Our quality summer houses are available in a range of styles from the modern Holt to the traditional Wiveton. At Crane, we firmly believe that the purchase of your garden summer house should be a collaborative effort which is why we work with you to tailor your building so it meets your every expectation. As you journey through the building configurator you will be able to choose your desired size, door and window placement, roof material, exterior and interior colours, flooring, and more! You will be able to create your very own garden oasis complete with a quality summer house where you can do anything from relaxing, entertaining, or using it as your new garden office.
Why we recommend choosing a made to order summerhouse vs pre-made
If you have decided that the missing piece of your dream garden puzzle is a beautiful summer house then you’re likely going to have a vision of exactly how you’d like it to look. Choosing one of our quality bespoke summer houses allows you to do just that. You won’t have to make any of the unnecessary compromises that come with purchasing a pre-made standard model or have the daunting task of having to do additional work yourself like adding your own insulation and lining to get it looking and feeling exactly how you wanted. Your quality summer house will be handmade to your exact order and we include delivery and installation. Start designing your garden summer house today for a stress-free purchase.
Benefits of a quality summerhouse
Versatile
Your summer house can serve a variety of uses. It can go from a relaxing garden retreat with comfy seating one day to a hobby room full of the materials and equipment you need to build your model railway the next! Your garden summer house will always be useful to you and well worth the initial investment to extend your living space.
Aesthetic Appeal
Your Crane garden summer house doesn’t only serve a functional purpose but an aesthetic one too! We want you to love looking at your garden summer house as much as you love spending time in it. We offer a range of customisations that you can tailor through our online building configurator allowing you to create a summer house that can be a focal point in your garden and complement its surroundings.
Increased Property Value
The emotional appeal of having a dedicated space to escape, combined with the functional benefits of additional living space, makes summerhouses a desirable feature for many homeowners. And, for this reason, investing in a summerhouse can certainly lead to an increase in the value of your property.
Quality Summerhouse Ideas and Inspiration
Our summerhouse features & considerations
Unlined or Lined & Insulated
All of our quality garden summer houses come with an option of either being unlined or lined and insulated. The unlined option is more common for a traditional garden summer house, as the name suggests, this is a good option if you are only planning on using your summer house during the summer. The alternative is to have your garden summer house lined & insulated. This option would make the summer house usable all year round due to its temperature regulating properties. Certainly a worthy investment if you want your blissful summer retreat to become a cosy hideaway during winter.
Style & Aesthetic
When choosing a style and aesthetic for your summer house, consider the overall theme, your personal preferences, and how well it integrates with the rest of your home & garden. We offer a range of summer house styles from the traditional Wiveton Summer House to the modern Salthouse Studio Summer House, and some that sit in between like our Thornham Studio Summer House. Each one comes with a range of customisable features including door and window positioning, exterior and interior paint colour, as well as what roofing material will look best with your design.
Partitions
You can easily create a multipurpose space by including partitions in your garden summer house. This is a great option if you’re also needing to increase your storage space as we can add a partition to create a separate storage area with its own external door. Other potential uses include creating an area for a toilet, or a changing room if your summer house is also going to be doubled-up as a pool house.
What Sets our summerhouses apart...?
Year Round Use
If you want to use your summerhouse throughout the year, you can opt for our internal lining and insulation to increase comfort and decrease noise levels.
Handmade to order
All our garden buildings, from simple wooden sheds to complex garden rooms, are handmade to order in our Norfolk-based factory by our team of experienced craftsmen.
Planning Assistance
The majority of our buildings do not require planning permission; however, for those that do, we offer advice, drawings, and any necessary support you may require.
Our sustainable timber
To make our garden buildings, we use only the highest quality FSC® certified Redwood, sourced from a timber mill in Northern Sweden, which practices sustainable forestry.
Range of Roofing Options
With our Summerhouses, you can choose from our Cedar Shingle tiles, or Grey or Terracotta slate effect tiles. With the Morston, Blakeney and Holkham, you can also choose to have heavy duty felt.
Our extensive colour range
You can choose between our Exterior and Farrow & Ball paint ranges to help further enhance your Summerhouses and complement your garden environment. Choose just a single colour for your building, or select a second colour to offer a pleasing contrast.
We can help you with a base
We require our summerhouses to have a solid, level base to sit on. For a completely hassle-free experience, you can choose our in-house base laying service.
Design your own summerhouse
Use our online tool to design a summerhouse to your specifications. You can choose your window and door options, select your chosen roof covering and paint colour(s), as well as many other features.
Why Choose Crane
Established in 1974 by David Crane, Crane Garden Buildings are proud to still be, at their heart, a Norfolk-based, family-run business, and a highly rated producer of high quality timber garden buildings.
10-year guarantee for peace of mind
50 years' Experience
Handmade to order
14 show centres across the country
UK Delivery & installation included