Having a garden room or building is the perfect way to enhance your garden and create a luxurious space you can enjoy all year round.
At Crown Pavilions we have been crafting bespoke luxury garden buildings for the last 20 years. Our expert team have built and installed luxury garden shelters, summer houses and rooms in many homes in that time.
Our garden buildings can be built to suit any uses you have in mind for it. So, from a luxury outdoor gym to a garden annex or bedroom you can pretty much have any building you want installed in your garden.
One important consideration that should be made before going ahead with purchasing a garden room is how you will power it. Depending on what you intend to use the outdoor building for you will need different volumes of power.
There are two main options to think about when it comes to powering a garden room. Solar power garden rooms are now available as an off-grid solution at Crown Pavilions, as well as regular garden buildings powered by traditional electricity.
Here we will break down the differences between solar power and regular garden rooms and provide all the information you need to make the right choice…
What is a solar power garden room?
A solar power garden room is one that is fitted with solar panels that help to provide electricity to power anything you have inside your luxury outdoor space.
Having solar panels on your garden room allows you to go off-grid with your luxury garden building. So, if you’re living in a remote location where on the grid power can be unreliable and want to have the perfect functional space to enjoy the scenery and get things done, then this is the ideal solution.
Solar panels work by converting sunlight into electricity by PV cells (photo-voltaic cells). These cells absorb the energy from the sunlight and is converted into AC electricity via an inverter. This power can then be used to power items lights, appliances and, more.
So, by having solar panels fitted to your garden room, you will be able to generate your own power rather than relying on the grid.
What are the benefits of solar power garden rooms?
Save on energy costs with solar power
The biggest advantage of solar power garden rooms is the potential cost savings vs a regular garden room.
If you have a garden building that relies solely on on-grid power to function, then your energy bills will rise depending on the amount of time you spend in the space.
However, if your garden room has solar panels installed, you will be able to generate your own off-grid power. This means that you will not need to drive up your household energy bills by using the appliances and lights in your luxury garden building.
Environmental impact of solar power garden rooms
A regular garden room powered by on-grid electricity will drive up your energy consumption. This means that your carbon footprint will be increased. And the more you use your garden room, the more impact this will have on your carbon footprint.
However, with solar panels installed your garden room will become a much friendlier space for the environment. This is because the energy used to power your appliances will be coming from a natural off-grid source and therefore won’t raise your carbon footprint.
Easy maintenance
You might think that having solar panels fitted to your garden room will result in you having more work to do from a maintenance perspective.
Solar panels might be a lot easier to maintain and keep in strong condition than you think. Because of the material they are made from, solar panels can be easily cleaned.
There are simple ways you can keep your solar panels clean. You can use a hose, soft brush with a mild cleaning solution to remove any dirt from the panels.
What are the cost differences?
The cost of supplying a regular garden room with on-grid electricity usually covers digging up a trench (at least 500mm deep) from your home to your garden building. This requires specialist labour that will incur different costs depending on your chosen provider.
You could choose to dig a trench yourself to save costs. However, it is best to leave this work to professionals who will have the expertise and equipment to make sure the job is done correctly.
At Crown Pavilions, our team can advise you on all aspects of mains electricity connection and provide a quote for any electrical work.
With solar power garden rooms, you will be saving on the cost of connecting your building to the grid. This will offset some of the additional costs involved in having solar panels installed in your garden room.
The costs of making your luxury garden building solar-powered will depend on the option that you go for. We can install panels, batteries and, more. Speak to our team to find out the full costs involved.
Take the next step to your perfect luxury garden room
Hopefully, you will now be armed with the information you need to decide between a solar power or regular garden room. However, if you need any more help don’t hesitate to get in touch.
You can download a brochure to see our range of garden rooms, or contact us to find out more about solar power garden room solutions.
