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If you have a job where you work some or all of your week from home, you’ll know how important it is to have a dedicated space where you can get your head down and get on with your work.
Having the option to work flexibly in this way brings a wide range of benefits and typically makes staff happier and helps them to create a better work-life balance. However, as anyone who works from home regularly will know, there can be some challenges.
If you want to spend more time working from home in 2020, now could be the ideal time to look at how to facilitate that. One option, if you have space in your garden, is to build a garden log cabin that can act as your home office.
In fact, having a separate space that’s dedicated to your work is one of the recommendations from Architectural Digest.
The publication offered a number of tips about how to maintain your productivity when you’re working from home. Maryline Damour, who runs her own design firm out of her home, said that it’s important to make sure you have a professional space.
Her top tip is to think about the kind of environment you find most productive and to set up a space in your home that caters to that.
“Just because [your business is] in your house doesn’t mean it should be any less professional,” Ms Damour stated.
You also want to make sure that your workspace is away from the hustle and bustle of your home, which is another reason why having a cabin in your garden is a good way to separate your home and working life.
Having this separate space can also help you to remain organised, which is another important aspect of working from home.
Earlier last month, the Mirror shared research from Tiger Recruitment, which found that just one in three UK workers have the option to work remotely or from home.
David Morel, chief executive of the firm, told the newspaper that businesses should change their opinions of flexible working.
“Flexible working shouldn’t be seen as an inconvenience, as a benefit that is only open to women, or just relevant to parents, but as something that can help all employees to boost their well-being and job satisfaction,” he asserted.
In the Queen’s Speech following the Conservative win in the general election earlier last month, one of the points raised was flexible working by default, unless there’s a good reason for employers not to allow it, Personnel Today reported.
While this is subject to consultation, it is something that’s been proposed under the flexible working bill that’s been raised twice in parliament.
Speaking to the Mirror, Helen Whately, Conservative MP, stressed that flexible working shouldn’t be a benefit that employees have to request, but the default option for all those in work. She pointed out that 87 per cent of workers would like to have the option of working flexibly, but just 9.8 per cent of jobs paying over £20,000 are advertised as offering this.
Author - Martin Corby
Posted - 07 Jan 2020
Disclaimer: This information is subject to change and as such, is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Readers are encouraged to verify the details independently.
Dave Pearce
Verified Customer
Livata 4x3
Very good quality cabin ,instructions could be better, but very pleased with end product.Martin kept me informed on order delivery was great, no damage or missing bits.
02 Feb 2024 - ""
Peter Thompson
Verified Customer
Clockhouse
Delivery was efficient, all well packaged and protected from damage. Constructed by three of us in one and a half days. Everything fitted perfectly and needed gentle mallet to locate exactly. Instruction book was clear simple and explicit. Thoroughly delighted with the construction and the finish. Very pleased that Martin was able to redraw the design to our specification. Delighted with the whole thing, finish, price and service. Thanks Martin.
06 Dec 2023 - Paignton, United Kingdom
Philp Eaton
Verified Customer
Livata 4x3
Great product. Lots of surplus parts supplied which is helpful. Quality of wood is fantastic. Cannot fault the service.
01 Nov 2023 - ""
Patrick Ford
Verified Customer
Bespoke Cabin
Very good cabin, and came flat packed for us to put up. Easy instructions and went together really well. would recommend. we would use this company again, good product, good price and brilliant customer service.
31 Oct 2023 - , United Kingdom
Charles Chalmers
Verified Customer
Bespoke Cabin
Delivered on time with friendly driver. All components in good order and assembly went well. Good service.
17 Oct 2023 - Washington, United Kingdom
Jon Budd
Verified Customer
Livata 6x4
Great quality item with simple, concise instructions, easily constructed by the family. Great delivery service. However, the customer service from Garden Adventure was not great; the cabin was a month late arriving, we had to chase for information regarding this as none was forthcoming. The incorrect bearers arrived and although we received a refund we had to chase for this. Not sure I would recommend them but the cabin materials were great.
25 Sep 2023 - Slough, United Kingdom
Andrew Buckland
Verified Customer
Meribel 5x3
Seamless ordering, Martin was extremely helpful with all my questions. Delivery was also fantastic with the delivery guy very helpful (it's a big delivery). Took me and elderly father in law 2 days to get it all up and built/weather tight, went together very easily with no issues. I went for the shingle roof, it still came also with felt which could be used as roof underlay. For spec I went for the superior level glazing with toughened glass, also went for the larger logs (68mm) and glad I did as feels so sturdy/insulated although am sure the 44mm would be great also. I Insulated the floor with celotex, could have done the roof but as this is a garden room rather than office etc I didn't go that far. Overall a highly recommended product, for what you get I think it's a very competitive price, much better than others I had seen that weren't so good. The only parts I bought myself were the insulation and guttering (and paint/preserve of course). I want it to last so did two coats of preserve, knotting and two of paint, also have a sealant to go on which is yet to be done. A sprayer really helped/cut down on time. Would not hesitate in recommending Martin to purchase through, helpful all through the process and very quick to respond. 5*
22 Aug 2023 - Basildon, United Kingdom
Chris Green
Verified Customer
Meribel 4x3
Great cabin. Excellent quality. From the initial ordering and having it customised to my specs, to screwing on the last piece of trim this has been a pleasure. Straight forward to assemble. Had everything but the roof covering done in a day on account of how well it went together. Sturdy high quality build. Could not be happier. This company have been an absolute pleasure to deal with. Top marks 👍
12 Dec 2022 - Rugeley, United Kingdom
Luke Stevens
Verified Customer
Torgnon 6x3
Really pleased with our log cabin! Can't believe the quality of the wood. It took the installation team (Lee Stuart and 3 others who were recommended by Martin) 6.5 hours which was really impressive given the weather conditions on the day, and even they said how good the quality was. It is so warm inside and we didn't even have the insulation installed. Great correspondence from Martin from the start to keep us in the loop regarding production and delivery times. Would highly recommend to anyone. Thanks Martin!
15 Nov 2022 - Swansea, United Kingdom
Steve Rycroft
Verified Customer
Livata 5x3
Quick service and delivery - any issue with missing parts solved quickly
12 Oct 2022 - ""
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