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Royal vs Platinum Garden Rooms & Offices – Which Should You Choose?
Both Royal and Platinum garden rooms provide attractive, insulated space for home working, hobbies and relaxing. Platinum is an excellent choice when value is important, while Royal is better suited to customers wanting a more premium specification, larger size options and a garden room intended for regular use.
| Feature | Platinum Garden Rooms | Royal Garden Rooms |
| Best for | Home offices, hobbies, studios and garden retreats | Premium offices, studios and larger multi-purpose rooms |
| Price position | Lower initial investment | Premium specification and price |
| Popular models | Fleet Apex and Odiham Pent | Bletchley, Buckingham, Denham and Marlow |
| Typical sizes | Fleet and Odiham available up to approximately 16×12 ft | Royal models available up to approximately 20×12 ft |
| Insulation | Fully insulated Fleet and Odiham models with insulated walls and roof | Premium fully insulated construction |
| Double glazing | 14mm double glazing on Fleet and Odiham | Higher-specification double-glazed garden room range |
| Design choice | Apex Fleet or contemporary pent-roof Odiham | Wider choice of distinctive Royal designs and configurations |
| Why choose it? | You want an insulated garden office or room with an excellent balance of comfort, quality and price. | You want a more substantial garden room with premium specification and additional floor-space options. |
Why Choose a Platinum Garden Room?
Choose Platinum when you want a comfortable, insulated garden office or leisure room without moving into the Royal price range. The fully insulated Platinum Fleet and Platinum Odiham are particularly well suited to home working, hobbies and creating useful extra space away from the house.
Reasons to Choose Platinum
- You want to keep the initial investment lower.
- You need a dedicated home office or hobby room.
- You want insulation and double glazing for improved comfort.
- You prefer a choice between apex and contemporary pent roof styles.
- A building up to approximately 16×12 ft provides enough space.
Why Might Platinum Be Right for You?
Platinum could be right for you if value, insulation and practical everyday space are your main priorities. It provides a strong specification for customers who want a proper garden office or leisure room without paying for features or additional space they may not need.
Why Choose a Royal Garden Room?
Choose Royal when the garden building will become a more substantial part of your home or working life. The Bletchley, Buckingham, Denham and Marlow provide premium garden room choices with larger sizes available.
Reasons to Choose Royal
- You want a premium garden room or garden office.
- You expect to use the building regularly throughout the year.
- You need more internal floor space.
- You want sizes up to approximately 20×12 ft.
- You want a wider choice of Royal designs.
- You want the room to feel like a substantial extension of your usable home space.
Why Might Royal Be Right for You?
Royal could be right for you if comfort, space and premium specification are more important than achieving the lowest initial price. The additional size choices make Royal particularly attractive for larger home offices, studios, gyms and multi-purpose rooms.
Royal or Platinum – Quick Guide
| Your Priority | Recommended Range |
| Best value insulated garden office | Platinum |
| Home office or hobby room | Platinum or Royal |
| Lower initial investment | Platinum |
| Premium garden room | Royal |
| Larger room up to approximately 20×12 ft | Royal |
| Large office, studio or multi-purpose room | Royal |
The Simple Choice
Choose Platinum if you want an insulated, double-glazed garden office or room with a strong specification while keeping the overall investment lower.
Choose Royal if you want a premium garden room, need additional floor space or expect the building to become a substantial and regularly used part of your home.
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Why Trust 1st Choice Leisure Buildings?
Choosing a garden building is an investment, so it's important to buy from a company you can rely on. At 1st Choice Leisure Buildings, we've been helping customers find the right garden sheds, summerhouses, log cabins, garden offices and workshops
since 1979 when
Robin Antill opened the doors. As a
family-run business, we believe in offering honest advice rather than a hard sell. We take the time to understand what you need and help you choose a building that suits your garden, your budget and the way you plan to use it.
Our approach is reflected in our
4.9 Trustpilot rating, where customers regularly mention our friendly, helpful service. We only work with manufacturers we trust, selecting buildings that offer good quality, durability and value for money. Most are made from
FSC®-certified timber and built to cope with the British weather. If you'd rather see a building before you buy, you're welcome to visit one of the
UK's largest garden building display sites. 1st Choice – Known For Quality – Loved For Design - Since 1979
Being able to compare different models and talk things through with our experienced team helps many customers make the right decision. Since 1979, we've supplied over 50,000 buildings across the UK, building our reputation on quality products, straightforward advice and customer service you can depend on. We are always available to meet your needs or requirements so
contact us NOW if you would like help or advice.
We live quite far away; is it really worth visiting our show rooms? Absolutely!
We strongly urge anyone looking for a new building – whether it's a new garden shed, summerhouse, workshop, garage, or a full garden room – to
visit and inspect the quality in person before committing to any purchase.
Seeing the craftsmanship, materials and finishes for yourself is the best way to make a confident and informed decision.
Whilst we cannot display everything we offer, we have carefully selected around 80 different buildings that allow us to demonstrate almost every feature, design option, and construction detail in one form or another.
