Welcome to the blog
Welcome to the blog
Welcome to the first, in what will hopefully be many posts. My name is Rick and Im a self-employed web developer, mobile app developer, online handy-man or at least something along those lines.
Ive been working from home since I left University a few years ago, and basically work out of a bedroom, which is not ideal. Distractions are aplenty with a dog, 2 cats and a parrot constantly trying to get your attention, it makes concentrating and getting in the zone while working virtually impossible.
A few months ago I started looking at ways to get rid of these distractions so I could focus and commit time to actually getting some real work done. I toyed with the idea of converting our garage into an office, but this really wouldnt solve the issue. Id still be in the house, which is full of distractions. I needed to get away from the house.
This lead me to look at a garden office. At first I started looking at the big garden office companies, Henley, Roomworks, Smart Garden Offices, etc. I got all the brochures, and had a good look through them all. The problem is...they cost a fortune! I quite simply couldnt afford to spend £8,000+ on this. They look fantastic, and are well built, but for me, the cost of them made them totally unviable. When I did find some lower-end cheaper ones, they didnt look too attractive at all, more like a temporary hut (e.g the Micro Garden Office by Smart Garden Offices. The inside looks great, but it looks pretty awful from the outside.
After some extensive research, it turns out that once youve got all your details sorted correctly, its actually quite a simple process to convert a box-standard log cabin into a garden office. So, thats what Im doing.
As of writing this, Ive decided on a log cabin, on how itll be insulated, etc and will post about these things individually in other blog posts.
Im hoping that this blog will serve as a useful base to share ideas and any pitfalls that
So, stick with me and with any luck Ill soon have a garden office built, complete with photos, info and guides for anyone reading this!
Welcome to the blog
