Rowlinson Garden Products SS193B User manual

2.4 x 1.8 (8’ x 6’) Shiplap
Modular Shed English SS193B
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.
•Never attempt to erect the assembly in
high winds.
•Drill components where indicated.
Assembly Instructions
Recommended tools for assembly
•Cross head screw driver
•Hammer
•Sharp knife
•Drill
•4mm diameter drill bit
•Spirit level
•Silicon sealant
•Step ladder
x 2
No. Components Qty.
1 Floor panel 2
2 Short floor bearer (29 x 29 x 1174mm) 4
3 Long floor bearer (29 x 29 x 1710mm) 10
4 Window panel 1
5 Large plain panel 4
6 Small plain panel 1
7 Right front panel 1
8 Left front panel 1
9 Apex panel 2
10 Door header rail (29 x 29 x 1182mm) 1
11 Roof rafter 8
12 Roof panel 6
13 Roof gusset 4
14 Felt batten (29 x 29 x 1213mm) 4
15 Felt batten block 4
16 Left door 1
17 Right door 1
18 Roof felt (5m) 1
19 Ridge felt (2.5m) 1
20 Coverstrip (12 x 40 x 1730mm) 7
21 Window perspex (560x610mm) 1
22 Plastic beading (560mm) 2
23 Window Coverstrip (12 x 40 x 670mm) 2
24 Window Coverstrip (12 x 40 x 540mm) 2
25 Door coverstrip (12 x 40 x 830mm) 2
26 Bardgeboard 4
1
23
12
6
8
5
4
7
11
10
9
13
14
15
No. Fixing kit Qty.
27 Finial 2
28 T-hinge (254mm) 6
29 Turn button 1
30 Hasp and staple 1
31 Towerbolt 2
35 25mm screws 42
36 22mm screws 7
37 19mm round head screws 19
32 63mm Screws 16
38 30mm nails 167
39 20mm nails 6
40 10mm felt nails 120
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Drill
33 50mm screws 40
34 38mm screws 16
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
RECOMMENDED BASE AREA
A recommended base area of no less
than 1870mm x 2450mm

Panel frame
Floor
Back panel
Side panel
3. Securing the walls to the floor
Ensure the panels are sitting square on the floor. Secure using 16 x 65mm screws, screw through the panel frames and floor into the floor bearers.
50mm
Floor joists
Floor
Panel frames
rest on floor.
50mm
panel cladding
overhangs floor
edge.
It is recommended to drill pilot holes
with a 4mm drill for each screw.
Drill
Side panel
Front panels
Large plain panel
Large plain panel
Small plain
panel
Window panel
Back panel
Important Note:
Ensure correct orientation
of front panels. Make sure
the rebate edges face
inward for the door to fit in.
Large plain panel
Large plain panel
1. Laying the floor section
Prepare a level area of no less than 1870 x 2450mm for the shed to sit. To the bottom of both floor panels, attach the short floor bearers flush with the short edge of the
floor using 5 x 30mm nails, nail through the floor panel into the bearers. In the same way attach to each floor panel five long floor bearers between the short bearers as
shown using 8 x 30mm nails per bearer. With the two floor panels upside down, join together using 5 x 50mm screws.
50mm
50mm
30mm
Assembly tip.
The window panels
can be interchanged
with any of the
large panels on the
side or back of the
building.
2. Fixing the wall panels together
Position a large panel and the small panel as shown. Note how the panel frames sit on the floor with the panel cladding overhanging the floor edge. Ensure square and
secure using 3 x 50mm screws, screw through the frame of the small panel, into the frame of the large panel. Continue to add panels as shown below securing each one
with 3 x 50mm screws. It is important to note that the front panels must be orientated correctly so that the framing creates a rebate for the door to fit in.
293mm
293mm
293mm
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 additional 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 buildings on any type of base.
293mm
63mm
63mm
63mm

