MOSS Blog
Here you will find tips and info on all things Glamping Pod and Garden Room. From design decisions through to planning rules, material profiles through to business potential.
Garden Room Home Office in Bristol
An all-year-round pod for the whole family. We often see how a MOSSpod becomes the hub of a household (even when it’s in the garden!) and this was certainly what happened for a Bristol client after we installed a Park Range garden office and a bespoke...
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Designing Bespoke Garden Rooms
Flexible design for any space and any location. We thought it would be fun to share with you some MOSSpod designs we have created for clients over the years. Lots of you think outside the box when considering your garden room designs and this is exactly...
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Home Office and Holiday Let in Bath
An adaptable space for years to come. You may need some extra space for one purpose, whether it’s extra room for the children or a garden office; but these needs will inevitably change over time. Our client in Bath loves the flexibility of her new garden...
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Design and Build vs Traditional Builders
Consider a one-stop shop for design, project management and construction. Do you feel overwhelmed at the thought of organising your new project? Does the idea of contacting countless trades and companies, from electricians and designers to groundwork...
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Modern Timber Extension near Bath
A MOSS extension, complete with garden landscaping and interior design – a multidisciplinary project. Liaising with endless contractors for a project can be daunting and difficult and many clients have talked about the ease of working with one company who...
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Top 5 Glampsite Number Crunching Tips – Tip 5!
Encourage longer stays in your glamping pods. Discourage the odd one-night-stay that will only cost you more than you make. Putting a 3-night minimum into your staying policy encourages longer stays, which will be more economically and logistically beneficial for the...
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Top 5 Glampsite Number Crunching Tips – Tip 4!
Comfort not Canvas - maximise your number of guests by offering all-year-round accommodation. British winter holidays are in! Cosy fires, marshmallows, snug blankets and crisp winter walks. Offer the cosiest of holidays in the countryside. Holiday makers are...
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Top 5 Glampsite Number Crunching Tips – Tip 3!
Renting glamping units rather than buying allows bigger and more instant results. This week’s tip considers the idea of renting glamping pods rather than buying them outright for your glampsite venture. Several benefits of this will enable you to build your business...
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Top 5 Glampsite Number Crunching Tips – Tip 2!
How to maximise your Glamping business earning potential - Tip 2 Last week we published our first tip for ensuring your glamping business stands out from the crowd. Read Tip 1. ‘Take Advantage of your Location’ in our last blog post. This week’s tip focusses on the...
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Top 5 Glampsite Number Crunching Tips
How to maximise your Glamping business earning potential – Tip 1 Over the next few weeks we will be sharing 5 essential aspects to consider when setting up your glamping dream. With staycations on the rise, it’s vital that your glamping business stands out from the...
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Going Underground for a Family Home
The transformation of a 60's 2-bed bungalow into a contemporary 5-bed property with no need for planning permission. One of our most exciting projects to date has been the transformation of a compact two-bedroom bungalow into a stylish five-bedroom family home in...
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Landscaping around a Garden Room
Ideas for transforming your garden into an extra room of the house. The environment around your new garden room or extension is as important as the building itself. It has to sit comfortably, nestling within the landscape and it has to work harmoniously with the rest...
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Contemporary Cladding the Nordic Way
The Wonders of Corrugated Steel in Modern Design One of our favourite materials is the dark grey corrugated steel cladding (fondly nicknamed ‘wriggly tin’), which we use on our River Range MOSSpods and Glamping pods. It’s incredibly versatile: we use it on both walls...
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Building a Garden Room Home Office
A Customer’s Journey to Create Extra Space and Garden Landscaping A couple from mid-Wales realised they were running out of room. Their lovely Welsh stone cottage just didn’t quite offer enough space: the family was growing with baby number 3 on the way, so they...
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Don’t fall into the trap of offering bog-standard glamping accommodation!
What experience are holidaymakers looking for? What is it that makes someone choose one place over another? It is their capacity to offer the alternative; to offer something that tickles the taste buds because it’s something they haven’t seen before. The glamping...
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What?! I don’t need planning permission for my garden room or spacious extension?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you’re going to build upwards, outwards or in the garden, you must be in want of planning permission. But this is one of those common misconceptions that hinders even the bravest and boldest amongst us from developing...
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“A Room of One’s Own”
Is your house crowded and your mind cluttered? Are you irked by a knock at the door every 30 seconds or have to play your music absurdly loud to drown out family noise so you can concentrate? Are the walls elbowing you while the bookshelves seem to be forming their...
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2018: the year to join the glamping business boom
Do you have a little land, a large garden, or a handy field? Well, this is the time to buckle up and see that land as cash potential because the glamping trend is firing on all cylinders and you could be earning a small fortune. Glamorous...
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