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Upgrades

Our ‘Classic spec’ garden rooms can be upgraded in a variety of ways, prices for individual upgrades can be supplied with your garden room quote on request.

Cladding

*Canadian Western Red Cedar (12mm);

Canadian western red cedar (CWRC) is probably the number one option for high quality timber cladding in the UK.

CWRC is a beautiful, contemporary wood, with each plank having individual variations in colour which include hues of brown, pink and red.

CWRC is naturally a very weather resistant wood which has a life expectancy of 40-60 years even if left untreated.

Canadian western red cedar does weather to a silver/ grey over the years which many people consider an attractive quality, however a UV protector oil can very easily be applied to help retain the natural colours if desired.

CWRC boards can be placed vertically or horizontally, however there is a slight increase in cost for vertical cladding as more preparation work and materials are required.

*Not to be confused with lower quality British Cedar.

Cedral click (12mm)

Cedral click is a man made fibre cement cladding that comes in a range of lovely colours and has a wood grain texture.

Cedral click is totally maintenance free, highly fireproof and has a life expectancy of 50+ years.

A true fit and forget option.

Cedral click colours

To discover more on Cedral cladding click here

Insulation

All Snug garden rooms have two layers of insulation, the first layer is installed ‘within’’ the floor, walls, and roof structure, the second layer is installed ‘over’ the floor, walls and roof structure (under the MDF wall, ceiling & floor board), the second layer also acts as a vapour barrier and helps prevent cold bridging. You can find out more about vapour barriers and cold bridging below:

(Cold bridging & vapour barrier info)

What is Cold bridging?

Cold bridging happens where there is a gap in insulation in the external walls of a building, some times this is unavoidable, this can cause a cold spot on the interior of a wall where warm, moist air can condense (a window is a typical cold spot), condensation can lead to mould problems longer term. Snug garden rooms have MVHR units fitted as standard and two layers of insulation, the secondary layer of insulation in our rooms covers 100% of the floor, walls and ceiling. Snug garden rooms are very thoroughly designed and built to prevent cold bridging, cold spots, condensation and mould.
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What is a vapour barrier?
Vapour barriers do several jobs. They are always fitted on the interior of walls and ceiling (under the MDF boards). One of the jobs of a vapour barrier is to stop the warm, moisture air within a room from getting ‘into’ the wall structure. Without a vapour barrier there is a risk that the ‘vapour’ within a warm room could get into a wall structure, if it then gets through the insulation it will come into contact with the cold outer surface of the wall and condense, which could, longer term, cause rot within the wall.

A vapour barrier also has a secondary job of stopping draughts from getting in, research indicates that up to 40% of the heat within a building is lost through draughts. The vapour barrier in a Snug garden room forms a continuous envelope which goes under the floor, up the walls and across the ceiling, this is a continuous layer which is very thoroughly sealed. This forms a a very comfortable draught proof room which is cheap to heat and very eco friendly.

Insulation Upgrades

Upgrade One

(Within wall insulation)

● 90mm PIR insulation within walls/ floor/ ceiling instead of 100mm mineral wool.

PIR insulation is one of the most thermally efficient ‘within’ wall insulation materials available today. PIR is nearly twice as thermally efficient as mineral wool insulation of the same thickness.

Upgrade Two

(Over wall insulation)

● 19 layer Multifoil instead of single layer bubble foil.

19 layer Multifoil is one of the most thermally efficient ‘over’ wall insulations available and provides at least 2.5 times as much insulation value as single layer bubble foil insulation.

Insulation Packages

Classic Spec

Within wall insulation

100mm mineral wool.

Over wall insulation

Single layer bubble foil.

Bronze Spec

Within wall insulation

100mm mineral wool.

Over wall insulation

19 layer multi foil.

Silver Spec

Within wall insulation

90mm PIR.

Over wall insulation

Single layer bubble foil.

Gold Spec

Within wall insulation

90mm PIR.

Over wall insulation

19 layer multi foil.

Windows & Doors

● We can supply almost any size and configuration of window and door.

● Upvc windows & doors are available in nine different colour options.

● A range of five different finishes are available for handles & hinges.

● Aluminum windows and doors available in any RAL colour

Electrics

● Additional outside lighting options.
● Outdoor power points.
● Indoor socket & switches available in a variety of finishes.

Upgraded electrical switches

Other Upgrades

● Concrete bases.
● External coloured render and stone/ brick cladding.
● Decking.
● Drains /Plumbing.
● Painting.
● Laminate / Wooden Floor Fitting.
● Sound proofing.