50mm
50mm
It is recommended to drill pilot holes
with a 4mm drill for each screw.
Drill
4. Apex panels and door header rail
Place an apex panel on top of the back panel, make sure the bottom shiplap board of the apex panel fits correctly into the shiplap board of the back panel. Secure by using
2 x 50mm screws, screw up through the top frame of the back panel into the bottom frame of the apex panel. Repeat for front apex. Attach to the front apex the door
header rail using 2 x 50mm screws. Secure it flush to the bottom of the apex framing as shown.
5. Roof sections
To the first roof panel secure a roof rafter flush to the right-hand edge of the panel, ensure the correct angled end of the rafter is flush to the short edge of the panel as
shown below. Attach using 4 x 30mm nails, nail through the panel into the rafter. To the second panel attach two rafters in the same way as the first with one down each
side of the panel. To the third panel attach a rafter down the Left-hand edge. Join the three panels together using 2 x 50mm screws per join, Screw through the the rafter
of one panel into the rafter of the next as shown. Create a second roof section in the same way as the first.
Ensure rafters
are flush to
the edge of
the panel.
Ensure rafters
are flush to
the edge of
the panel.
Panel 1 Panel 2 Panel 3
Ensure correct
orientation of
angled ends.
30mm
50mm 50mm
50mm
38mm
30mm
30mm
Front edge
Left-hand roof section Right-hand roof section
7. Roofing felt
Cut the 5m roofing felt roll into two equal lengths. Place one length over one roof section. At the front and along the lower edge of the roof leave an overhang of felt of
at least 45mm. Fold down the felt along the lower edge and secure to the felt batten using 25 x10mm felt nails evenly spaced. Tension the felt over the roof and secure
along the upper edge using 4 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 2.5m
ridge felt roll 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 each lower edge of the third felt. Dress down the ends of all felt pieces and attach to the Batten blocks at the front with 6 x 10mm felt nails. At the
back secure to the apex panel using 6 x 10mm felt nails in the same way. When all the felt is in position trim of any excess.
10mm
Felt
nails
Felt lower edge
Leave at least 45mm of
felt overhanging, to fold
down and cover the
felt batten.
10mm
Felt
nails
10mm
Felt
nails
Felt upper edge Felt upper edge
30mm
6. Roof sections
Secure to lower edge of both roof sections two felt battens using 5 x 30mm nails per batten as shown. Ensure the felt batten are flush to the edges of the panels. Flush to
the front edges of each section attach the roof batten blocks evenly spaced along the edge using 2 x 30mm nails per block. Position the roof panels onto the building, make
sure the top edges are located at the apex and the roof is flush with the back apex. Secure with 8 x 30mm screws per roof section, screw through the roof and into the
panel framing.From inside the building fix a gusset to both sides of the two rafters using 2 x 30mm nails per gusset.

30mm
30mm
30mm
8. Coverstrips, bargeboards and finials
Fit a coverstrip into each corner, attach using 3 x 30mm nails per strip. The remaining three are used to cover the panel joins on each side and back, attach using 3 x 30mm
nails per strip. Attach bargeboards at the front so that the top edge is flush with the roof line and the two boards meet evenly in the middle secure using 3 x 30mm nails
per board. Repeat for the bargeboards on the back. On the front attach a finial centrally over the join between the bargeboards use 2 x 30mm nails. Repeat for the finial
on the back.
We constantly improve the quality of our products,
occasionally the components may differ from the
components shown and are only correct at time of
printing. We reserve the right to change the
specification of our products without prior notice.
If in doubt of any aspect regarding the assembly, use or safety of your building please contact us :
Help Line (Normal Office Hours) 01829 261121
ROWLINSON GARDEN PRODUCTS LIMITED
Green Lane
Wardle Nr. Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 6BN
25mm
10. Glazing
It is recommended that a waterproof sealant is applied around the edge of the glazing before fitting. From the outside of the building fit the acrylic window into the plastic
cill strip, fix the window in place with the wooden window beading strips at each side and the top using 3 x 20mm nails per beading strip. Add the window surround coverstrips
as shown using 3 x 30mm nails for each strip.
30mm
30mm
Ensure the right door has
the towerbolt mounting
blocks
22mm
22mm 19mm
22mm
19mm
9. Fitting the door
Position the doors in the opening and secure each door in place with three T-hinges and 7 x 25mm screws per hinge as shown below. On the inside of the right-hand door
secure the tower bolts to the mounting blocks using 4 x 19mm round head screws per bolt. With the doors shut, position a door coverstrip so it overlaps both doors and
is flush at the top of the doors, secure only to left-hand door using 3 x 22mm screws. In the same way fix the other door coverstrip flush to the bottom of the door. Fit
the hasp and staple between the two coverstrips using 7 x 19mm round head screws as shown below. Position the turn button just above the left-hand door secure to the
apex panel using 1 x 22mm screw.
Window frame
Window panel
Plastic beading
20mm
30mm
2008 © Rowlinson Garden Products Ltd
Important information - retain for future reference
To VALIDATE the guarantee, shiplap buildings come ready stained but this is only a preparatory treatment the building must be properly treated with a recognised
external wood preserver WITHIN 3 MONTHS of assembly and RE-TREATED ANNUALLY thereafter.
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
additional 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 buildings on any type of base.
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 panels. 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.