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128 videos across 34 topics — customer interviews, walkthroughs and spec explainers. More on our YouTube channel.
Featured
Gurinder Chadha, OBE — writing a Disney screenplay
Gurinder Chadha, OBE
Filmmaker Gurinder Chadha OBE wrote a Disney-commissioned screenplay in her QCB5 garden studio with writing partner Paul.
Watch the full storyCustomer stories
Real owners on why they bought — annexes for family, offices and studios in their own words.
Lou
Lou's Rockingham annexe — framing countryside views
Lou's 20' x 17' Rockingham annexe with a half window framing countryside views, recessed blinds and an open-plan kitchen and living layout.
Customer story
Twenty-four years of Booths, in customers' own words
After 24 years of building garden offices, Booths shares seven customer testimonials on quality, fast installation, durability and service — all studios being fully portable.
Customer story
Inside a 24'×17' annexe flat — Alex's video tour
Alex gives a video tour of a recently installed 24' x 17' Garden Studio Flat, covering how the flats are built, the electrics, kitchen layout, paths and internet.
Andrew Smith, Ridgeway Cars · Portsmouth
A Mercedes sales office — chosen over a portacabin
Ridgeway Cars chose a QC6 studio over portacabins for its Mercedes sales team — a professional, zero-maintenance office among the stock.
Debbie and Andy Gibson · Wirral
Debbie and Andy's annexe — London to the Wirral
Debbie and Andy Gibson's open-plan 16' x 17' annexe with double bed, full bathroom, kitchen and TV area — later relocated from South London to the Wirral, proving how portable these units remain.
Jolanta · Leicestershire
Jolanta's L-shape annexe, installed in six months
Jolanta's Lincoln L-shape annexe in Leicestershire was installed within six months under the Caravan Act — a flexible solution that ended up housing her son instead of her mother.
Gill
Gill's guest bedroom and home gym in one
Gill's 18' x 12' LoLine QC garden room, used as a guest bedroom and garden gym, with a cartridge toilet and cartridge sink fitted to avoid £8,000 of groundworks.
Maria · Luton
Maria's L-shape annexe in Luton
Maria's L-shape granny annexe in Luton combines a living area, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom with discreet head-height air conditioning.
Wendy King
Wendy's sewing, art and crafts studio
Wendy King's 15' x 9' LoLine QC garden studio, used for sewing, art and crafts, with a fanlight window, recessed blinds and a flyover roof.
Jeremy · Godalming
Absolutely Superb Garden Office
A financial adviser named Jeremy moved his office into a QC6 garden studio for privacy, and was so impressed he recommended it to a friend who bought one too.
Emma
Emma's psychotherapy practice — independent and homely
Emma, a psychotherapist, commissioned a fully independent 15' x 12' QC6 studio designed for a cosy, homely feel that helps clients relax.
Yvonne · Cardiff
Yvonne's accessible studio for her father, Cardiff
Yvonne built an accessible QC5 garden studio in Cardiff so her elderly father could live close by despite mobility challenges.
Rea
Rea's therapy practice at the bottom of the garden
Rea runs a psychological therapy practice from an 18' x 12' QC studio, chosen for its zero-maintenance, professional exterior.
Customer story
A hairdressing salon at the bottom of the garden
A compact 9' x 9' QC garden studio runs as a hairdressing salon with no groundworks, using a frost-free hose and a roller waste unit.
Diane
Diane's beauty business — out of the kitchen, into the garden
Diane moved her beauty business out of the kitchen and into a garden studio, allowing her to grow her client base and services.
Andrew & Julie / Nicky
Teenage Den — Get Them Out The House
Two families turned garden studios into teenage dens with pool tables and TV areas — entertainment for the kids and relief for the parents.
June · Oxford
June's annexe at her daughter's Oxford home
June moved into a 24' x 8' annexe at her daughter's Oxford home — a warm, well-insulated 'haven' with bathroom, kitchen, living space and a wheelchair ramp for future accessibility.
Pat
Pat's L-shape annexe — back in safe hands
After losing a £20,000 deposit to a rogue builder, Pat turned to Booths for a Lincoln L-shape annexe — installed in roughly a day and securing her in 'safe hands'.
Neil Burley
Neil's painting studio and teaching space
Artist Neil Burley moved into his new garden studio and immediately began planning small teaching groups in the space.
Kingsland Primary School
Kingsland Primary's classroom — replacing rotten timber
Kingsland Primary School replaced a failing timber classroom with a zero-maintenance QC6 garden studio positioned beside the patio.
Curtis
Curtis's his-and-hers studios in light oak
Booths' first his-and-hers garden studios — an 18' x 12' and a 15' x 9' — featuring zero-maintenance light oak walls, grey flashings and PVC posts with stainless steel railings.
Advice & spec explainers
Alex walks through the build, the electrics and the questions buyers ask most.
Advice
Electrical Spec for Garden Office Installation
An explanation of the electrical specification for a garden office, including using a local electrician for Part P certified final connections, with Rob Booth's pricing.
Advice
Alex Answers Frequently Asked Questions 2
Alex answers more questions on the zero-maintenance studio exterior, how the studios are configured, and window layout options including tilt windows on all windows.
Advice
Complicated Decking for Your Garden Studio
Alex explains how Booths Garden Studios can now offer more complicated decking, with video showing a garden office before and after decking installation.
Chris
Update on the New QCB2 Garden Office Specification
Alex explains the improvements in the new QCB2 garden office — invisible downpipes, fence positioning, a flat interior roof and flyover roof options on any side.
Advice
Air Conditioning Videos for Garden Office
A guide to air conditioning for garden studios — two A-rated unit sizes, how to judge if a north-facing studio needs cooling, and why heat pumps outperform electric heating.
Advice
Alex Answers Frequently Asked Questions
Alex answers common questions about what's included in the website price, why Booths stopped supplying timber studios, and the benefits of the studios being portable.
Advice
L-Shape Garden Annexe — No Planning Permission Required
Booths' biggest-selling garden annexe — an L-shape 24' x 12' plus 12' x 8' with dining area, kitchen, separate bedroom and bathroom — installed under the caravan act with no planning permission.
Advice
Update on QCB Garden Annexe Specification
Alex walks through the latest QCB garden annexe design updates — kitchen layout, shower options and bedroom layout — as the specification is continuously refined.
Advice
The New QCB Garden Annexe for Your Family Members
An affordable QCB garden annexe with bathroom, kitchen and bedroom that needs no planning permission, ideal for housing a family member with extra space and privacy.
Advice
24' x 8' Annexe — Bedroom, Kitchen & Bathroom
Alex tours a 24' x 8' garden annexe with bedroom, kitchen and bathroom, available with the bathroom on either the left or right hand side.
Advice
The 5.5m x 5.8m Garden Studio Flat
A self-contained 5.5m x 5.8m garden studio flat — ideal for a son or daughter, with no planning permission needed under the Caravan Act for a blood relative.
Advice
Guest Bedroom in Garden Studio
Many garden studios include a bed — often a sofa bed for occasional guests — and Booths can add partition walls, doors and a compact ensuite with mains shower and toilet.
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