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Costs, sizes, pods, insulation, planning and studios.
What a garden office costsEvery size, priced. A one-desk pod is €6,700 to €10,500.
Office podsOne desk, 6 to 9 m². The smallest building that works all year.
Insulated officesWalls, floor, roof and glass. What to ask for in millimetres.
Planning permission30 m² for all garden buildings together, 3 m high, behind the house.
What size to getOne desk, two desks, or a desk and a meeting table.
Garden studiosMusic, art and treatment rooms. What changes from an office.Garden offices in every county
- Carlow6,300 people work from home
- Cavan7,791 people work from home
- Clare16,185 people work from home
- Cork84,857 people work from home
- Donegal14,900 people work from home
- Dublin280,195 people work from home
- Galway37,155 people work from home
- Kerry16,416 people work from home
- Kildare40,433 people work from home
- Kilkenny12,696 people work from home
- Laois9,985 people work from home
- Leitrim4,011 people work from home
- Limerick24,552 people work from home
- Longford4,043 people work from home
- Louth15,614 people work from home
- Mayo13,522 people work from home
- Meath32,232 people work from home
- Monaghan5,788 people work from home
- Offaly8,256 people work from home
- Roscommon7,742 people work from home
- Sligo8,070 people work from home
- Tipperary17,460 people work from home
- Waterford13,705 people work from home
- Westmeath10,976 people work from home
- Wexford17,724 people work from home
- Wicklow25,502 people work from home
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Questions people ask
How much does a garden office cost in Ireland?
A one-desk office pod of 6 to 9 m² is €6,700 to €10,500, insulated and put up. An office for two desks, 12 to 16 m², is €13,390 to €16,720. Fully fitted, wired and floored, 12 to 16 m² is €25,250 to €27,500. Add €800 to €2,500 for the base. The cost guide has every size.
Do I need planning permission for a garden office?
Usually not. It has to sit behind or beside the house, be no more than 3 m high with a flat roof, leave 25 m² of open garden, and all the garden buildings together can't pass 30 m². See the planning rules.
What size garden office do I need?
One desk fits in 6 to 9 m². Two desks need 12 to 16 m². A desk and a meeting table need 16 to 20 m². The size guide has the floor plans in plain numbers.
Can I work in it all year?
Yes, if the walls, floor and roof are insulated and the glass is double glazed. Heating one in winter runs to about €20 to €40 a month. See insulated garden offices.
How does it get power and broadband?
An armoured cable from the house's fuse board, buried in a trench, with a data cable laid beside it. The cable is from €15 a metre and the electrics inside are €600 to €1,200. See electrics and broadband.
How long does it take?
Most of the wait is the making. On site, the building is usually up within a week, with the base and the cable trench done before it. See how long it takes.
Do you cover my county?
Yes, all 26. Each request goes to one garden office company that covers your county. See every county.
Who comes out?
One garden office company that covers your county. One company only, not a list.
Is a garden office warm in winter and cool in summer?
Insulation keeps it warm. Shade over the glass and a window that opens on each side keep it cool. An air-to-air heat pump, €800 to €1,500, does both jobs.
Does a garden office need its own broadband?
No. A data cable from the house router, in the same trench as the power cable, gives the office the full speed of the house line.
Can I put a toilet in a garden office?
Yes. It needs a water pipe and a waste pipe back to the house drains, €1,000 to €2,500. See garden office with a toilet.
Can I have clients or staff in a garden office?
The planning exemption covers a use that goes with the house, like your own desk. People calling for business is a different question: ask the council before you build.
Can I claim tax back on a garden office?
Remote Working Relief covers 30% of electricity, heating and broadband for the days you work from home. It does not cover the building or the furniture. See tax and working from home.
Can I sleep in a garden office?
No. The planning exemption rules out living in it, and that includes a bedroom.
What base does a garden office need?
Ground screws, a concrete slab or pads, €800 to €2,500. See bases and foundations.
Is a shed conversion cheaper?
Sometimes, if the shed is dry, square and big enough. Most are not built to be insulated. See shed offices.
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