Does anyone work out of a garden office?

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Hi,

When we bought our house two years ago, we had more than enough space, with three double bedrooms and two living rooms. Little did I know that less than two years later, we'd have another baby and I'd be running my own practice from home, instead of doing my previous job. I can just about manage with a desk and filing cabinet at the moment, but space is running out and it's hard to work undisturbed.
It looks like next year my practice will expand considerably and so will the paperwork and equipment I need. One option is to buy a home office to work from. I won't be seeing clients or having meetings in there, it's more for admin and writing, so would be working there about 10 hours per week. However, I would be working there come rain or shine and perhaps late into the night.

Does anyone else work from a garden office and could you please share the plusses and minuses? At the moment it feels like the perfect solution, but I bet there are a few downsides I'm missing!

Thanks

Yes I do...

Plus:

1-No one gets in there except me.
2- Walk through garden to work!
3- It's mine all mine!!
4-can leave all stuff out and no one messes with it.

Minus:
1-no loo in mine so have to go in for loo, also I have no kettle, but could easy fix that!
2- If you need the loo and it's raining...
3-I can't hearthe door bell, but then, that's maybe a good thing.

I have used this all year and have loved it. I have a heater and lights, it is fully insulated and best of all, my two small boys have no access....

No but I wish I did! Longterm plan to do so....

I used to, and loved it. I was lucky in that the house we bought had one already, and it was situated in a north facing position which I think helped when it was hot. A small heater that blows air was enough to warm it in the winter, usually just on for a couple of hours or so first thing. Agree with downsides including having to go in to use the toilet (but downstairs loo was next to the back door which helped) and no kettle, but otherwise found it brilliant and did it for about 4 years.

Hi, I work from my garden office (though it's more of a workshop actually - but the principle is the same).

It is a great way to separate home and work, and I love it, I never seem to have enough time to get it all organised and lovely, as I'm always so busy, but I really wouldn't be able to run my business without it.

One thing I struggle with lately though is you're never actually away from work. So I find it hard to switch off, and have this guilty feeling like I should be out there doing whatever I haven't finished off, when I'm sitting with a glass of wine watching the killing. I have wondered about renting somewhere in the Autumn as Christmas is my very busy period. I feel the working day might have a start and an end more that way.

I did wonder when you said it was just for 10 hours a week whether it would be just as economical to rent a room. But then I don't know where you are? I'm in a small village in the countryside (in the north) and renting a room would not be very expensive.

Either way, do factor in the cost of heat, blasting the heaters in mine puts the bills through the roof.

p.s. Hambo '3-I can't hearthe door bell, but then, that's maybe a good thing'. I got an wireless door bell, not expensive, very handy. Range is about 100 metres.