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ah that's awesome, thank you. Basically I was just worried about brickwork being needed to make something properly dry and secure. I'm hoping to replace an existing summerhouse scenario with something more useable, but reckon if I start building legit walls it might raise some questions.
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Brick will presumably outlast wooden construction, but I reckon it's a bit overkill for something like this. I work in mine all year round and it's super toasty in the winter (an hour of an electric heater in the morning is enough when it's cold). I used double glazed patio doors, which are pretty secure, and you'd have a job getting through the 10cm+ of various building materials that comprise the walls.
AlexD
It's all wood construction - no brickwork at all. It sits on a grid of 12 concrete 'piers'. The walls are, from the inside --> out, Plasterboard, OSB, cellotex insulation (75mm), ply, breather membrane, battens (with air gap), cladding.
It's officially under 2500mm tall (ahem.....) so no planning permission was required. As long as no one measures the height too closely. (I originally designed it to be 2400mm but ended up raising the pitch of them roof last minute so I think it's around 2520mm now).
Happy to give you any more details if it helps.