Green Retreats Warns: The 3 Biggest Garden Room Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

With garden rooms becoming a go-to solution for creating more space at home, Green Retreats is urging homeowners to avoid common mistakes that can lead to unexpected costs or disappointing results.

With 20 years of industry experience and over 17,000 installations across the UK, Green Retreats has identified the three biggest traps that customers fall into when choosing a garden room and how to avoid them.

1. Being Misled by a Low Starting Price

Some companies promote low base prices that exclude crucial features like heating, lighting, flooring or glazing. These hidden costs can quickly escalate the final bill.

Green Retreats offers clear, transparent pricing that includes everything needed for a fully usable garden room. Electric heating, lighting, high-quality flooring, premium insulation, double glazing and full installation are all included as standard.

2. Not Visiting a Showroom First

Ordering without seeing a garden room in person can lead to disappointment with quality or size. Some suppliers operate without any physical showroom at all, leaving customers in the dark.

Green Retreats welcomes customers to the UK’s largest garden room showroom in Buckinghamshire, along with a second site in Twickenham. With over 20 fully built garden rooms on display, customers can explore the space, materials and finishes in person with the support of a helpful, no-pressure team.

3. Choosing an Unproven Company

The rise in demand for garden rooms has brought a flood of new suppliers to the market, many of which are too new to provide long-term reassurance or reliable aftercare.

Green Retreats stands apart. The company has been family-run since 2005 and has delivered over 17,000 buildings nationwide. Crucially, Green Retreats has been in business longer than the length of its 12-year guarantee. This simple but powerful reassurance shows that the company is here for the long haul and able to fully stand behind every building it creates.

“We’re proud to have been a family business for 20 years, helping our customers grow their homes with quality, purpose-built garden rooms,” says Roy Wetherall, Managing Director at Green Retreats. “It’s easy to be swayed by a low price, but the thing to really look for is value for money. Also, when you’re investing in your home, trust, experience and longevity really matter. We’re honoured to have been here long enough to know first hand.”

For anyone looking to enhance their home with extra space, whether for work, wellness or lifestyle, Green Retreats offers a premium, sustainable solution that’s built to last.