPLE
LOUNGE / BAR / FAMILY ROOM
NOOK Base – 9.75 m²
The living room — 9.75 m², insulated and lockable
9.75 m² insulated and lockable, warm and dry in January — furnish it as a lounge, a bar or a family room.
19.5 M²
UP TO 6
LIVING ROOM & GUESTS
NOOK Doble – 19.5 m²
The living room with room to spare — 19.5 m²
19.5 m² for up to 6 — a generous lounge with a bathroom and a guest zone to order.
Questions About Garden Living Rooms
Is a garden living room just an expensive gazebo?
No. A gazebo is an open or lightly clad structure that is genuinely usable only in warm, dry weather. A NOOK garden living room is an insulated, glazed, lockable building — 80 mm insulation, Energy A, double safety-tempered glazing — that stays warm, dry and secure through the winter. It is the year-round room a gazebo can never be.
Can you use a garden room in winter?
Yes. With 80 mm of rock-wool insulation, an EPDM roof and double false ceiling, double safety-tempered glazing, cross-ventilation and dimmable warm LED, the Base holds a comfortable temperature every month. Certified Energy A, it is a room you use in January, not just one that photographs well in July.
Is a garden living room secure?
It is a proper, lockable, glazed room rather than an open frame, so furniture, a television and belongings can be left in it and closed up — secure in a way an open gazebo structure simply is not. We confirm the door and glazing details for your site during the consultation.
Do I need planning permission for a garden living room?
In many areas a garden building of this size sits within permitted development, and because a NOOK rests on reversible screw piles rather than a concrete slab it is often treated differently from a permanent extension. Rules vary by council, so we provide the full technical documentation and you confirm the position with your local authority. Treat this as guidance, not legal advice.
Is a garden room worth it compared with an extension?
A garden room adds usable, year-round living space in 8 to 12 weeks with a day's install and no civil works, where an extension means months of building. Because a NOOK is reversible and relocatable, it does not commit your plot the way a fixed extension does. Local values vary, so we keep to that framing rather than quoting an uplift we cannot source.
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- Full spec sheet for the Base and Doble
- Insulated room versus open gazebo, point by point
- How it works all year: insulation and Energy A
- Fixed price and exactly what it covers
- 8-to-12-week timeline, step by step
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Your garden living room, for all year