This allows you to compare styles, sizes and specifications, ask any questions you may have, and find the building that best suits your needs.
So, yes, it is absolutely worth visiting.
Click here to see what buildings on display. If you are unsure then
why not walk through our site virtually using our walk through tour below (or
click here to open in a new full screen window). 1/ Working from home in Reading, from the daily commute, is just one of the reasons to consider an office at home in your garden. It can be more enjoyable, you can be more creative with a calm, clear head – one which is not worn out by the 7.42 to Reading. With the internet being so good these days, you can connect to the office as if you were there. Video conferences are easy to set up and to share with all your work colleagues. It improves work-life balance, and the extra time saved can be spent with your nearest and dearest. However, you do need to be disciplined with the hours you work. Don’t work in your nightwear; however, you don’t need to be in full city attire – just casual will do the trick.
2/ A Reading garden room can help you achieve your ideal work setup. With a dedicated space, it’s easier to keep work and home life apart. You might also use a garden room for leisure, like setting up a gym or creating a spot for hobbies and crafts. Having this extra space lets you organise your things and spread out, which can reduce clutter and make your home feel more organised.
3/ Working outside the main house helps separate daily activities like eating, laundry, and television, creating a more focused environment. This separation supports balance and reduces stress. Having a dedicated garden office allows you to work independently and maintain control over your schedule.
4/ Any time of year is the perfect moment to reclaim your life, but there’s something about the fresh start of a New Year that inspires real change in how we live and work. After nearly five decades in the world of wood, I can tell you there’s nothing quite like it. Wood is alive, warm, and uplifting in a way that concrete, brick, or steel could never match. Imagine trading the dry, stuffy air of an office block for a garden home office where you set the mood and the temperature. Craving a breeze? Simply open your window and let the fresh air in. Try that in a corporate tower and see how far you get.
5/ Modern garden rooms can be surprisingly inexpensive if you take into account the benefits they can provide for you. Small garden offices often provide that bit of space you need to function perfectly. And even the larger, fully insulated building will be much cheaper than the equivalent home extension. Also, they are far easier to plan for and implement. With just the time a normal house extension takes to get planning permission in Reading, you could have a new, delightful office in place. That’s got to be worth considering.
6/ Whereas you can work from home for your employer, the benefits multiply if you are self-employed or run a small business from home. Check out the cost of renting an office against buying your own office in your garden, including running costs. The difference is amazing. And when you have bought your new building, there is no rent to pay each month, so it doesn’t affect your bottom line. Quite possibly, just the first year’s savings from a rented small office may pay for your new Reading building.
7/ All of our Royal, Fleet, and Odihaminsulated garden rooms are fully insulated and come with double-glazed doors and windows as standard. This energy-efficient design helps reduce heating costs for those working from home. Your new building will remain comfortable year-round, supporting a productive work environment while lowering energy bills.
8/ Your new insulated garden building is more than just an office; it can easily transform into a garden gym, a lively playroom, or whatever suits your changing needs. Imagine choosing a modern design with multiple rooms from the start. One space could be your dedicated office, while others become a creative workshop or a cosy hobby room. By bringing all these possibilities under one roof, you create a beautiful timber retreat in your Reading garden and save money compared to buying separate buildings. We also offer coloured finish option as well.
9/ The bottom line behind any purchase is how cost-effective it will be for you. That is one of the first rules for successful businesses. If your business is VAT-registered, you can normally claim VAT back on your purchase. It can get a little involved with tax and capital allowances, so it’s often a good idea to chat to your accountant to ascertain the best route to go down. It might be an idea for you to charge rent to your business for the use of your new insulated garden room for all business purposes. Again, your accountant should help you onto the right road.
10/ Always take the time to go and see various garden rooms and offices before making a decision. By driving from Reading down to the 1st Choice Garden room show site (the showrooms have nearly 80 different garden buildings on display), you can walk inside, which should help you decide if the building is right for you. Talk to our garden room advisors, who will be happy to answer all your questions.
11/ Previous customers’ views are so important, so always take a look at what they are saying. Take a look at the feedback from our customers from Google, Trust Pilot and WhiteSpark. Sometimes we don’t get it 100% right the first time (but we try the very best to ensure we do), but we always follow through to ensure the best outcome for our customers.
12/ This brings us back to why you should be choosing a new garden room for your Reading home. Keeping your home life and work in balance is key, as well as saving time and money. But there is nothing which beats owning your little world and sitting with nature in your garden. This is why you should consider the features that are important to you, the size of your new contemporary garden room, and the general layout that suits you. Do not rush this decision – talk to the experts and go view some examples of the building. Only by doing this can you appreciate the quality (or otherwise) and what your expectations should be. Don’t lower your expectations – only buy the building which is right for you. Or choose a bespoke garden room just for you.
Call us now on 0800 999 6995 (freephone), contact us or visit our showroom and view examples of our garden room offices. I promise you won’t get the ‘hard sell’, just honest, unbiased advice from a family business established for over 47 years. We look forward to seeing you.
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