Total Sheds

Garden annexe

A garden annexe for guests, with a warm roof overhead

A separate room at the end of the garden, with solid walls and an insulated roof.

44mm pressure-treated walls50mm Kingspan insulated warm roof25-year warrantyFree UK mainland delivery
Guest annexe: our Total Cabin in a garden, styled visualisation
Styled visualisation of our Total Cabin — furniture and fittings not included.

Planning your guest annexe

A solid room for guests

A Total Cabin is built from 44mm pressure-treated timber with a 50mm Kingspan insulated warm roof and aluminium tilt-and-turn windows. It is the nearest we come to a year-round room, but we make no claim about the temperature it holds. Plan heating and any extra lining with a qualified installer.

Check the rules before you order

Sleeping in a garden building changes things. A building used as a bedroom or as separate living accommodation is treated differently from an ordinary outbuilding, and building regulations can apply. Check with your council before you order, not after.

Do I need planning permission?
Inside our Total Cabin, styled as a guest annexe — visualisation
Styled visualisation of our Total Cabin — furniture and fittings not included.

Power, water and bathroom

Cabins come without electrics, plumbing or a bathroom. Power, heating, plumbing and drainage should be designed and fitted by qualified trades, and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms matter in anywhere people sleep.

If you want a lined, insulated build with services, talk to us about a bespoke garden room.

Bespoke garden rooms

Size and base

Choose by how many people it should hold and what else goes in it. Cabin layouts are fixed, with the windows and double doors in set positions. Every cabin needs a solid, level base prepared in advance, and groundworks are not included.

Buildings that do the job

Total Cabin sizes to consider

14 × 10 ft

A double bed and wardrobe.

From £6,268.02

16 × 12 ft

A bed, seating and storage.

From £7,219.03

18 × 12 ft

A bed, a sitting area and a work corner.

From £7,554.60

Sizes are the ordered nominal sizes; the real external size differs a little and is shown on each product and in the Build Studio.

Ready to order: Total Cabins

Want to place every door and window yourself?

The Build Studio prices any size instantly — doors, windows, even internal rooms — and opens here at a size to start from.

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Good to know

Can I sleep in a Total Cabin?

People do, but the rules change if a building is used as a bedroom or as separate accommodation. Check planning and building regulations with your council before you order.

Is the cabin insulated?

The roof is: a 50mm Kingspan insulated warm roof under EPDM rubber. The walls are 44mm solid pressure-treated timber.

Does it come with a bathroom or heating?

No. A cabin is supplied without electrics, plumbing or heating. Those must be designed and fitted by qualified trades.

Can I install it myself?

Yes. It is designed for self-assembly, with instructions in the packaging, or you can arrange paid installation with us. A prepared base is needed either way.

How long is the warranty?

Total Cabins carry a 25-year warranty.

Other ideas

All ideas & uses

Scenes are styled visualisations of our buildings — furniture and fittings not included.

From the workshop and our customers’ gardens

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