Rowlinson Garden Products SS214F User manual

Assembly Instructions
Ryton 8’x8’
Octagonal Summerhouse English SS214F
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
• Drill all components where indicated
x 2 Drill Gloves
Recommended tools for assembly
• Power Drill/Screwdriver
• Crosshead drill bit
• 3mm diameter drill bit
• 12mm diameter drill bit
• Hammer
• Sharp knife
• Spirit level
• Silicon sealant
• Step ladder
• Hacksaw
No. Components Qty.
1 Floor 2
2 Back wall panel 1
3 Small wall panel 2
4 Small window panel 2
5 Door panel 1
6 Left-hand large window 1
7 Right-hand large window 1
8 Left door (Catch plate rebate) 1
9 Right door (Lock rebate) 1
10 Window frame 4
11 Roof centre block 1
12 Large roof panel 4
13 Corner roof panel 4
14 Roofing felt roll (4m) 3
15 Roof cap/inside cover 2
16 Acorn finial 1
17 Short bargeboard 4
18 Long bargeboard 4
19 Corner coverstrip 16
20 Window glazing (372x 263mm) 24
21 Door glazing (372x 190mm) 16
22 Window panel coverstrip 4
23 Door bead top/bottom (14x10x405mm) 4
24 Door/Window bead TR/BL*(14x10x380mm) 12
25 Door/Window bead TL/BR*(14x10x380mm) 12
26 Door/Window bead middle (14x10x390mm) 16
27 Door/Window vertical spar (44x10x360mm) 20
28 Door horizontal spar (44x10x390mm) 6
29 Window horizontal spar (44x10x537mm) 8
30 Window bead top/bottom (14x10x555mm) 8
No. Fixing Kit Qty.
31 Door lock and catchplate set 1
32 Door handle kit 1
33 Door handle spindle 1
34 Door hinge 300mm (12”) 4
35 Door hinge 75mm (3”) 2
36 Tower bolt 2
37 Window hinge 8
38 Window stay (black) 4
39 63mm screws 85
40 50mm screws 16
41 25mm screws 40
42 25mm black screws 80
43 25mm brass screws 4
44 20mm screws 16
45 19mm roundhead screws 8
46 30mm nails 88
47 25mm panel pins 258
48 10mm Felt nails 220
Caution
This product
contains glass.
Wear protective
work gloves while
handling these
components.
* TR/BL = Top right/bottom left
TL/BR = Top left/botom right
Dimensions:
For information on
building dimensions
please see back page.
1
5
6
2
8
9
10
12
11
3
13
4
7
15
14
16
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
26 27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
37
38
36
25
17

To VALIDATE the guarantee, this item should be erected on
50mm x 50mm treated wooden or similar bearers (These are
not supplied with the kit.) Ground contact must be avoided.
1. Floor
Prepare a level area for the summerhouse. With the floor panel upside down, join together as shown using 7 x 63mm screws. Turn the floor up the right way and place in
to position and ensure level.
2. Doors
Lay the door panel on the floor. Position the doors in the opening, ensure the right-hand door has the holes for the door handle and lock is positioned on the right-hand side.
With the doors evenly spaced around the edge and between each door, secure the hinges in the positions shown below using 9 x 25mm black screws for the 300mm hinge
and 6 x 25mm black screws for the 75mm hinge.
3. Opening Window
Lay the window panel on the floor. Fit the hinges in the rebates on the short edge of the window frame 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 panel frame
using 5 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.
4. Glazing
Glazing the windows 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 door and window panel flat on the ground. Apply a very small bead of waterproof silicon sealant around each glazing rebate. Carefully place a piece of
glazing into each rebate. When all glass is in place, fit the beading into position. Fit the outer edges first, then the horizontal spars and finally the vertical centre spars. Attach
each beading and spar piece with 3 x 25mm panel pins.
Important:
Ensure the door panel
is the right way up and
the right-hand door
(with the holes for door
handle and lock) is fitted
to the right-hand side.
300mm hinges
300mm hinges
75mm hinges
Fitting the door glass. With the
glass in place fit the outer edge
beading first. Pin each beading
strip with 3 x 25mm panel pins.
Then fit the horizontal spars and
then vertical spars. Pin each spar
with 3 x 25mm panel pins.
Important:
It is easier to lay the door and
window panels on the ground
when fitting the glazing
Gloves
Wear protective gloves
while handling glazing.
63mm
25mm
Black
25mm
Black
20mm
25mm
25mm
25mm
Black

5. Wall panels
Position a small wall panel and the left large window panel on the floor as shown in the first diagram. Note how the panel frames sit on the floor with the panel cladding
overhanging the floor edge. Ensure square and secure using 4 x 63mm screws, screw through the frame of the window panel into the frame of the plain panel. Align the back
panel next to the plain panel and secure in the same way using 4 x 63mm screws. Continue to add the rest of the panels in the same way.
6. Door handle & tower bolts
Push the door lock into the rebate on the edge of the right-hand door as shown and secure using 2 x 25mm brass screws. To fit the metal door handle, it first maybe necessary
to cut the spindle bar down to 88mm. Push the spindle bar through the door latch mechanism. Fit a door handle to the metal spindle bar on each side of the door and secure
them in place using 4 x 25mm black countersunk screws per handle. On the other door fit the lock plate using 2 x 25mm brass screws. Attach the tower bolts to the inside
of the left door as shown using 4 x 19mm round head screws per bolt. Mark where the tower bolts touch the top and bottom door frame and drill a 12mm diameter hole
for each bolt.
It is recommended to drill pilot holes with a 3mm drill
bit for all screws in this section.
Panel cladding
overhangs floor edge Panel frames rest
on the floor
Important
When attaching the door panel
ensure that the screws are
screwed though the window
panel into the door panel.
Lock catch
plate
Drill
Mark where the tower bolts touch the
top and bottom door frame and drill a
12mm diameter hole for each bolt.
12mm
Spindle may need to
be cut to 88mm
Drill
3mm
Door panel
Large window panel
Large window panel
Window panel
Window panel
63mm
63mm
19mm
25mm
Black
25mm
Brass
25mm
Brass

