Finding the right summer house for your garden is easier than you might think. With years of experience, we’ve simplified the process and offer a wide range of options to suit every taste, budget, and garden style.
Our lovely traditional summer houses, delivered and installed, bring a touch of quintessential British garden charm to your outdoor space. With lovely, large windows, decorative features, and pitched roofs, our buildings are distinct.
Our corner summer houses are designed to fit neatly into tricky garden spaces. Their diamond shape looks great in corners and turns unused spots into practical living areas, all while keeping your lawn and flower beds intact.
Perfect for all four seasons, why not extend the use of your summer house beyond the warm months with our fully insulated options? With proper insulation in the walls, floor, and roof, our insulated summer houses for sale keep you toasty in the cold months and cool in those rare, hotter periods.
You don’t have to choose between storage and relaxation. Our combination summer houses offer a main space for relaxing and a separate storage area for your garden tools, furniture, and equipment. It’s a practical way to enjoy both.
Add a touch of elegance to your garden with our factory-painted summer houses. They come in a variety of attractive colours, arrive ready to use, and need less upkeep than traditional wood finishes.
Unlike basic garden sheds (even the most luxurious kind), a summer house creates a purpose-built living space for a whole range of leisure and activities. You might be looking for a quiet work-from-home solution, a dedicated hobby room, or simply a peaceful spot to enjoy your morning coffee, for example. Either way, a summer house delivers on all fronts and adapts to your lifestyle, regardless of the seasons.
Unlike typical summer houses for sale from budget retailers, our buildings are built to withstand the harshest of weather through the wonderfully unpredictable British seasons. With options for full insulation, double glazing, and proper heating, your summer house becomes a genuine year-round space.
Finding the right size summer house is a relatively simple endeavour, but extremely important to the overall result. Too small and it feels cramped, too large and it might overwhelm your garden. Here is how to choose:
Perfect for modest gardens or when you just need a cosy retreat in a larger space. Sizes like 5×5 ft, 6×6 ft, and 8×6 ft create an intimacy that doesn’t dominate smaller gardens but still provides room for seating and small tables.
The most popular range for typical UK gardens. Our 8×8 ft, 10×8 ft, and 12×8 ft summer houses hit the sweet spot between spaciousness and garden integration, allowing for seating arrangements, hobby equipment, or even a small home office.
When you are looking to create extra space in your garden, our 12×10 ft, 14×12 ft, and 16×12 ft options provide impressive internal space for divided zones and multiple activities.
Some of our most popular summer house sizes include:
- 8×6 ft: The entry-level favourite that fits most garden corners
- 10×8 ft: The versatile all-rounder for both relaxation and practical use
- 12×10 ft: Where serious summer house enthusiasts find their happy place
- 16×12 ft and larger: For turning summer houses into genuine living spaces
While they may be simple design choices, a summer house lends a certain character and practical magic to your garden – and we can help you get it right stylistically with the following features:
The roof of your summer house defines how the building works and – just as importantly – how it looks in your garden.
Our apex roof summer houses feature a classic triangular shape with a central ridge. This traditional design provides excellent headroom, efficiently sheds rainwater and snow, and creates that quintessential summer house silhouette that many people simply adore.
Fancy something more contemporary? Our pent-roof summer houses have clean lines with a single-angled slope. This type of summer house works beautifully when built against walls or boundaries, with a modern appearance that suits the design-minded.
Our Corner Roof designs are specifically engineered for garden corners, with roof lines that follow the building’s diamond footprint. These ingenious structures help you make the best of wasted space without dominating prime garden areas.
Of course, the exterior finish of your summer house is also an important decision to make.
T&G Shiplap is the quality choice for most summer houses in the UK, offering a traditional look and feel. These interlocking boards, with their distinctive grooves, actively channel water away from joints, providing excellent weather protection. What’s more, they look wonderfully British.
With its curved outer face and tough interlocking system, T&G Loglap gives your garden a more rustic, outdoorsy, cabin-like feel. This type of cladding adds instant character while stubbornly defying the weather.
Weatherboard brings a classic countryside aesthetic with horizontal overlapping boards that develop beautiful character as they age, and If you are looking for ultra-modern options, our Strong Core cladding offers amazing durability and minimal maintenance – perfect if you prefer the look of wood without the occasional treatment.
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While off-the-shelf summer houses in the UK are popular, customised options are growing in popularity as people realise they can design something that fits their lifestyle. Our affordable customisation options turn a simple garden building into a space that perfectly matches your tastes and preferences, including:
- Interior finishing: Turn basic structures into relaxing living spaces
- Electrical packages: for lighting, heating, and power – all essential for extended, everyday use like work-from-home
- Security options: Upgraded locks and alarm systems to keep your shed fortress-like
- Integrated shelving and storage: Clever solutions designed for specific items
- Tailored window and door configurations: Maximise views, light, and ease of entry
- Climate control options: Simple ventilation to full heating systems
- Paint finishes: in a wide spectrum of colours to blend with your home and garden
Unlike many mass-produced summer houses for sale in the UK, we partner with specialised British manufacturers to create our Diamond, Sapphire, and Platinum ranges. Each range offers different levels of quality, features, and price points to suit each customer.
However, what sets us apart from mass-produced retailers is our quality and strong commitment to customer care – an old-fashioned yet important belief that we believe is disappearing from many vendors these days. All our summer houses* include delivery and installation for peace of mind.
