Two bedroom Granny Annexe with anthracite windows and fascia with moorland green leather grain embossed galvanised steel.

Two Bedroom Garden Annexe

As a rule of thumb a two bedroom Garden Annexe is usually required as a home for an elderly relative. Granny or grandad!

The obvious benefits of this is the reduction of isolation for an elderly relative. Also, being nearer to loved ones if health issues are a concern. This has significant benefits too. Being able to provide better care for your loved one/s. And potentially reduce the need for a care home in the future.

In this garden annexe case study the opposite happened. Instead of mum moving into her daughters back garden, the daughter moved into mums! Furthermore, we added an extra bedroom for the granddaughter who still lived at home.

Designed to the customer’s specification. It only required a few amendments to pass building regulations. The application sailed through.

Local Authority: Kettering Borough Council – Further information can be found on their website.

Planning permission required:

Sleeping in the annexe.
Permanent Dwelling

Full building regulations applied:

Within a metre of the boundary.
Mains and utilities connection.
Construction.
Part P Certification.

Obtained by The Green Room on the customer’s behalf. Planning takes approximately up to 12 weeks depending on your local authority.

We are a registered member of the LABC Partner Authority Scheme. LABC represents Local Authority Building Control in England and Wales. This means our buildings have been thoroughly vetted by our local authority. And are compliant with all aspects of building regulations. See our FAQs page for more information.

Colour Choices

Lynn chose Colorcoat leather grain galvanised steel in Moorland Green. Adding Anthracite Grey windows and fascias to compliment the cladding. Further more, because the building was within the 1 metre boundary. The building regulation criteria said it had to be fire-proof. So, using steel cladding was an obvious choice. To view the many colour choices and finishes visit our Products & Finishes page.

The Big Build

The ground preparation and utilities trench work took two weeks to complete. But, this can be less depending on the size of your annexe. The Free Site Survey visit will establish this. Julian our customer and retired builder enjoyed helping and getting his hands dirty!

The foundations generally take a day. As a rule, we use screw-pile foundations. These are quick, clean and very efficient.

The erection of the walls, roof and windows take 1-2 days, so the annexe is soon watertight.

Once sealed, the internals of the building can begin. First, the walls and doors go into place and the utilities plumbed in. Meanwhile, connection of the electrics takes place. Next the kitchen installed. In this case the kitchen chosen was a handmade hideaway kitchen. Beautifully demonstrated in our video by Julian.

We plaster and skim the garden annexes throughout. Once completed we add the flooring and skirting too. Following on from this the final inspection then takes place. Not only checking the building. But, also that the mains water and foul water connections do pass regulations. The local authority building control surveyor can then issue a certificate. In the mean time, electrics are also tested by our electrician, who issues the Part P certificate. Finally, it is all ready for you to decorate to your own taste.

Due to the weather conditions this stage took two weeks to complete.

Each annexe we design is to the customer’s specification and personal colour choice. As a result, we have many plans on file. So, if you need some inspiration please don’t hesitate to contact us. Or, fill in our Get a Quote page and we will be happy to email you some examples. Also, you can visit our Granny Annexe page for more information.

The Finished Result

Two Bedroom Granny Annexe Review

For Lynn and Julian it was a perfect solution for their situation, see their review below.

“We cannot find words that express how pleased we are with our family annexe. Nothing has been too much trouble and the bespoke design is perfect for our needs. If you are thinking of having a garden annexe then put The Green Room to the top of your list. Excellent service, excellent build, excellent workers. Yes, we can genuinely give the highest praise to this company.”

Lynn & Julian – Kettering

Northamptonshire – Read more customer reviews on our price guide page.

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