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A guest cabin is a good and easy purchase when you need more space at your cottage. You can accommodate guests in a guest cabin, store your summer terrace furniture over the winter, or use it as your summer office for writing your debut thriller.
The guest house is therefore multi-functional and provides the cottage with one or two extra rooms. Read more about the following topics in this article:
- Guest house price
- Why get a guest house for your country cottage? Ideas for use!
- Guest house foundations
- Guest cabin building permit
- Collection: summer house guest cabin
Guest house price
The price of a guest house as a material delivery varies between approximately 3,000 and 15,000 euros. The cheapest models are around 5 m² in size and the most expensive are around 25 m². A material delivery often does not include roofing materials, for example, so always read the guest house product details carefully.
A guest house delivered as a ready-made unit costs approximately €5,000-€20,000 depending on the size and features of the guest house.
For example, the prices of guest chalets at Ehtasauna:
- as material delivery 10 Guest house, size M2, starting from 10,400 €
- key handover delivery 10 m2 guest house from £13,200 €
Although a guest house for a cottage is a fairly affordable purchase – particularly due to its versatility – it's worth remembering that it also entails some additional work and costs in terms of servicing and maintenance.
Why get a guest house for your country cottage? Ideas for use!
There are many good reasons to acquire a guest cabin for your cottage. Often the need for acquisition stems from a need for space, but there are several good reasons:
- Extra space for guests
- The guest house offers additional space and overnight accommodation for both expected and unexpected guests.
- Space for hobbies
- The guest house can be used, for example, as a study, a hobby room, or a studio.
- Sensible as an investment
- A guest house can increase the value of a cottage and make it more desirable if you ever plan to sell your cottage.
- Privacy
- The guest house offers guests privacy and the opportunity to spend their own time peacefully without disturbances.
- Extra storage
- The guest house offers additional storage space for items that do not need to be kept in the main cabin.
- My own peace
- Sometimes you just want to retreat a bit and dig out that novel that's been waiting to be read – the guesthouse offers the perfect setting for that.
- Winter storage
- The guest house is a good place to store items that need to be protected during winter storage, such as garden furniture or hobby equipment.
Guest house foundations
It's not worth cutting corners with the foundations of a guest house, as a safe and stable foundation is perhaps the most important starting point for a new building. A poor foundation can lead to a shorter lifespan for the guest house.
The right foundation ensures that you also avoid many potential problems caused by subsidence, such as:
- Gaps form between the wall materials
- The windows and doors are sticking or don't close properly
- The guest house doesn't look good.
The selection of appropriate foundations is influenced by:
- Guest house location
- area's soil
Choose the correct type of foundation for a guest house like this:
- Soft clay soil -> screw pile foundation
- Gravel or moraine soil -> traditional pile foundation
- Unconsolidated ground -> a very light foundation is sufficient
We have written our own comprehensive guide to foundations – read the ABC of foundations from this link.
Guest cabin building permit
When purchasing a guest house, it's always worth remembering local building regulations and permits. Depending on the municipality, you may therefore require a building permit for the guest house. It's worth checking whether a permit is required. Municipal building supervision. Building permits for guest houses currently cost approximately €200-800 depending on the municipality.
From now on, guest houses can be built everywhere without a building permit.. Parliament passed a new Building Act on 1 March 2023, according to which buildings under 30 square metres, such as guest annexes for cottages, will be buildable without a building permit from 1 January 2025.
The new law also stipulates that a building constructed without a building permit may not be used for residential purposes. One definition of a building intended for residential use is that the building has a hob. Therefore, in the future, a guest house built without a building permit will not be allowed to contain a kitchen.
Are you interested in a guest house for the cabin?
If you're considering purchasing a guest cabin for your summer cottage, then take a look at our collection. From Ehtasauna's guest cabin collection, you'll find both traditional and modern guest cabins.
All our guest cabins are available as material delivery and as a turnkey solution. Our guest cabins range in size from approximately 6-16 m².
Get in touch and ask for more information – we'd be happy to help!
