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More Space for Work and Play

A backyard studio is the most practical way to add a private, finished, year-round space to your property without an addition, a renovation, or a lengthy construction project. BES designs and builds custom insulated studios across Ontario, then delivers and installs them in a single day. From a 9x9 home office in Mississauga to a 22x12 cedar music studio in downtown Toronto, every build is designed around how you actually plan to use the space.

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What Can Our Backyard Studios Be Used For?

Our customers use their backyard studios in ways that are as different as their properties and their lives. Here are the most common.

Backyard Fitness Studio
Fitness Studio

A gym you own, ten steps from your back door. No membership fee, no commute, no waiting for equipment. Our fully insulated studios can handle weights, cardio equipment, and the humidity that comes with a hard workout. We can help you think through ventilation, flooring options, and mirror placement during the design phase.

Furnished Home Studio
Family Room

An extension of your living space without the cost of an addition. Whether it's a TV room, a games room, a teenage hangout, or just somewhere to spread out during family gatherings, a backyard family room adds livable square footage without touching your home's footprint or your building envelope.

Home Office Studio
Home Office

The most common reason people build with us. A dedicated workspace that is physically separate from your home changes how you work. No interruptions from family, no background noise, no context-switching between home and work mode. You walk out the back door and you are at work. You walk back in and you are home. Most of our home office clients say the separation alone was worth the investment.

Custom Poolside Bar
Poolside Bar

A finished, insulated structure beside your pool or in your entertaining area changes how you use your outdoor space. Whether it's a bar, a changing room, a covered lounge, or a combination of all three, a studio designed for outdoor entertaining becomes the anchor of your backyard. See our cabana and pergola options if this is what you have in mind.

Recording Studio
Recording Studio

An insulated BES studio significantly reduces sound transfer between the studio and the main house, making it a practical space for drums, amplifiers, vocal recording, and band practice. We don't build fully soundproofed recording booths, but for most home musicians, the combination of insulation and physical separation is exactly what they need.

Modern Art Studio
Workshop / Art Studio

Artists, jewelers, woodworkers, potters, and makers of all kinds use BES studios as their primary workspace. A private studio with no landlord restrictions, no noise complaints, and no commute between inspiration and creation. The space is yours to set up exactly as your work demands.

What Comes With a BES Studio?

Every BES studio is a complete insulated shell, built and installed by our team. Here is what that includes as standard:
  • Structural framing built to Ontario Building Code standards, with proper headers, bracing, and moisture barriers
  • Full exterior siding in your choice of materials (pine tongue and groove, corrugated steel, cedar, West Ridge vinyl, or combinations) (See our style guide)
  • Exterior door and windows of your specification
  • Roofing based on your choice
  • Vapour barrier throughout
  • Delivery and installation across our service area
  • A two-year warranty on materials and workmanship and respectively warranties based on supplier material
  • Full insulation package (R-19 all around) for year-round use in Ontario (upgrades available)
What is not included in the standard shell:
  • Electrical (we leave conduit access and recommend a licensed local electrician)
  • Plumbing (BES does not install plumbing)
  • Interior finishing (drywall, flooring, trim); though we offer interior finishing packages in birch plywood, pine tongue and groove, and Nexcore PVC for customers who want us to handle it
The shell-first approach keeps our costs efficient and lets you choose a local electrician and finisher at competitive local rates rather than paying our travel costs for that work.

Built to Ontario Standards - Not to a Kit Spec

A lot of customers come to us after seeing a price on a cabin kit or bunkie package online. The numbers look similar until you add insulation, a foundation, installation, interior finishing, and a warranty on the finished product. At that point the comparison looks very different.

The structural difference matters too. BES studios are prefabricated in our shop and installed as a finished structure. Kit cabins and prefab bunkies ship as flat-pack components you assemble on site. The quality consistency of a shop-built structure compared to a field-assembled kit is significant, especially in the areas that matter for Ontario: airtight vapour barriers, proper window and door seating, and roof details that handle snow load without leaking.

Every BES studio is built to the same structural standard as a newly built home addition. That means proper headers, engineered framing, and insulation that meets Ontario Building Code SB-12 minimums.

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What Our Customers Are Saying

From transforming cluttered yards into organized spaces to creating serene backyard retreats, we’ve helped countless homeowners bring their vision to life. Here’s why our customers keep recommending us:

"We purchased a shed for our backyard, and everything about our experience was amazing. When first looking at their website it was obvious that they take pride in how their sheds/studios look, but we were equally impressed with the entire buying/installation experience."
Customer
"Decided to go with Backyard escape studios for my backyard structure project after conversing with Gabriella over email and phone chats about what I wanted to achieve and then meeting with Sebastian at the work shoppe."
"Sebastian and team were fantastic. Living in Toronto we don’t have a lot of outdoor green space, so getting a shed with a green roof was a complete win and we love it! Level of service from day 1 was fantastic and super impressed by the installation crew that worked tirelessly all day in crazy heat to get the job done in a day. Thank you, thank you, thank you - we love it."
"This company delivered and installed the Gravenhurst Cabin in our backyard last Friday. The cabin looks fantastic. It looks exactly how it was shown on their website. It is like having a cottage right on your own backyard."
"Our experience with Backyard Escape Studios was seamless from start to finish. I wanted to see the sheds in person before committing to purchase. Sebastian met with me and walked me through the process and helped me to make decisions based on our wants and needs for our shed."
Customer
"We have been wanting to add a shed in our yard for a while but we had difficulty finding a shed that we liked and that looked contemporary like our home until we came across Backyard Escapes Studios. From our first contact to the final installation we had a great experience."
Customer
"Backyard Escapes delivered everything we wanted and more! Building our backyard oasis, we knew we wanted a high quality and aesthetically pleasing structure to compliment our pool and gardens. From the very first contact, Backyard Escapes treated us with the upmost professionalism."
"This company delivered and installed the Gravenhurst Cabin in our backyard last Friday. The cabin looks fantastic. It looks exactly how it was shown on their website. It is like having a cottage right on your own backyard."
"We purchased a shed for our backyard, and everything about our experience was amazing. When first looking at their website it was obvious that they take pride in how their sheds/studios look, but we were equally impressed with the entire buying/installation experience."
Customer
"From the very start, Backyard Escape Studios was a pleasure to work with. They responded quickly to my initial email and provided excellent support throughout the sales process. As far as the installation is concerned the team was extremely professional and did an excellent job with the installation."
Customer
"A great experience from beginning to end. We engaged Backyard Escape Studios in the summer to build a shed that we would at some point convert to a home office/gym for us that matches our house."
Customer
"Thank you to Backyard Escape Studios for a seamless process and a high-quality product! We were extremely happy with the service-from start to finish, everything exceeded our expectations."
Customer
"I'm so happy we found Backyard Escape Studios. The shed is top notch and looks amazing! They can customize the shed in so many ways to suit your style and use. I asked for 16" stud bays instead of the standard 24" and this was no problem."
"We love our Backyard Escape Studio (BES). The dimension, roof and siding features are very architecturally inspiring. I’ve done a ton of research on these products and I can tell you BES is unique. Nothing like it available in this area. I am so impressed with this entire experience."
Customer
"I recently had a new shed designed and installed by Backyard Design Studios. I am thrilled with the results! From the design process through to the finished product, the entire team was so diligent in answering any questions and provided any detailed sketches. "

Start Building with Us Today

Today is the day to start building the structure of your dreams. Share your design ideas with us so we can get started on bringing your shed to life.

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