How Long Do Timber Buildings Last?

A quality timber building is a significant investment, so it's natural to ask how long it will last. Whether you're considering a garden office, workshop, garage, cabin, or summer house, durability is often one of the biggest deciding factors. The good news is that a well-designed timber building can provide decades of reliable use when constructed using quality materials and properly maintained. However, several factors can influence its lifespan, from the timber itself to the environment in which it sits. [...]

Do You Need Planning Permission for a Garden Office? A UK Guide

With more people embracing flexible and remote working, garden offices have become one of the most popular ways to create additional workspace at home. But before investing in a new timber building, it's natural to ask: do you need planning permission for a garden office? The good news is that many garden offices can be built without submitting a planning application. However, there are important rules around size, location, height, and use that homeowners should understand before work begins. Do [...]

What Is Tanalised Timber? Benefits, Lifespan & Uses Explained

If you've been researching timber buildings, sheds, cabins, or garden offices, you've probably come across the term tanalised timber. But what exactly does it mean, and why is it so widely used in outdoor construction? Tanalised timber is one of the most popular materials for garden buildings because it has been specially treated to help protect it from rot, fungal decay, and insect attack. Whether you're investing in a shed, workshop, cabin, or garden office, understanding how tanalised timber works [...]

Garden Offices in Devon: The Ultimate Remote Working Solution

The way we work has changed - and for many across Devon, the kitchen table is no longer cutting it. Whether you are managing meetings from a busy household or trying to carve out quiet time between school runs, remote working demands a space that feels focused, calm, and entirely your own. Bespoke garden offices in Devon offer just that - a beautifully crafted extension of your home, tucked into the landscape, yet designed entirely for productivity. Why a Garden [...]

Tailormade Garden Offices

Working from home has never been so on trend. Whatever we read, the need to work from home is here to stay. Covid showed us that with all the technology around us, communication has never been easier. What we have found, in talking to many of our customers of bespoke garden offices, having a home office in the home isn't always the answer to working from home. A place to 'commute' to - all be it to the bottom of [...]

Super Sheds

Why more of us are discovering super sheds and building offices in the garden The so called 'shoffice' seems to be the must have for the garden these days. Forget the humble shed in the back garden - gone are the days where the shed was a space to stash un-wanted clutter that you just couldn't bear to part with, sitting in the corner of the garden quietly rotting, looking uninspiring and unloved - and enter the new-age shed, a [...]

Tanalised Timber – Benefits & Advantages

At Inside Out Buildings we use 19mm shiplap premium redwood tanalised timber to build all of our timber garden buildings. It is fair to say that not all tanalised timber is the same. The definition of tanalised timber is: a number of different chemical preservatives and processes (also known as timber treatment, lumber treatment or pressure treatment) that can extend the life of wood, timber, wood structures or engineered wood. These generally increase the durability and resistance from being destroyed [...]