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Garden rooms - video with how to guide

Friday, 17 February 2012 4:09 PM

Fancy an extra room in your house? You could look to the garden.

Garden rooms are a great way of adding space to your house without all the upheaval of an extension. They make the perfect office, entertainment space or children's play area.

Peter Blair, from MyBuilder.com, explains how to go about picking the right spot for your garden room and talks you through the planning permission that might be required.
 

Garden Rooms from MyBuilder on Vimeo.

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