Most of our customers want a garden building for themselves.

Not Rosalie.  Instead, this project was entirely devoted to her passion: parrots.

Her African grey parrots needed their own special space, with direct access to their aviary, so she came to us for help.

Andrew, a professional artist in North Devon came to Shields Buildings and his brief was that we should create a proper wildlife artist’s studio for his stunning riverside setting. He wanted a large picture window to maximise views of the river, so we worked through a series of CAD designs and layouts before approving the final version together.

Tracy came along to one of our monthly open days and gave us her brief. When she moved to a new home in Bideford, she needed somewhere to burrow away and keep up with her first great love: pottery. We got to work preparing a quote and drawings of the little workshop/studio that would soon become her garden solace.

Price was important in this project. So we agreed together that the studio walls would have no insulation, as it’s easy to add it in at a later date if needed.

John Shields suggested insulating the floor though, since that can’t be done retrospectively. With an insulated floor and double glazing, Tracy’s plenty warm enough for now.

When Paul and Charlotte moved to their new house the first thing they wanted was a new hobby room and office for Paul. Knowing of Shields Buildings already, they were straight on the phone to discuss their ideas.

Whilst working from home has the advantage of no commuting and a better work/life balance it can be difficult to switch off if you don’t have a dedicated work zone. A great solution is to have a garden office, but home working requires more than a simple shed.