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Sunlight Forest

Sunlight Forest

5.0(12 reviews)See reviews ↓·Oxford

About the company

Sunlight Forest is a family-run business based on the border of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The team has over 20 years of experience in carpentry and the wooden structure industry. In 2021, the company designed and built a new collection of wooden gazebos.

All gazebos are made in the UK. The company serves customers throughout the UK. It has experience renovating garden structures such as Julian Christian, Crown Pavilion, and Breezehouse. Its main services are luxury freestanding wooden gazebos and outdoor structure and furniture refurbishing.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Oxford-based carpenter and woodworker Sunlight Forest draws consistent praise for the craftsmanship behind its outdoor structures and garden buildings. One theme running through the feedback is the care taken with weathered or tired items, from a garden pavilion rebuilt from scratch to an ageing thatched roof swapped for cedar tiles and shingles. Customers also value the restoration of decades-old teak furniture, which came back looking finely finished.

Several reviewers highlight how the process is explained and kept on track: quotations arranged from photographs, items collected and returned exactly when promised, and progress shared through messages and images while the work is under way. Kayla, named repeatedly, is singled out for her helpfulness in sales and for arranging a factory visit to view an Aster building before purchase. The politeness of the team and their efficiency on site are mentioned too, along with a readiness to fit extra touches such as heaters and lighting at short notice. Advice offered from ordering through to installation recurs across the accounts, as does the skill of the tradesmen assembling each structure.

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Sunlight Forest — Customer photo
Sunlight Forest — Customer photo

Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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ROBERT DAVIES5 March 2026

Faultless is the only word which can describe the whole scenario, from ordering to installation its impressive, the installation team were professional and a joy to watch them construct the house, and the quality is second to none, congratulations to everybody involved, highly recommended.

AJ
A J1 November 2025

Twenty-five-year-old teak garden furniture from Heals needed TLC. We had done very little to maintain it in many years. Sunlight Forest told me when they could do the work and offered a quote based on photographs. I waited months, until they moved into slow season, but they collected the table, four chairs and two side tables, as promised, kept in touch by email and with photographs while they did the work and returned the items in beautiful condition a week later. I guess I could have gone to some retail park, to a big-box store, and bought new items for less, but I would rather refurbish what I have and use it another 25 years. It may outlast me. Anyways, strongly recommend this company. Beautiful work.

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Karen13 May 2025

We were delighted with our Breeze refurbished and new roof. The skilled tradesmen were professional and highly skilled replacing the old plastic roof topper with cedar shingle tiles in keeping with the rest of the new roof and the roof lining now a subtle cream which works so well with the sage green furnishing - we are summer ready - thank you to the whole team - we will certainly be back.

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Happy Chap16 November 2024

Fantastic Outstanding First Class from start to finish. We called, we discussed on the telephone, they asked for photos, and came back to us with a quote, they came to collect as arranged, and returned the items fully refurbished. Our three pieces now look like they are brand new items. Cannot speak highly enough of the quality of work and ease of arrangements. Polite, friendly and a desire to please and to a give quality service that is sadly lacking in many places today. Thank you Kayla and all your wonderful people, for a job well done.

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robin fanner11 November 2024

Excellent service and quality! Sunlight Forest replaced the old thatch on our garden hut with cedar tiles. Kayla in sales was brilliant and very helpful including adding the heater and lighting at the last moment. The team who installed the replacement tiles were just great. They arrived early, worked hard and the job they did was terrific quality. We are delighted and cannot recommend this company highly enough.

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Anthony Treharne15 October 2024

Superb service from this company from the initial contact to the installation. Kayla even arranged for us to visit the factory where they erected an Aster for us to view . I've been in customer service for 30 years , and they exceeded all expectations. What service ! Totally recommend this company.

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Andy Walford17 July 2024

The arrangements to fit shingles on my summer house were very efficient and I was kept informed throughout. The team arrived on time and were friendly, professional and very tidy. I couldn't have asked for more.

Garden rooms & offices in Oxford compared

Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 12 businesses in this category in Oxford are compared.

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1Greenhouse People Oxford South★ 5,0107Yes
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4New Garden Room Company★ 5,025No
5Sunlight Forest (this page)★ 5,012No
Contact
+441494973315www.sunlightforest.co.ukUnit 7, Little Milton, Oxford OX44 7PR
Working hours
Monday10:00–16:00
Tuesday10:00–16:00
Wednesday10:00–16:00
Thursday10:00–16:00
Friday10:00–13:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed