ALEXANDER ROSE CHAIR, BENCH & ROCKING CHAIR User manual

Product Information
Your furniture is manufactured using
Iroko. This timber is extremely durable
and able to resist the most inclement
weather, giving a life span of 20 years
plus. It is therefore ideally suited to garden
furniture.
Due to the weathering process and timber
being a natural material, joints will become
slightly offset and surface cracks will
occur. Depending on the climatic
conditions when your furniture is outside,
this can happen within only a few hours
and will not compromise the strength of
the furniture, which is designed with this in
mind. Using Alexander Rose timber care
products will to an extent, reduce the
cracks and splits.
Timber, even from the same tree, will vary
in many aspects. The variation in colour is
just one distinguishing feature of this
hardwood product.
ALEXANDER ROSE ASSURANCE OF QUALITY
Left Side Frame
Right Side Frame
Back Assembly
Seat Assembly
Front Rail
Rockers
Seat Assembly
Hardware Bag
Assembly Instructions
Model Number
Garden Centre Purchased From: Purchase Date:
Other Comments:
Home Address:
Present In Parcel Quality Checked
Date
Trial Assembly Made
Yes No
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CHAIR, BENCH & ROCKING CHAIR
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
ROSE LTD
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Thank you for choosing to buy Alexander Rose garden furniture. We are confident that you will be pleased
with the quality of the product. To ensure that the highest standards are maintained, please help us by
completing this short questionnaire.
For information on all our products including treatments
available please visit our web site: www.alexander-rose.co.uk
Thankyou for taking the time to complete and return this
questionnaire and for choosingAlexander Rose.
Condition of Packaging
Condition of Product
Ease of Assembly
PoorGood Average
(Tick Boxes)
Important Design Note
Although the design of your bench or chair may
differ from the one shown in this document, the
assembly procedure remains the same.
Document Ref. 01-01
READ IN FULL BEFORE COMMENCING ASSEMBLY
Some of these products are heavy. Take care when lifting.
Treatment Options
Untreated, your furniture will eventually
mellow to an attractive soft silver grey.
The time span for this will vary
depending on weather conditions and its
location in the garden.
Should you prefer, you can treat your
furniture with the Alexander Rose range
of timber care products.
on weathered or dirty
wood or wood which has turned black.
to enhance the
beauty of the wood.
to ensure the best
possible protection against grime and
weathering.
A light sanding after the application of
Timber Cleaner will ensure a silky
smooth finish to the timber. These
products are all available from your local
Alexander Rose stockist and are
suitable for hardwoods. A fact sheet is
also available.
Timber Cleaner
Timber Treatment Plus
Timber Sealer
Maintenance
Your furniture can be cleaned
allowing it to dry fully
before the application of any
timber treatment.
More such as
spillages, bird droppings and
mildew etc. can be removed by the
use of our cleaner, which is
available from all Alexander Rose
stockists. Alternatively, sand using
a medium grit sandpaper.
can be
glued using a waterproof adhesive
suitable for timber. Clamping may
be necessary with excess glue
being removed using a damp
cloth. The area should be sanded
once the glue is dry.
From time to time it is necessary to
check and if required,
using soapy water and a stiff
brush,
severe stains
Lifting grain or cracks
re-tighten
all bolts.
Alexander Rose Ltd.
Alexander House
Victoria Road
BURGESS HILL
West Sussex
RH15 9LE

