How to make your garden house winterproof and frost-proof

Do you, like many other garden owners, want to use your wooden house all year round? Then you should use your Winterize and insulate the garden shed . Because a retreat in the countryside gives you a lot of extra space and quality of life. If the house is to serve as a study or guest room, as a hobby room or as a workshop, then insulation is indispensable. But even if you want to overwinter frost-sensitive tools, high-quality machines or even sensitive container plants there, it is important to make the house frost-proof in the garden. We'll show you the possibilities.

The easiest way to insulate the garden house is to use the Insulation from the inside attach. This way, you don't have to climb onto the roof, and an interior cladding is also easier to install than an additional cladding on the outside. A little of the interior space is lost, but that's not serious. Very suitable for winterizing garden sheds are The following insulating materials :

• Insulating wool: Rock wool and mineral wool are artificially produced fibres that are pressed into panels. They are very suitable for insulating wood because the material is breathable, fireproof and mould-free. In addition, the processing is easy, as the mineral wool can be cut a little too large and pressed between the rafters. This ensures a complete closure without columns. The mineral fibres can be very irritating, so be sure to wear gloves, a breathing mask and goggles as well as long clothing.
• Rigid foam panels: These are popularly known as Styrofoam sheets after the protected trademark. These plates are also easy to cut, but you have to work precisely here so that there are no gaps.
• Bulk insulation: Bulk insulation consists of an insulating granulate that is filled into the gaps. It is particularly suitable for insulating the garden shed floor because it insulates against cold between foundation beams in a space-saving way.

In principle, the insulation of the garden house is always built in the same way , regardless of whether you insulate the walls, the floor or the roof. From the outside in, it looks like this when you winterize your garden shed:

• Exterior wall as an outer shell
• Gap , which allows air circulation
• Insulation material such as rigid foam boards or mineral wool
• Vapor barrier made of appropriate foil
• Interior trim made of wooden strips with tongue and groove or moisture-proof plasterboard

Our tip: Double-glazed windows and doors are usually not worthwhile for garden sheds. With door and window seals for gluing, you can already achieve a lot with little effort and low costs.

You want to make the walls in the garden house frost-proof? It's very easy.

• Bring in first Supporting frame made of slats from the inside on the walls.If you work with hard foam boards, the slats should be approx. 2 cm Be strong. They are only used to attach the panels and maintain a distance from the outer wall where air can circulate. In the case of mineral wool, the boards should be as strong as the insulation board so that you can simply press the material between them.
• Now attach the selected insulation material .
• Cover everything with a Vapor barrier .
• Now attach a Cladding made of wood with tongue and groove or plasterboard to protect the foil from damage and ensure a pleasant appearance. You can paint or wallpaper plasterboard.

To make a garden house winterproof, roof insulation is essential. You proceed in the same way as when insulating the walls. The only difference is that you can use the existing rafters to attach the insulation material.

While you can always Insulate the roof and walls of the garden house afterwards you should use the Connecting floor insulation directly to the structure . It works like this:

• After you have laid the wooden foundation, fill the gaps with granules. The granules have excellent insulating properties and are water-repellent, so they keep rising damp away from the insulation boards.
• Cover plates available separately prevent the granules from escaping at the edge.
• Now insert the insulation boards included in the set between the beams. If you do not use a layer of granules, you must first lay out wooden slats as spacers to prevent contact between insulation and the floor.
• With a foil as a vapor barrier, you can make your garden house winterproof.
• Finally, lay the floor of your garden house on the foil.

A garden shed can be winter-proof without you having to insulate the walls or roof. If you are planning to use it as an additional living, hobby or work space, choose a log cabin with a Wall thickness of 70 mm . The natural insulating effect of the renewable building material wood keeps the house pleasantly cool in summer and allows heat to escape only slowly in winter. Such a garden house is winter-proof and can even be used all year round as a holiday home for overnight stays can be used. Of course, you will also need heating and insulation of the floor is recommended.

With the right tips and tricks, it's easy to create a garden house to make it winterproof . Roof and walls can be insulated at a later date, but it's more complicated on the ground. You can also opt for a garden house that is already winter-proof. Discover our large selection on models in different designs and wall thicknesses.