Rowlinson Garden Products Arley SS434 User manual

Assembly Instructions
Arley Summerhouse 7x5 English SS434
Before assembly
•We recommend that time is taken to read the
instructions before starting assembly, then follow
the easy step by step guide. The instruction
sheet is only a guide to the assembly. Certain
items may not be shown to scale.
•Check all components prior to assembly.
•This product should be assembled by no less
than two people.
•Some of the components may have sharp edges
wear protective work gloves while
handling components.
•Never attempt to erect the assembly in high winds.
•Drill components where indicated.
x 2
Drill
1
2
3
12
6
8
5
4
7
11
10
9
13
14
16
17
18
19
34
20
21
22
23
24
Gloves
15
25
26
27
28
29
30
No. Components Qty.
1 Floor panel 2
2 Large wall panels
2
3 Small wall panels 2
4 Window side panel 2
5 Front panel 2
6 Front window frame 2
7 Left door 1
8 Right door 1
9 Apex panels 2
10 Large roof panel (1000mm) 4
11 Small roof panel (505mm) 2
12 Front/rear roof rafters (35 x 29 x 1070mm) 4
13 Roof purlins (36 x 29 x 1590mm) 4
14 Coverstrip (48 x 12 x 1690mm) 7
15 Kick strip (38 x 12 x 1360mm) 1
16 Side window frame 2
17 Glazing (370 x 264mm) 24
18 Glazing (190 x 370mm) 6
19 Roof felt roll (8m) 1
20 Bargeboards (48 x 12 x 1150mm) 4
21 Internal apex cover (110 x 12 x 1495mm) 1
22 Verandah floor 1
23 Verandah fence 2
24 Verandah fence hand rail 2
25 Verandah roof support uprights 2
26 Verandah roof gusset 1
27 Door/window bead top/bottom (14x10x555mm) 8
28 Door/window bead TR/BL* (14x10x380mm) 12
29 Door/window bead TL/BR* (14x10x380mm) 12
30 Door/window bead middle (14x10x390mm) 12
31 Door/window vertical spar (44x10x360mm) 12
32 Door/window horizontal spar (44x10x537mm) 8
33 Small window bead top/bottom (14x10x195mm) 4
34 Small window horizontal spar (44x10x537mm) 4
35 Finial 2
No. Fixing Kit Qty.
36 Door frame beading (10 x 10 x 100mm) 1
37 Latch door handle kit 1
38 Hinges 10
39 Window stay 2
40 Tower bolts 2
41 70mm screws 2
42 63mm screws 8
43 50mm screws 63
44 35mm screws 42
45 25mm screws 54
46 20mm screws 8
47 19mm round head screws 8
48 19mm black round head screws 10
49 40mm nails 41
50 25mm panel pins 216
51 10mm felt nails 128
Dimensions:
Overall external:
Height = 2220mm
Width = 2130mm
Depth = 2505mm
Footprint:
Width = 1980mm
Depth = 2400mm
Min. base area:
Width = 2080mm
Depth = 2500mm
*TR/BL = Top right/bottom left
TL/BR = Top left/bottom right
32
31
33
35
36
39
40
37
38
Recommended tools for assembly
•Cordless drill/screwdriver
•2mm diameter drill bit
•12mm diameter drill bit
•Hammer
•Sharp knife
•Hacksaw
•Spirit level
•Silicon sealant
•Step ladder

2. Fitting the windows
Lay the window panel on the floor. Fit two hinges in the rebates on the top of the window as shown in the diagram using 2 x 20mm screws per hinge, stand the hinge end
of the window on the window panel, making sure it is centred at the top of the window opening. Open the hinges and secure them to the window frame using 3 x 25mm
screws per hinge. On the inside of the window panel fit the window stay and its two posts using 6 x 25mm screws as shown in the diagram.
20mm
25mm
25mm
View from inside
of window
1. Floor
Prepare a level area for the summerhouse to sit. Attach three wooden or similar bearers of size 50 x 50 x 1560mm to each of the floor sections (not supplied in kit). Place the
two sections in position butted up next to each other. Attach four wooden or similar bearers of size 50 x 50 x 840mm to the verandah floor.
Important note
To "VALIDATE" the guarantee, adequate provision must be made to ensure ground
contact is avoided and air is able to circulate underneath the building.
Placing the building on a concrete pad or slab base is acceptable provided that the
building is not allowed to sit in pooled water during wet conditions.
If the building is to sit on soil or grass it MUST be erected on pressure treated
wooden 50mm x 50mm or similar bearers (These are not supplied in the kit).
Rowlinson Garden Products recommend using pressure treated bearers with all build-
ings on any type of base.
When laying the floor, it is
important to note the T&G floor
boards must run from the front
of the building to the back.
Important
Fit the glass. With the glass in place fit the outer
edge beading first. Pin each beading strip with
3 x 25mm panel pins.
It is easier to glaze the
doors and window panels
prior to assembly.
Important
3. Window frames and glazing
Place the front window frame into the opening of the front panel. Drill four pilot holes on the inside of the frame as shown and secure the frame in place using 4 x50mm
screws. Glazing the windows and doors can be done once the building is assembled. However it may be easier to install the glass whilst the panels are laid flat on the ground.
Working on one panel at a time lay each one flat on the ground. Apply a small amount of waterproof silicon sealant to the frame, around each glazing rebate. Carefully place
a piece of glazing into each rebate. When all glass is in place, fit the outer edge beading first, then the horizontal spars followed by the vertical spars. Attach each beading and
spar piece with 2 x 25mm panel pins.
Then fit the horizontal spars
and then the vertical spars.
Pin each with 3 x 25mm
panel pins.
Gloves
Caution
Wear protective
gloves while
handling the
glazing.
View from rear of panel
50mm Drill
Rear view of front panel.
Window frame
slots in to the
opening on the
window panel.

