Ixobayeou Compact Garden Pod

A compact insulated garden pod — a small, fully insulated room with a glazed front, the neat home-office, reading room or studio for a smaller garden. A timber-framed, insulated and clad structure with double glazing and a floor; delivered in sections, set on a firm, level base and assembled and weatherproofed by a competent installer, wired by a qualified electrician. Check whether its size and use need permission. The compact way to a garden room.

• Type: compact insulated garden pod
• Build: timber frame, insulated and clad, glazed front, floor
• Install: on a firm level base, assembled by a competent installer, wired by an electrician; may need permission

A garden office or pod is an insulated outdoor building and must stand on a proper, level base — a concrete pad or ground screws sized to the building — and be assembled and weatherproofed by a competent installer. A garden room used as an office or studio, one over a certain size, or one near a boundary can need building regulations approval or planning permission, and the rules differ by location and use — check what applies before you build. An electrical supply to the building must run from the house consumer unit in the correct (usually armoured) cable, through an RCD, and be installed and signed off by a qualified electrician — never run a garden building off a trailing domestic lead. Insulate, ventilate and heat it per the specification to control condensation. These buildings are not a permanent dwelling unless local rules allow it. CE marked where applicable. The statutory 14-day right of withdrawal applies to consumers.