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A 6×6 summerhouse creates a comfortable garden retreat without taking over valuable outdoor space. Measuring approximately 1.8m x 1.8m nominally, it suits reading, hobbies or relaxing. Our Platinum corner designs include toughened glazing and professional installation, subject to individual product, access, base and delivery requirements. Explore our insulated summerhouses for colder-weather use, or browse painted summerhouses to complement your garden. For relaxation and practical storage, consider our summer house shed combinations. Compare the buildings below and check each model’s specifications, dimensions and included features. Visit our Surrey display site to see representative garden buildings before choosing the right summerhouse for your space.
Pricing: Request a quote for your preferred 6×6 summer house, including your chosen specification and options · Construction: Quality timber summer houses, normally made from redwood deal · Size: 6×6 · Glazing: Check the glazing specification for your chosen model · Floors: Solid wooden floors · Styles: Explore the designs available in this size.
Uses: Garden retreat, home office, studio, hobby room, gym or entertaining space · Insulation: Insulation options available · Installation: Free installation or assembly on our main ranges · Finishes: Colour paint options available · Bases: Base-building options available · Customisation: Bespoke sizes and options available · See before you buy: Full-size summer houses on display at our Surrey show site near Guildford and Woking.
Expert insight: Robin Antill, founder of 1st Choice Leisure Buildings, has worked with timber garden buildings since 1979. His advice: compare construction, glazing and what installation includes—not just the headline price. For colder-weather use, check insulation in the walls, roof and floor.
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Explore our gallery of summer houses supplied and installed for customers across the UK. From peaceful garden retreats and hobby rooms to stylish spaces for relaxing and entertaining, discover how the right summer house can transform your garden.
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Create a welcoming space in your garden with the Platinum Fleet Apex Summerhouse. Its 10ft x 10ft footprint gives you room to relax, entertain or enjoy a quiet retreat, while the classic apex roof adds a distinctive finish. Supplied to one of our customers, this summerhouse shows how a dedicated garden space can make the outdoors feel like an extension of home.
A 6ft x 6ft summer house has a nominal footprint of approximately 36 square feet, or around 3.3 square metres. That makes this size particularly useful in smaller gardens where you want somewhere comfortable to sit without losing too much lawn, patio or planting space.
For me, a 6 x 6 summerhouse is best considered a compact leisure room rather than somewhere to fill with furniture. Two comfortable chairs and a small table can work very well, perhaps with a shelf or modest amount of storage depending on the position of the doors and windows.
A 6ft by 6ft summer house can make an excellent reading room, hobby space, coffee retreat or somewhere sheltered from which to enjoy your garden. If you need a permanent desk, substantial office chair and lots of storage, I would normally suggest comparing a larger summer house or one of our garden rooms and offices.
One reason I like this particular size is that the dedicated summerhouses currently shown here are corner designs. A corner summerhouse can turn an awkward or underused part of the garden into useful leisure space while leaving more of the lawn or patio open.
The angled frontage also directs the doors and glazing back across the garden rather than simply towards a boundary. Before deciding on the final position, I recommend standing where the building will go and looking back across your garden. Even a small change in angle can make a noticeable difference to the view you enjoy from inside.
If making good use of an unused garden corner is particularly important, you can also compare our wider selection of corner summer houses.
Yes, depending on the individual model. The Platinum Bursledon and Platinum Hamble currently offer full insulation options. Insulation can be useful if you intend to spend longer periods inside the summerhouse or want to extend its useful season beyond the warmer months.
Remember that insulation slows heat transfer; it does not create heat. If you intend to use a summerhouse regularly in colder weather, you may still need suitable heating. If your main requirement is a genuine year-round office, I would compare the specification with one of our garden rooms and offices before ordering.
Absolutely. I have been saying for decades that a good garden building needs a good base. Even a relatively compact 6ft x 6ft summer house requires a firm, flat and level foundation if its doors are to operate correctly and the building is to perform as intended.
Do not prepare the base purely from the description “6×6”. Always check the precise external dimensions and base requirements for the individual model, as nominal sizes, roof overhangs, and the clearance required around a building can differ.
Professional fitting, assembly or installation is included with the Platinum 6×6 summerhouses currently shown on this page, according to the individual range and subject to the applicable delivery, access and base requirements. This is an important part of the overall value because you are not left with the job of assembling a substantial timber building yourself.
You will still need to ensure that suitable access and the correct base are available before delivery. Always check the individual product page for the precise fitting, access, and delivery requirements for your chosen building.
