Iroko Garden Summer House in London

While the low maintenance of MTX cladding for garden summer houses had an appeal, the client really wanted to use real wood to contrast with Aluminium doors. Typically when using Redwood, there is a higher maintenance requirement and lower warranty as we are reliant on annual retreatments; however, by using the Redwood as a structural cladding only and introducing a vapour barrier, vented cavity and then adding a durable timber (or other cladding), we can offer the same warranties as with our MTX cladding with a reduced and not critical maintenance plan.

Prior to the clients visiting the show centre to agree the look and specification of their garden room summer house, we had an array of cladding options for the client to choose from including Cedar, Accoya, Oak & Cedral, however as the clients house windows and doors were in Iroko it was decided to match this.

Along with the 'Iroko' cladding the rest of the garden room design was carefully laid out with millimetre precision, to allow for a kitchenette, an existing fridge freezer and a larger bathroom that doubled up as storage for cushions and other items.