Plan the layout round play
Keep the middle of the floor clear and push storage to the walls. A partition in the Build Studio can set aside a toy store, and a window on the side you can see from the house means you can keep an eye on things.
Garden playroom
A playroom the children can call their own
A den at the bottom of the garden with room for toys, a table and a good deal of mess.
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Planning your kids’ playroom
Safe by design
Never fit a lock the children cannot open from inside. Keep tools, garden chemicals and anything sharp in a separate store rather than in the playroom, and fix tall shelves to the wall.
Windows give light, but think about where the children will play and what is outside; choose positions to suit.
Power, warmth and tidy-up
Our sheds and summer houses are supplied without wiring, plumbing, heating or insulation. If you want lights or sockets, a qualified electrician must fit them; a playroom is no place for a DIY extension lead. Lay a washable floor covering or a rug and keep a vent open.
It will be a spring-to-autumn room unless you add your own lining and a safe heater.
Planning permission
A playroom for your own family is normally an ordinary outbuilding under the permitted-development rules. Sleepovers are fine, but a building used as a bedroom is a different matter, so check with your council.
Buildings that do the job
Suggested sizes
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: Summer sheds
20% OFF20-year guarantee
18 x 5 Pent Summer Shed
Internal height 1887mm front · 1757mm rear
Breathable membrane included FREE
£1,727.99£2,159
FREE mainland delivery in 2–3 days
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16 x 5 Apex Summer Shed
Internal height 1757mm eaves · 2021–2417mm (by width) ridge
Breathable membrane included FREE
£1,487.99£1,859
FREE mainland delivery in 2–3 days
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18 x 4 Apex Summer Shed
Internal height 1757mm eaves · 2021–2417mm (by width) ridge
Breathable membrane included FREE
£1,603.19£2,003
FREE mainland delivery in 2–3 days
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18 x 7 Apex Summer Shed
Internal height 1757mm eaves · 2021–2417mm (by width) ridge
Breathable membrane included FREE
£2,327.99£2,909
FREE mainland delivery in 2–3 days
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14 x 8 Pent Summer Shed
Internal height 1887mm front · 1757mm rear
Breathable membrane included FREE
£1,775.99£2,219
FREE mainland delivery in 2–3 days
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12 x 6 Pent Summer Shed
Internal height 1887mm front · 1757mm rear
Breathable membrane included FREE
£1,204.79£1,505
FREE mainland delivery in 2–3 days
Design it your way
The Build Studio prices any size instantly — doors, windows, even internal rooms — and opens here at a size to start from.
Good to know
Is a shed safe for children to play in?
With sensible precautions, yes: keep tools and chemicals out, never fit a lock they cannot open from inside, and fix shelves to the wall. Supervise young children.
Can I put lights and sockets in?
Our sheds and summer houses are supplied without wiring, plumbing, heating or insulation. Have a qualified electrician fit any electrics.
What size playroom do I need?
For a table and some storage, 8 x 6 works. If friends come over, 10 x 8 is more comfortable. Sizes are nominal, so check the real external size.
Will it be warm enough in winter?
Our sheds and summer houses are supplied without wiring, plumbing, heating or insulation, so plan it as a spring-to-autumn room unless you add a safe heater and lining with a qualified installer.
Other ideas
All ideas & uses
Games roomThe Total Retreat: a cabin with a covered terrace for hosting.
Garden retreatA Georgian-windowed timber summer house for a room of your own.
Art studioAn apex summer house with the headroom and light to make things.
Bike storageA solid, windowless composite shed that keeps the bikes out of sight.Scenes are styled visualisations of our buildings — furniture and fittings not included.
