Garden houses are not only available in a variety of designs, but also with a wide variety of wall thicknesses. This depends on the planned use and ranges from one centimeter for a simple tool shed to ten centimeters for robust gazebos that are used as a holiday home.

How thick the wall should be depends on the desired use of the garden house

The shed

If the garden shed (€24.90) only serves as a closed storage room for the lawn mower, garden tools or bicycles, the simplest and most cost-effective version is sufficient. In this case, the wall thickness should be between one and two centimetres.

The garden house in the allotment garden

If the arbor only serves as a second living room in the summer months, where you occasionally spend a night or celebrate with friends, the wall thickness should be two to four centimeters. You can already benefit from the positive properties of the natural material from this strength: When the outside temperatures are high, it is pleasantly fresh in the little house, but in the cool evening hours it is a little warmer than on the terrace.

The garden house as a second living room

If you want to use the garden house all year round, a good room atmosphere is of great importance. This affects not only the stability of the house, but also the thermal insulation properties.

If you like to stay in the arbor in winter, the wall thickness should be at least 4 centimeters. Very high-quality weekend arbors often even have a wall thickness of up to ten centimeters. In addition, you can insulate the house so that it is cozy and warm there even when the temperature is below zero.

And which wood is suitable?

The most popular types of wood in the construction of garden houses are:

  • jaw
  • Spruce
  • larch

Larch, which is a bit more expensive, is often used for the outer facade in particular, as it is a very resistant type of wood. Advantage of this wood: It hardly weathers and does not necessarily have to be varnished.

tips

Garden houses with a wall thickness of four centimeters and more are frost-free, so they are ideal for overwintering sensitive plants.

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Garden design