9. Roof panels
Lift a large roof panel onto the back of the building and a small roof panel on next to it. Ensure they are resting evenly next to each other and secure together through the
panel frames using 2 x 63mm screws. So that adjustments can be made do not fully tighten these screws until all roof panels are in place. Have a second person holding the
panels up while working round the roof adding the remaining panels. With all the roof panels in position and adjusted as necessary fully tighten the screws. Attach the roof
panels to the walls using 2 x 63mm screws per panel, screw though the roof panel frame into the top frame of the wall panel.
It is recommended to drill pilot holes with a
3mm drill bit for all screws in this section.
Drill
3mm
7. Walls to floor
With all the wall panels in position, check they are all sitting square on the floor and secure to the floor using 1 x 63mm screws for each small panel and 2 x 63mm screws
for the larger back and door panels, screw through the wall panel frame and into the floor.
8. Window coverstrips
To each small window panel attach two window coverstrip. On the inside, position the strip as shown and secure to the panel frame using 2 x 50mm screws per strip.
Panel frame
Floor
63mm
63mm
63mm
63mm
63mm
50mm

10. Roof felt
Unroll a roll of felt, carefully measure and cut out the four triangular shape pieces as shown in the first diagram below. For the second and third rolls of felt carefully measure
and cut out the left and right-handed triangular pieces as per the second diagram below.
11. Fitting roof felt
Over each of the four corner roof panels lay a corner felt piece. Align the left-hand edge with the edge of the roof panel. Along the bottom edge allow enough felt to fold
over and cover the felt batten. The right-hand edge should overlap the next panel round. Once in position secure down the left edge using 4 x 10mm felt nails evenly spaced.
Position a Right-hand felt piece on the right side of each large roof panel, ensure it overlaps the corner felt pieces and secure down the right edge using 10 x 10mm felt nails
evenly spaced, ensuring that you nail through the two felt pieces in to the roof. Secure down the left edge of the felt with 4 x 10mm felt nails. Add the Left-handed felt pieces
to the left side of the large roof panels, make sure it aligns to the left edge of the roof panel underneath the corner felt and it over laps the right-handed pieces. Secure in
place using 10 x10mm felt nails evenly spaced through the two felt pieces down each edge. Fold down the bottom edge of all the felt and secure to the felt batten using
5 x 10mm felt nails per felt piece evenly spaced. If necessary trim of any excess felt along the bottom edge.
Roll back the right edge of
the corner felt pieces to align
the left-handed felt to left
edge of the felt roof panel.
Roll the corner felt pieces
back into place and secure
down the right edge through
both felt pieces.
1575mm
190mm880mm
255mm 1640mm
1640mm 1640mm 255mm
1640mm
190mm 810mm
1560mm
1560mm
1560mm1560mm
915mm
810mm 810mm
x4
x4 x4
ROll 1 — Corner felt pieces
ROll 2 & 3 — Left and right hand felt pieces
10mm
Felt
Nails
10mm
Felt
Nails
10mm
Felt
Nails
10mm
Felt
Nails
10mm
Felt
Nails

Important information - retain for future reference
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
external wood preserver WITHIN 3 MONTHS of assembly and RE-TREATED ANNUALLY thereafter. The building must also be erected on 50mm 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 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.
If in doubt of any aspect regarding the assembly, use or safety of your summerhouse please contact us:
Help Line: (Normal Office Hours) 01829 261 121
Email: [e-mail]
ROWLINSON GARDEN PRODUCTS LIMITED
Green Lane
Wardle Nr. Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 6BN
www.rowgar.co.uk
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.
2018 © Rowlinson Garden Products Ltd
12. Bargeboard, finials and coverstrips
Sit the acorn finial centrally on the capping piece and secure to using 2 x 63mm screws, screw though the cap into the bottom of the acorn finial. Position the final and cap
assembly centrally on the roof centre block and secure using 6 x 50mm screws screw through the top cap into the block. Place the finial assembly onto the roof so that
the roof centre block fits in the hole. From inside the building attach the roof cover to the centre block using 4 x 50mm screws. Around the edge of the roof secure the
bargeboards, ensure the top edge of the bargeboards are flush to the roof line and secure each board using 3 x 30mm nails. Attach two coverstrips over each of the wall
panel joins using 4 x 30mm nails per strip.
Dimensions
On the inside of the roof,
Attach the roof cover to
the centre block.
2490mm
(8’2”)
2490mm
(8’2”)
1915 mm
(6’3.5”)
2425 mm
(7’11.5”)
2580 mm
(8’5.5”)
2325mm
(7’7.5”)
2325mm
(7’7.5”)
Place the finial assembly onto
the roof so that the roof
centre block fits in the hole.
Footprint Dimensions
1270mm
745mm
2325mm
2325mm
Minimum base size:
W= 2425mm
D= 2425mm
Door opening:
H= 1780mm
W= 1075mm
63mm
50mm
50mm
30mm
30mm
30mm 30mm
30mm