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Modular and prefab garden rooms in Wicklow
There are three ways to buy one: a timber cabin from a price list (Loghouse.ie's from €6,720, Loghouse.ie), an insulated room built and fitted by a local firm (€13,450 incl. VAT for 3 m × 3 m, East Coast Carpentry), or a premium design-and-build range (GardenRooms.ie's from €32,000 ex VAT, GardenRooms.ie).
- €15,950for an insulated, fitted 4 m × 3 m room, incl. VAT and installation, from a Kilcoole firm's own price list (East Coast Carpentry)
- 30 m²the planning-exempt total for garden structures since 27 July 2026, up from 25 m² (S.I. 338 of 2026)
- 59%of people at work in Greystones-Delgany said they work from home (CSO Census 2022)
- 33 pricesfrom 5 sources, read 3 November 2026: the cost guide
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What a garden room costs for your size
Two taps: the kind of build and roughly how big. The answer is a published Wicklow or Irish price for that size.
Published price for your size
€13,560
Loghouse.ie's published price for a 4 m × 4 m room, the nearest listed size to yours approximate, VAT not stated. Foundations, the electrical connection and painting are listed as extras.
- A ground screw foundation is from €90 to €110 a m² (Loghouse.ie).
- Power from the house is from €15 a metre of cable (Loghouse.ie), and it has to be done by a Registered Electrical Contractor (CRU).
- Avant Money's national guide gives €13,500 to €17,500 for a medium room, 4 m × 4 m to 5 m × 5 m.
How this is worked out
Timber cabin: Loghouse.ie's listed price for that size, or the nearest listed size where the answer says so; at 12 m², where none is listed, the area times their brochure rate of €900 to €1,200 a m² for smaller rooms. Insulated rooms: East Coast Carpentry's own price for that size, VAT, delivery and installation included. The multiplication is ours. Prices read on 3 November 2026. It's an estimate, never a quote.
The three
Cabin, fitted room or premium range
| Timber cabin | Insulated, fitted room | Premium range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published from | €6,720 | €13,450 incl. VAT | €32,000 ex VAT |
| Walls | Logs, or eco panels | Timber frame, insulated, lined | Not stated on the page |
| Who puts it up | The supplier | The builder, installation included | The builder |
| Electrics | Extra, from €15 a metre | Inside included, cable to the house extra | Not stated on the page |
From Loghouse.ie, East Coast Carpentry and GardenRooms.ie.
Cabins
Timber cabins by size
| Room | Published price | VAT | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small garden room, 3 m × 2 m (from) | €6,720 | VAT not stated | Loghouse.ie |
| Small garden room, 3.4 m × 2.5 m | €8,670 to €8,840 | VAT not stated | Loghouse.ie |
| Garden room, 4 m × 4 m | €13,560 | VAT not stated | Loghouse.ie |
| Garden room, 5 m × 4 m | €15,200 to €15,260 | VAT not stated | Loghouse.ie |
| Garden room, 6 m × 4 m | €17,150 | VAT not stated | Loghouse.ie |
| Garden room, 5 m × 5 m | €17,200 | VAT not stated | Loghouse.ie |
Fitted
Fitted rooms by size
| Room | Published price | VAT | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber-clad room, 3 m × 3 m (9 m²) | €13,450 | incl. VAT | East Coast Carpentry |
| Timber-clad room, 4 m × 3 m (12 m²) | €15,950 | incl. VAT | East Coast Carpentry |
| Timber-clad room, 5 m × 3 m (15 m²) | €18,450 | incl. VAT | East Coast Carpentry |
| Timber-clad room, 5 m × 4 m (20 m²) | €20,950 | incl. VAT | East Coast Carpentry |
| Timber-clad room, 5 m × 5 m (25 m²) | €23,450 | incl. VAT | East Coast Carpentry |
| Insulated, fitted garden room (from) | €8,000 | VAT not stated | Inovo |
Bigger
Modular homes are a different thing
A garden room under Class 3 can't be lived in (S.I. 338 of 2026). A modular unit someone sleeps in falls under the new detached auxiliary dwelling exemption: 32 to 45 m², linked to the house's services, with 14 days' notice to the council, and those provisions run to 31 December 2030 (Fieldfisher). Wicklow County Council has its own section 5 form for it. That's a home, with its own rules, not a garden room.
See it first
A garden room in your own garden
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- Upload a photo, or answer 4 questions.
- We pass it to one company that covers your part of Wicklow.
- They ring you with a written price.
Preview of your photo, not a guarantee. Your photo goes to Google's Gemini service to make the picture and isn't kept.
Before you choose a spot
- Measure the garden. At least 25 m² of it has to stay open for the room to be exempt.
- Check how far the spot is from the house: the power cable runs that distance, and it's priced separately.
- Look at side access. Panels and a base have to get through.
- On a sloping hillside garden, ask about the base before anything else.
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Is a prefab garden room cheaper?
A cabin from a price list costs least: Loghouse.ie's 3 m × 2 m room is from €6,720. It isn't insulated and wired like a fitted room.
Can I put up a flat pack garden room myself?
Many people do with a helper. The base has to be level and square first, and the electrics must be done by a Registered Electrical Contractor.
Does a modular garden room need planning?
Same rules as any garden room: Class 3, up to 30 m² in total and not lived in (S.I. 338 of 2026).
Keep reading
Related guides
- Garden room cost in WicklowWicklow and Irish firms' published prices side by side, checked November 2026.
- Insulated garden roomsWhat 'insulated' should mean, and what a fitted room includes.
- Planning permission in WicklowThe 30 m² rule since July 2026, and Wicklow's €80 section 5 check.
- Foundations, power and heatGround screws, power from the house, heating and water.
Where these numbers come from (3 public sources, checked 3 November 2026)
Sources (7)
Prices and facts on this page were checked against these published pages. We are not connected to these businesses.
- Loghouse.ie: loghouse.ie
- East Coast Carpentry: eastcoastcarpentry.ie
- GardenRooms.ie: gardenrooms.ie
- Avant Money: avantmoney.ie
- Inovo: inovohomeimprovements.ie
- Fieldfisher: fieldfisher.com
- Wicklow County Council: wicklow.ie