Independent financial advisor Andrew Elskamp, who works under Station Associates Ltd, approached Rubicon Garden Rooms about a garden office solution for his home in Clevedon, Bristol. “We had space at the end of the garden, which was basically a dumping ground and so now I have a 5.4m by 2.7m garden office. “It’s the best decision I ever made.” Andrew chose Rubicon Garden Rooms because of the composite cladding used in its garden rooms. The cladding is eco-friendly as it is 87 per cent recycled content using wood that’s sourced through sustainable forestry. The result is a building with the natural look of timber, which is UV stable, colour fast, and handles extreme hot and cold conditions with excellent weathering properties.  “Rubicon Garden Rooms MD John Lyon visited site personally to over see things, and they built it all within two weeks,” said Andrew. “The job they did was first class and I would definitely recommend them. It’s an asset to the house and gives you that extra bit of space.”                                           Andrew Elskamp - Bristol 

 

Hi John - Apologies that I wasn’t around on Friday to say thank you in person. Susan and I are delighted with the garden room and are sure it will be a great asset to us going forward. I wanted to say thank you to all the guys who worked on it and compliment them all on their workmanship … it was fantastic to see. I confirm that I made the final payment on Friday morning. Please let me know if you have not received it. Many thanks again. Great job!                                                                                                                   Ged and Susan - Warrington, Cheshire

NCAR fund-raising manager Nicky Owen, whose parents Anne and Neil run the centre, said: “It’s been exciting seeing the cafe take shape, John and his team worked very closely with us on the design of the building, and helped us to meet the strict conservation planning requirements. As the work has progressed we have been kept fully informed and been able to discuss every aspect with John. I am full of praise for his level of customer service. I am delighted that we chose Rubicon to construct the cafe, and we are also very grateful to John for the extra charitable discount he has given us. The building is very well insulated, which means our running costs will be low, and we liked Rubicon’s green approach, which has limited the amount of concrete that was used.”                                                 Nicky Owen - Fund Raising Manager

“I’ve always worked from a company’s office but in the last five years with faster broadband and employers becoming increasingly more flexible I’ve been able to work from home,” said the 44-year-old. “The garden room is an office during the day but has a home cinema for the evenings and is very much a ‘man cave’. Stuart was highly impressed by the professionalism of Rubicon Garden Rooms in transforming his vision into reality. “We’re right at the top of a hill and we get battered by strong gusts and I had some doubts whether the structure would be strong enough but it’s solid as a rock. I would recommend Rubicon to everyone. “In fact, we’re hoping to move to Llandudno and so I will be on the phone again no doubt for a new one in my next home.”                                                                                                                     Stuart Haynes - Halkyn, N.Wales

Businesswoman Ruth Brockley, who runs Laser Clinic North Wales, has installed a new garden room in the grounds of her premises in Menai Bridge. “I thought a garden room would be perfect to provide valuable extra space. It has been built in an empty area to the rear of the premises, which wasn't being used to its full potential,” said Ruth, who runs the laser clinic with her daughter Ellen. “I was really impressed with Rubicon’s managing director John Lyon as he understood our business and what we wanted. The room is six and a half metres by three and a half metres and is absolutely stunning. It took just a couple of weeks from the start of work to completion, so there was very little disruption to the business. I’m delighted with it, and I am confident the new space will be an asset to our business and allow my company to grow, while  supporting Sarahjane in developing her client base. In fact, I was so impressed with Rubicon that they are now creating an extension attached to the main clinic building for me. In that room I will be installing a second laser machine, so enabling me to expand the company even more, to meet to the increased demands for our services.”          Ruth Brockley - Anglesey, North Wales

Dear John, Many thanks to you and your friendly team for all your hard work here.  We are very happy with our studio and I'm looking forward to seeing Ed peering out of the extra window to check if it is time for tea.. .Thank you to everyone: Martin, Buster, Caleb and yourself, for all your work. You took a great deal of care to minimise the disruption to me and to keep things tidy, even in some awful weather, and your craftsmanship is of a high standard.  Your team members are friendly, helpful and polite and it was great to see the experienced members support and train the young apprentice. Many thanks from Ed and me.                                                                                                   Fiona Collins - Corwen, North Wales