Bench
Chair & Rocking Chair
Rocking Chair
Component Identification
Before starting to assemble your furniture, identify and count all components for your chosen model, as shown in the table
and drawings below. In the unlikely event that any components are missing or damaged, please contact the retailer where
you purchased this product.
Identify your product from the table below and look up
the quantity of components which should be in your
box. Note that some products are assembled using
Allen bolts, while other products use dowels. If the
side frames have holes in the front face they are of the
dowel construction type.
C
C
A
A
D
D
B
B
F
F
E
E
Chair Chair Bench Bench Rocking Rocking
Bolt Dowel
Product Type
Code Description
A Left Side Frame
B Right Side Frame
C Back Assembly
D Seat Assembly
E Front Rail
F Rockers
G 6 x 70mm Allen Bolts
H Wooden Dowels
I 35mm Woodscrews
J 4mm Allen Key
Qty. Qty.
1
1
1
1
1
6
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
12
4
1
1
1
1
1
6
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
12
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
10
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
12
4
1
Product Identification
Step 4 - Fit Dowels
Step 5 - Secure Seat Assembly
Step 6 - Fit Rockers
Carefully turn the bench / chair the correct
way up as shown. Push fit the twelve
dowels into the holes in the side frames.
. This end
should be inserted into the hole. Tap
into place with a hammer or
mallet, taking care not to damage the side
frames or to split the dowels.
After fitting the dowels you may wish to use
a medium grit sand paper and the sanding
block provided to sand the heads of the
dowels flush to the side frames.
NOTE THAT THE DOWELS ARE
TAPERED ON ONE END ONLY
GENTLY
Refer to step 5 of the bolt assembly procedure.
Refer to step 6 of the bolt assembly procedure.
H
Step 3 - Locate Side Frame
Locate the left side frame as shown, ensuring
that the holes in the side frame locate
squarely onto the ends of the back assembly
and front rail.
A
PLEASE RETAIN THESE ASSEMBLY
I N S T R U C T I O N S F O R F U T U R E
REFERENCE.
INSERT TAPERED END
INTO SIDE FRAMES

Step 1 - Attach Back Assembly
Whilst holding the left side
frame upright, attach the back
assembly using two 70mm
Allen bolts.
.
Repeat for the right side frame.
Note that the hole in the bench
back faces forwards.
DO NOT TIGHTEN
THE BOLTS FULLY YET
BOLT ASSEMBLY BENCHES & CHAIRS
C
G
A
B
HOLE FACES
FORWARDS
Step 2 - Locate Seat Assembly
Locate the seat section as shown ensuring that the middle strut,
locates into the hole in the back assembly.
WITH
THE ANGLED END
D
ANGLED END
LOCATE INTO
THIS HOLE
NOTE
The chair does not have the
additional middle strut. Pay
careful attention to the
illustration so that you fit the
seat section the correct way
around.
Ensure that the seat section
is pushed fully back until it
touches the back legs of the
side frames.
Step 1 - Locate Back Assembly
DOWEL ASSEMBLY BENCHES & CHAIRS
Step 2 - Locate Seat
& Front Rail
Place the right side frame onto a smooth flat surface, e.g. The box in
which this product was supplied, with the holes facing upwards as
shown. Locate the back assembly into place noting that the hole faces
forwards.
Locate the seat assembly onto the end frame,
Locate the front rail onto the end frame,
ensuring again that the seat assembly middle
rail locates into the hole in the rear of the front
rail.
ensuring that the middle strut,
locates into the hole in the
back assembly.
WITH THE
ANGLED END
B
C
HOLE FACES
FORWARDS
NOTE
The chair does not have the additional middle
strut. Pay careful attention to the illustration
so that you fit the seat section the correct way
around.
Ensure that the seat section is pushed fully
back until it touches the back legs of the side
frames.
NOTE
The rocking chair has
“FRONT” stamped
into the front face of
the back assembly.
NOTE
The rocking chair has
“FRONT” stamped
into the front face of
the back assembly.
D
E
ANGLED END LOCATE INTO
THIS HOLE

Step 3 - Attach Front Rail
E
G
MIDDLE STRUT
LOCATING TENON
Locate the front rail as shown ensuring that the hole locates onto the middle strut of the seat assembly. Secure using two 70mm
Allen bolts.
Step 4 - Tighten Bolts
Tighten all six Allen bolts with the Allen key provided.
TIGHTEN
CLOCKWISE
TIGHTEN
CLOCKWISE
Step 5 - Secure Seat
TWO SCREWS
PER SIDE
I
While pushing the seat assembly firmly
downwards and backwards, insert and
tighten the four woodscrews as shown.
Unless you have purchased a rocking chair,
the assembly is now complete.
Step 6 - Fit Rockers (Rocking Chairs Only)
Attach the rockers to the chair using four
70mm Allen bolts as shown. Secure using
theAllen key.
Note that it is easier to turn the chair onto
its side to fit the rockers.
We hope that you have found this product
easy to assemble. If correctly cared for it will
give many years of reliable service. Please
refer to the cover page of this document for
information on caring for the timber.
G
F
NOTE
The fixing of the rockers is
identical on both bolt & dowel
assembly products.
NOTE
The securing of the seat
assembly is identical on both
bolt & dowel assembly
products.