Introduction

I built a small workshop in the garden of our old house, so after moving to our current house I had to build a new one, but this time much bigger, at 9m x 3.7m. I live in London, UK, so this is relatively large.

Our garden sits nestled between neighboring homes whose plots angle away from ours due to the curve in the road, creating a generous, fan-shaped space that widens toward the back, so I easily have enough space.

A lot of research goes into a project like this. I learned a lot from the first workshop, where I had to put in many hours of reading forums, construction practices, advice and watching YouTube videos created by other people who have built similar structures.

This provided the insight I needed to make informed decisions about how to approach the construction, and what materials to use. I had to work out joist sizes for the span, decide what techniques to use for building the foundation and floor, wiring, automation, insulation, finish etc.