6. Securing walls to floor
Fit the kick strip centrally to the front edge of the floor using 4 x 40mm nails. Ensure the panels are sitting square on the floor. Secure them by screwing through the panel
frames into the floor using 8 x 63mm screws.
Panel frame
Back panel
Side panel
63mm
50mm
70mm
Back apex panel
Front apex panel
5. Apex panels
Place an apex panel on top of the back wall, make sure the bottom shiplap board of the apex panel fits correctly into the shiplap board of the back wall. Secure using 2 x 50mm
screws, screw up through the top frame of the back wall into the bottom frame of the apex panel. Fit the front apex in the same way using 2 x 70mm screws. Attach to the
front apex the door frame beading using 3 x 25mm panel pin. Secure it to the bottom of the framing, up against the cladding 560mm from the left-hand front panel.
Shiplap cladding Apex frame
560mm
25mm
40mm
63mm
63mm
4. Wall panels
Position a small and a large wall panel on the floor to create the back left corner. Note how the panel frames sit on the floor with the panel cladding overhanging the floor
edge. Ensure square, secure the two panels together using 3 x 50mm screws. Screw through the frame of the side wall panel into the frame of the back wall panel. Place a
third plain panel along the back wall, push it up against the other panel and with the two panels level secure together using 3 x 50mm screws through the frame of the first
panel into the frame of the second. Continue adding the rest of the panels following the diagrams below.
Front panels
Panel frames
rest on floor.
Panel cladding
overhangs floor
edge.
50mm
Back wall
Side wall
It is recommended to drill pilot
holes for these screws with a 2mm
drill bit before assembly.
50mm
Drill
Use this diagram to check the
correct orientation of the
corners
Important
Door frame beading
Large wall
panel
Large wall
panel
Small wall
panel
Large wall
panel Small wall
panel
Large wall
panel
Small wall
panel Large wall
panel

50mm
35mm
9. Verandah
Lay the verandah floor butted centrally up against the front of the building. Position a verandah fence at each end with the fence frames sitting on the verandah floor and the
railings overhanging the floor edge. Secure the fence to the front of the building using 3 x 50mm screws. Use 3 x 50mm screws to attach each fence to the floor. Fix a veran-
dah roof support to the end of each fence using 3 x 50mm screws per support, ensure the angled end of the support is at the top and is angled in the same direction as the roof.
Place a hand rail on top of each fence and secure down using 3 x 35mm screws.
50mm
It is recommended to drill pilot
holes for all screws in this section
with a 2mm drill bit.
Drill
50mm
50mm
It is recommended to drill pilot
holes for these screws with a 2mm
drill bit before assembly.
Drill
7. Roof purlins
Insert the four roof purlin into the rebates in the apex panels. Fix in place using 1 x 50mm screw at both ends of each purlin. Screw through the purlin and into the frame of
the apex panels.
25mm
25mm
19mm
8. Hanging the doors
Fit three hinges to the long rebated edge of each door. Position them 150mm from the ends and one centrally between the other two. Attach each hinge using 2 x 25mm
screws per hinge. Open the hinges and fit them around the door frame, adjust the door to the correct height and fix the hinges to the door frame using 3 x 25mm screws
per hinge. Attach the tower bolts to the inside of the left door as shown using 4 x 19mm round head screws per bolt.

