Outdoor Classrooms On A Budget
square outdoor classroom with decked floor and benching
We do get asked every now and again for “what is the cheapest thing you can supply?”. We do appreciate that budgets are tight in schools and that you need to prove value for money in your overall buying criteria and selection processes.
The word “cheap” sometimes causes me a bit of concern however because in my book, cheap is usually associated with poor quality and short working life spans of the particular product in question. As a company, we don’t really do “cheap” if it means low quality because the economics simply don’t work. A low price might lure you in initially but you will spend a lot of money over the years on snagging and maintenance and it will not last as long as one product will do if manufactured to a higher quality and standard. If you add in these factors, the product which is “reassuringly expensive” would be the better option for value for money.
But if you are after a product which is of good quality but is lower down the pricing matrix, you might want to consider our outdoor classrooms with a canvas roof. Usually our roofs used on our outdoor classrooms have a felt shingle tile, then a waterproof membrane and then a log ceiling underdraw. But this can easily be replaced with a canvas roof instead to drive down the cost a bit.
The canvas we use is a PU coated, marine grade canvas which is available in a range of colours – blue, green, yellow, red, vanilla and maroon. Usually the darker the colour, the greater the UV resistance. We already use these canvas roofs on our outdoor shelters but we simply adapt these shelters to include for a timber decked floor, sub-frame base, lower level panels to three sides and internal benching.
These type of outdoor classrooms are available in a range of sizes – namely 3m x 3m, 4m x 4m, 5m x 5m and 5m x 3m.
We can also supply roll-down canvas panels as well to the windows and door which afford you extra protection against the elements by allowing the outdoor classroom to be “fully enclosed”. And if needs be, we can use a special grade of canvas which has fire retardant properties built into it.
Prices start at £4,350 + VAT
For further information, please contact the Hideout House Company on 01832 275902 or email: info@hideouthouse.com