A garden bar we built, with a timber counter, bar stools and pendant lights

Garden rooms

Garden bars

Somewhere to host, with the bar at the heart of the room.

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Free design consultation and free quote.

Photo: a garden bar we built.

Bring everyone together, without taking over the house.

A garden bar gives you somewhere to get friends and family together, while the house carries on as normal.

We design it with you, around the way you like to host, then build it ourselves by hand. We plumb in the bar, including the mains connections, and we can build the outside space around it too, from patios and decking to a covered area for sitting out.

  • South Oxfordshire
  • Test Valley
  • Berkshire
  • Surrey

Sketchbook

Inside a garden bar

How one of our garden bars comes together. Built using the same timber-frame methods as a new home, made for use all year round.

Hand-drawn sheet of a garden bar we built, showing a sketch taken from a photo of it, an exploded build-up and a long section with the bar counter, stools and back shelves
Panel 1 of 4: main sketch Panel 2 of 4: exploded build-up Panel 3 of 4: long section Panel 4 of 4: wall build-up and notes
Click the sheet to see it full size.Tap a panel to see it full size.

Built like a new home

What’s included in every garden room

Every garden room we build is fully bespoke and tailored to you. Nothing is off the shelf. We build it using the same timber-frame methods as a new home, made for use all year round.

Frame
A bespoke timber frame, built by hand by us, with an optional decorative dwarf brick wall.
Base
A concrete slab or ground screws.
Insulation
PIR insulation in the floor, and Actis Hybrid in the walls and ceiling.
Roof
A flat EPDM roof, or a pitched roof in tiles or metal sheet.
Glazing
Korniche glazing in Matt Anthracite Grey, RAL 7016.
Cladding
Cladding from Southgate Timber, Millboard or Cladco.
Flooring
Waterproof LVT flooring from Oake & Gray.
Walls and ceilings
Plastered and painted in Dulux white.
Electrics
Done by our dedicated electrical team, signed off and connected to your house’s main board.
Heating
Smart electric heaters, sized to suit the space.
Plumbing
For bars, toilets and bathrooms, including mains connections.
Outside
Patios, decking, snugs and covered areas, planting areas and paths.

We’ll guide you through planning and, where possible, take care of all of it for you.

Design ideas

Design your garden room

Choose a use, a size and your finishes, and watch your room take shape. When you’re happy, send it over and we’ll arrange a site visit to talk it through.

Built from scratch, never from SIP panels

Step 1 of 7What will you use it for?

Pick the main use. You can tell us about anything else at the end.

Step 2 of 7Size, roof and structure

A rough idea is fine. We’ll measure up properly when we visit.

Roof

Structure

Step 3 of 7Cladding

The outside face of the building, and the biggest choice in how it looks. We use cladding from three suppliers.

Southgate Timber

Millboard Envello Shadow Line+

Cladco Signature Composite Wall Cladding

Step 4 of 7Doors and windows

All from Korniche, finished in Matt Anthracite Grey (RAL 7016).

Doors

Windows

Which sides? Choose as many as you like.

Daylight from above

Step 5 of 7Inside

Flooring

Waterproof LVT from the Oake & Gray range. Swatches are a guide only, so ask us for samples.

Also available in herringbone

Lighting & plumbing

Included as standard

  • Electrics by our dedicated electrical team, fully signed off and connected to your home’s main board
  • Smart electric heaters, sized to suit the room
  • PIR insulation in the floor, with Actis Hybrid in the walls and ceiling
  • Walls plastered and painted in Dulux white throughout
  • A hand-built timber frame on a concrete slab or ground screws, whichever suits your ground
Step 6 of 7Outside

We can build the space around it too, from patios, decking and paths to planting areas, snugs and covered areas.

Decking

Southgate Timber

Millboard Enhanced Grain 176mm

Cladco ProDeck Composite Decking

Around the building

Lighting

Step 7 of 7Your details

We’ll be in touch to arrange a site visit and talk your design through.

See our privacy policy for how we use your details.

Rather talk? Call us on 07846 796056 or email info@watsonanddalton.com.

FAQs

Garden bar questions

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Yes. We do the plumbing for bars, including all the mains connections.

Yes. We do outside works too, including patios, decking, snugs and covered areas, planting areas and paths.

Yes. It’s built using the same timber-frame methods as a new home, with smart electric heaters sized to suit the space, so you can use it all year round.

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