10mm
Felt
nails
10mm
Felt
nails
45mm
10mm
Felt
nails
10mm
Felt
nails
10mm
Felt
nails
45mm
Upper edge
Lower edge
11. Roofing felt
Cut the roofing felt roll into three equal lengths. Place a length over half of the roof. At the front and along the lower edge of the roof leave an overhang of felt of at least
50mm. Fold down the felt along the lower edge and secure to the felt batten using 25 x 10mm felt nails evenly spaced. Tension the felt over the roof and secure along the
upper edge using 8 x 10mm felt nails. Repeat this for the second piece of felt on the other half of the roof. Once the two pieces of felt are in place take the third piece of felt
and place over the apex of the roof making sure it sits centrally over the roof ridge and overlaps the other two felt pieces, attach using 25 x 10mm felt nails evenly spaced
along the two long edges of the ridge felt. Dress down the ends of the felt and at the front and back of the building attach to the roof panel framing with 8 x 10mm felt nails.
Once secured trim off any excess felt.
Apex panel
35mm
View from inside the building looking up at the roof apex
35mm
35mm
Apex panel
Stagger screws as shown, screw
through the apex cover into the
purlin.
Apex cover
50mm
50mm
Roof batten is set 14 mm from
the end of the panel. This end
goes to the roof ridge
Felt batten is flush
with the end of the
panel.
Observe the correct
orientation of the
roof panels.
Side view of roof panel
Important
It is recommended to drill pilot
holes for all screws in this section
with a 2mm drill bit.
Drill
35mm
Roof panels must
overhang the back of
the building by
55mm.
Important
10. Roof
Lift one small and two large roof panels on to each side of the roof, hooking the roof batten over the upper roof purlin. Ensure the small panels are at the back of the building
and overhang the end of the building by 55mm. Secure the rear panels and middle panels using 6 x 35mm screws per panel. Screw through the roof panel into the purlins
and top frame of the wall panels. For the front panel secure to the building using 3 x 35mm screws, screws through the panel into the top frame of the front apex. To the
front and rear roof panels fit the front and rear roof rafters. Position between the pre-fitted batten and purlin. Ensure flush with the edge of the roof panel and fix in place
using 4 x 35mm per rafter. Secure the veranda roof supports using 1 x 50mm screw per support, screw through the support into the roof rafter, ensuring the support is vertical
using a spirit level. Fit the veranda roof gusset on the inside of the front roof rafters. Attach the gusset using 4 x 50mm screws, screw through the gusset into the roof rafters.
Inside the building fit the apex cover to the two centre purlins using 6 x 35mm screws.
Front/rear roof rafters
fit flush to the edge of the roof and
secured using 4 x 35mm screws.
Front and rear roof rafters
must be fitted to the front and rear roof panels
Internal apex cover

40mm
40mm
40mm
40mm
40mm
40mm
13. Latch door handle
Position the Latch door handle about half way up the door as shown in diagram. Mark the position of the holes on the door. Remove the latch and draw two lines connect-
ing opposite corners, drill a 12mm diameter hole where the two lines cross. Put the latch bar in the hole on the back of the latch, then reposition the latch (putting the bar
through the drilled hole) and attach using 4 x 19mm black screws. On the other side of the door fit the inside door handle to the bar and then using 4 x 19mm black screws
attach the handle to the door. On the front of the other door position the latch holder so that it holds the latch horizontal. Once in position attach to the door with 2 x 19mm
black screws. With the doors shut, drop the lower tower bolt and mark where it touches the floor. Drill a 12mm hole in the floor for the bolt to fit in.
19mm
Drill
19mm
Drill
12mm diameter hole
Position the latch door handle
about half way up the door and
mark the screw holes.
12mm diameter hole
40mm
40mm
40mm 40mm
12. Bargeboards, finials and coverstrips
At the front and rear of the building attach two bargeboards. Have the top edges flush with the roof line and the two boards meeting in the middle at the apex of the roof
secure using 3 x 40mm nails per board. Fit a finial centrally over the join between the bargeboards use 2 x 40mm nails per finial. Fit a Coverstrips into each corner of the wall
panels, attach using 3 x 40mm nails per strip. The remaining three coverstrips are used to cover the panel joins, one on each side and one on the back, attach using 3 x 40mm
nails per strip.
Important information
Shiplap buildings come ready stained but this is only a preparatory treatment. To VALIDATE the guarantee, the building must be properly treated with a recognised ex-
ternal wood preserver WITHIN 3 MONTHS of assembly and RE-TREATED ANNUALLY thereafter. The building must also be erected on 75mm x 50mm treated
wooden or similar bearers (These are not supplied with the kit.) Ground contact must be avoided.
Timber Information.
As timber is a natural material, there are certain weather conditions that may affect the materials properties. In times of excessive dry spells the material may lose some of
its internal moisture causing a certain degree of shrinkage on a panel and in periods of excessive rain there will be a certain amount of swelling throughout the wooden pan-
els. This process can not be avoided. If you have problems with certain boards shrinking in dry spells try to decrease the amount of direct sunlight on the building or the
amount of air passing over the building. During hot spells spray water directly onto the panels with the aid of a garden hose.
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Important Note
It may be necessary to
shorten the latch bar to
60mm.