Straight Answers

Your questions, answered honestly

Every question buyers actually ask — value, living in one, the digging, the warranty — answered directly, with links to the detail.

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Value & Investment

Money questions

Do garden rooms add value?

Quality permanent garden rooms are generally treated by agents as adding usable space and value — unlike timber outbuildings, which depreciate. A structure with a 25-year warranty is an asset on a survey, not a chattel.

Are garden rooms worth it?

Against an extension: less disruption, faster, often no planning application, and you keep the garden. Against a cheap cabin: ours cost more and outlast the house. Worth it depends on which comparison you are making — see the honest comparison on the garden room page.

What do they cost?

From £25,000 for a cellar to £275,000 for our largest home, turnkey. Range-by-range from-pricing is on the pricing page.

Living In One

Life questions

Can you live in a garden room?

Structurally, absolutely — insulation, heating, kitchens and bathrooms are available throughout the range. Legally, sleeping accommodation needs planning consent as an annexe, which we handle. See the annexe page.

Can you sleep in a garden room?

Occasional guest use is one thing; regular sleeping accommodation makes it ancillary residential use in planning terms. The planning guide covers the line, and we manage consent when you need it.

Is an underground room dark or damp?

Neither. Arched full-height glazing floods them with light, geomembrane waterproofing keeps them dry by design, and ventilation with heat recovery keeps air fresh year-round.

Building & Ground

Build questions

Can I build an underground room in my garden in the UK?

Yes. Access for the crane and a site survey are the practical requirements; height rules — the usual planning constraint — barely apply to a building with almost no height. The planning guide has the full picture.

How deep do you dig?

Typically the module sits in a shallow excavation with up to 1m of topsoil over it — this is earth-sheltering, not mining. The site survey confirms levels and drainage before anything is signed.

What ground conditions do you need?

Most gardens are fine. High water tables and difficult access are the things to flag early — both are usually solvable, and the scoping call is where we tell you honestly.

How long does it all take?

Modules install in hours-to-days. End to end with design and planning, a typical build runs about 26 weeks — the honest timeline is on how it works.

Warranty & Aftercare

Afterwards

What does the 25-year warranty cover?

The structural concrete modules and their integrity — the century-life parts of the building. Fittings carry their manufacturers' warranties. Full detail on the Revonia page.

What maintenance is there?

Concrete does not rot, warp or need retreatment. Maintenance is that of any quality interior, plus keeping drainage clear — set out in the aftercare pack at handover.

Asked something we haven't?

Download the brochure — the full FAQ section is in the back — or just ask us on a scoping call.

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