Summer house insulation

[JCoop]

This has been a really useful resource as I look at insulating the summerhouse in our garden. Was wondering how yours is holding up and whether there's anything you'd do differently?

[JohnMo]

Still all fine. The only issue is the sliding doors, leak like a seize.

[Iceverge]

Out of interest @JohnMo, given that you were aiming for a higher level of performance would you do the kit again or make something up yourself? 

[JohnMo]

1 minute ago, Iceverge said:

Out of interest @JohnMo, given that you were aiming for a higher level of performance would you do the kit again or make something up yourself? 

The kit was pretty easy overall, the additional insulation added a bit of complexity but it's very solid, pretty much keeps noise out, so quite overall. Only downside is overall airtightness. Better sliding doors would help. But at the end of the day with the dMEV fan ticking over, it's humidity stays nice and low.

 

Heating - doing it again I would do a through wall Aircon unit for heat and cool, instead of tying into the house.

 

The experimenter in me, would do a Larson strut if doing it again.

[Andehh]

If you don't mind, what was the cost of the summer house itself? Very similar setup to what I'd like to do one day!! 

[JohnMo]

1 hour ago, Andehh said:

If you don't mind, what was the cost of the summer house itself? Very similar setup to what I'd like to do one day!! 

About £6500 delivered in Feb 2023.

 

https://gardenhouse24.co.uk/

[Andehh]

Thank you! They look like they're pretty good. Did you get a quote for installation? 

[JohnMo]

13 minutes ago, Andehh said:

 Did you get a quote for installation? 

No they didn't do it as good as I wanted, so went DIY.