On a more practical level, most of our summer houses come with free professional installation included in the price (a service many competitors charge extra for). If you are looking, we encourage you to view our summerhouses at our extensive display site near Guildford, Surrey, where our friendly, expert team can help you customise everything from size and style to window placement and paint finish.
We don’t hide behind impossible “10-year warranties” with ridiculous small print that makes claims virtually impossible. As a generational family business, we believe in honest quality, fair pricing, sensible warranties, and summer houses that are genuinely built to last.
All of our summer houses for sale are crafted by skilled artisans who take pride in their work, not by production lines focused solely on volume.
When you choose a summer house from our unique, curated range, you are buying decades of expertise, proper British construction, and the peace of mind that comes from dealing with a Surrey company that will still be here in the years to come!
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Can you build your own summerhouse?
It is reasonably easy to assemble the smaller buildings if someone can help you move the panels around whilst you screw them together. However, it is very important that you take your time and do the job correctly. This is vitally important for fixing the roof and felting it. If you get it wrong, water may get into your building and damage your possessions. Not a good idea.
However, as standard, 1st Choice includes free installation of the building, which is a far better idea. This saves you a lot of hard work and ensures the summer building is constructed correctly, which will help it last a long time.
However, as standard, 1st Choice includes free installation of the building. This saves you a lot of hard work and ensures the summer building is constructed correctly, which will help it last a long time.
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Can you buy flat-pack summer houses?
Yes, flat-pack summer houses are available for purchase. We can offer a range of flat-pack summer houses that can be easily assembled on-site. These include Flat Pack Sheds, which offer a range of apex and pent flat-pack summer houses, and Flat Pack Houses, which offer customisable flat-pack homes, including summer houses.
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Can You Live In A Summerhouse All Year Round?
A lot of people like the idea of having a garden with a summerhouse. It gives you extra space for your gardening tools, lawnmower, and other supplies.
Planning permission is often a worry in the UK. Many people wonder if they can build a garden building without facing too many restrictions.
The answer depends on your situation. Some summer houses still need planning permission, but most do not now because the laws have changed.
In the UK, you are not allowed to live in a summer building all year round because of regulations. These buildings are meant for temporary, seasonal use and usually do not have enough insulation or proper facilities for living through the year. Following local planning laws helps keep your living space safe and suitable.
Read our
summerhouse planning guide and it will help explain the rules about planning permission for garden buildings. By the end, you should know if you need permission for your new summerhouse.
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How long do summer houses last?
The life of a summerhouse varies according to how it is looked after. The quality of materials used to preserve it, how often it is treated, and the climate are important factors, although most of the UK has similar conditions. However, if a summerhouse is well maintained, it would be expected to last for 20 to 30 years, sometimes even longer.
Some summer houses come with a warranty of up to 10 years, which you might consider a good indication of their durability. However, you will find strict terms and conditions (hidden away) stating you need to treat the building EVERY year. So it is your treatment that is making the building last, not the so-called warranty.
To ensure a long life, it is very important to regularly maintain your summerhouse. Treating all the wood with a high-quality preservative or wood stain is recommended. Check the roofing felt for leaks and around the windows as well. By doing so, you will be able to enjoy your building for a very long time.
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What are the benefits of different size summer houses?
A summer house has plenty of benefits, ranging from its versatility to the increase in your property value.
- Versatility: Summer houses can be designed as retreats to relax and escape the business of home life or as workshops to indulge in hobbies. These buildings are adaptable for the owners .
- IncreasedProperty Value: Besides the recreational value of a summerhouse - in most instances - it will increase the value of your property if, and when, you decide to sell.
- Customisation: With a broad range of styles, cladding and sizes available to you, summer houses can be easily customised to fit your specific requirements and preferences, ensuring that you end up with a bespoke structure that complements both your garden and your desired aesthetic and functionality.
- Year-Round Use: These days, we can insulate summer houses in various ways, and using insulation as an upgrade will allow you to enjoy your summer house no matter the season. Insulation will help keep the interior cool in the summertime and nice and cosy in the winter, making it comfortable and usable throughout the year.
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What can a summer house be used for in the garden?
With its amazing adaptability, a summer house can turn your garden into a multipurpose area. Modern summer homes can be made for year-round use with optional insulation, although they are traditionally made to enjoy warm weather.
Here are some ways they can be used:
- Home Office: An excellent way to escape the chaos of the main house and enjoy a private workspace.
- Guest Rooms: Build a summer house to use as guest rooms for visitors who come and stay. This will give them some privacy, and you won’t feel like you’re on top of each other.
- Relaxation Spaces: Away from the main house and the stresses of daily life associated with it, summer houses are great for unwinding or reading a book in a tranquil environment. You can also make it into something more specific, like a yoga studio or a meditation space.
- Entertainment Areas: A stylish setting for hosting gatherings or relaxing with friends and family. You could build a bar for optimal entertainment.
- Art or Hobby Studio: Perfect for pursuing creative passions or hobbies without distractions, and a great place to store all your equipment and goodies separate from the house.
- Playrooms: A dedicated space for your children to play and explore – ideal to minimise noise in the main house.
Our bespoke options allow you to tailor your summer house to almost any purpose, ensuring it meets all your needs and preferences.
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