I’m Robin Antill, founder of 1st Choice Leisure Buildings, and I think it is important that customers know who is behind the advice they are reading. My involvement with garden buildings began in 1979, and much of what I recommend today comes from first-hand experience of manufacturing, selling and supplying timber buildings rather than simply reading manufacturers’ brochures.
I left school at 15 and in 1979 started my own business trading as Marina Sheds. In those early years I made buildings, sold them, delivered them and dealt directly with customers. That practical experience taught me how timber buildings go together, which parts of the specification really matter and where apparently small savings can sometimes become false economies.
I sold Marina Sheds in 1990. Unfortunately, I didn’t receive all the money I was due from the sale. It was a difficult business lesson, but it certainly did not end my involvement with garden buildings.
By 1992 we had expanded beyond traditional sheds and added summerhouses, garages, garden rooms and log cabins. Because the business was no longer principally about sheds, that new direction led to a change of name to Titan Garden Buildings.
My son Craig joined me in 1992 after studying carpentry at Guildford College from 1990. His carpentry training brought practical woodworking knowledge and an understanding of timber construction to the business, and from that point on, garden buildings became a father-and-son concern very much.
We sold Titan Garden Buildings in 1998. In 2000, Craig and I decided that rather than manufacturing everything ourselves or being restricted to one manufacturer’s range, we would retail carefully selected quality products from established garden building manufacturers. That decision led to the formation of 1st Choice Leisure Buildings.
Our manufacturing background has always influenced how we assess other manufacturers’ buildings. We know to look carefully at framing, timber, floors, roofs, doors, glazing and overall construction rather than relying purely on attractive photographs or sales descriptions.
Today Craig runs the day-to-day business, and I remain involved to support him and the team whenever required. You can read more about Craig, me and our history on the About 1st Choice Leisure Buildings page.
The first lesson is not to underestimate a compact building. A well-positioned 6 x 6 summerhouse can transform an otherwise awkward or unused part of a garden into a space you genuinely enjoy spending time in.
The second is not to overfill it. Two comfortable chairs and a small table will often make much better use of a 6ft by 6ft summer house than trying to squeeze in a sofa, substantial desk, cupboards and lots of storage.
The third is to think carefully about the outlook before preparing your base. With a corner summerhouse in particular, the view from inside is part of the enjoyment, so decide where you want the frontage to face before anything becomes permanent.
Finally, buy the specification you actually need. There is little point paying for insulation and extra features if you’ll only use your summerhouse occasionally on fine summer days. Equally, if you want more regular use outside the warmer months, it makes sense to consider those options from the beginning.
A 6ft x 6ft summer house has a nominal footprint of approximately 36 square feet, around 3.3 square metres or roughly 1.8m x 1.8m. Always use the exact dimensions shown for the individual model when arranging the base or deciding what furniture will fit.
A typical 6 x 6 summerhouse can accommodate two comfortable chairs and a small table, with limited room remaining for shelving, hobby equipment or storage. Compact furniture generally works better than trying to use every available part of the floor.
Yes. That is one of the main advantages of this size. A 6×6 summerhouse creates useful sheltered leisure space while taking up relatively little garden, and a corner design can use an awkward or otherwise underused area more efficiently.
Yes, depending on the model. The Platinum Bursledon and Platinum Hamble currently offer full insulation options. If extended-season use matters, compare the insulation and overall construction specifications before ordering.
Professional fitting, assembly or installation is currently included with the Diamond and Platinum summerhouses shown on this page, subject to the individual product, delivery area, access and base requirements. Always check your chosen product page for the precise terms applying to that building.
Many small garden buildings can be installed under permitted development rights, but this depends on factors including the property, position, height and proximity to boundaries. Listed properties, designated land, and other circumstances may have additional restrictions, so check the requirements for your property with the relevant local planning authority when necessary.
A 6ft by 6ft summer house is compact, but it can make a surprisingly large difference to the way you enjoy your garden. Think carefully about what you want to do inside it, where the doors and windows face, the furniture you intend to use and whether options such as insulation will provide genuine value for you.
After working with garden buildings since 1979, my advice remains to look beyond photographs and price. Check the timber, floor, roof, framing, glazing, and complete specification, and choose the building that best suits how you genuinely intend to use it.
If possible, visit our Surrey display site to compare representative garden buildings in person. If you cannot visit, contact us and tell us what you need from your summerhouse. Craig, the team and I would much rather help you choose the correct size and specification before you buy.
Robin Antill
Founder, 1st Choice Leisure Buildings
