Rowlinson Arley summerhouse User manual

Assembly Instructions

Arley Summerhouse English SS191A

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

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

Gloves

No. Components Qty.

1 Floor sections 2

2 Plain wall panels 4

3 Window side panel 2

4 Front panels 2

5 Left door 1

6 Right door 1

7 Apex panels 2

8 Front right/back left roof panel 2

9 Front Left/back right roof panel 2

10 Middle roof panel 2

11 Roof purlins (36 x 29 x 2050mm) 4

12 Cover strip (48 x 12 x 1690mm) 7

13 Kick strip (38 x 12 x 1360mm) 1

14 Window 2

15 Glazing (370 x 264mm) 24

16 Glazing (190 x 370mm) 6

17 Window beading (375mm) 60

18 Window beading (250mm) 48

19 Window beading (165mm) 12

20 Roof felt roll (6.5m) 1

21 Roof ridge felt roll (3.1m) 1

22 Barge boards (48 x 12 x 1150mm) 4

23 Apex cover (110 x 12 x 1990mm) 1

24 Door frame beading (10 x 10 x 100mm) 1

25 Verandah floor 1

26 Verandah fence 2

27 Verandah fence hand rail 2

28 Verandah roof support uprights 2

29 Verandah roof gusset 1

No. Fixing Kit Qty.

30 Finials 2

31 Latch door handle kit 1

32 Hinges 10

33 Window stay (Brown) 2

34 Tower bolts 2

35 60mm screws 10

36 50mm screws 55

37 35mm screws 42

38 25mm screws 62

39 19mm round head screws 8

40 19mm black round head screws 10

41 40mm nails 41

42 25mm nails 303

43 10mm felt nails 152

Dimensions

Overall external

Height = 2220mm

Width = 2130mm

Depth = 3040mm

Footprint

Width = 1995mm

Depth = 2910mm

Min. base area

Width = 2050mm

Depth = 2960mm

3. Wall panels

Position two plain panels on the corner of the floor as shown. 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

Back wall

Side wall

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 25mm 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.

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 2050mm 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.

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 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

Side wall

5. Securing walls to floor

Fit the kick strip centrally to the bottom of the door opening 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 60mm screws.

Panel frame

Back panel

Side panel

60mm

50mm

It is recommended to drill pilot

holes for these screws with a 2mm

drill bit before assembly.

50mm 60mm

Back apex panel

Front apex panel

4. 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 60mm screws. Attach to the

front apex the door frame beading using 3 x 25mm nails. Secure it to the bottom of the framing, up against the cladding 560mm from the left-hand front panel as shown below.

Shiplap cladding Apex frame

560mm

Door frame bead-

ing

25mm

40mm

Drill

6. Roof purlins

Insert the four roof purlin into the rebates in the apex sections. Fix in place at the ends of the purlin, using 2 x 50mm screws per purlin. Screw through the purlin and into

the frame of the apex panels.

60mm

25mm

19mm

7. 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.

Apex panel

35mm

View from inside the building looking up

at the roof apex

35mm

Apex panel

Stagger screws as shown, screw

through the apex cover into the

purlin.

Apex cover

50mm

35mm

8. 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

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

Side view of fitting the roof

Screw through roof into roof

purlin and the top frames of the

side panels.

Roof purlins

Side panel top frame

Important

It is recommended to drill pilot

holes for all screws in this section

with a 2mm drill bit.

Drill

It is recommended to drill pilot

holes for all screws in this section

with a 2mm drill bit.

Drill

35mm

55mm

Roof panels must

overhang the back of

the building by

55mm.

Important

9. Roof

Lift a rear roof panel into position at the back of the building, hooking the roof batten over the upper roof purlin, Ensure this panel overhangs the back of the building by

55mm, secure to the two roof purlins and the top frame work of the side walls using 6 x 35mm screws. Working towards the front of the building, hook a centre roof panel

over the upper purlin and with it pushed right up against the first panel secure in the same way. Add the front roof panel overhanging the veranda secure down with 3

x 35mm screws into the purlins. 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. Attach the three roof panels for the other side of the roof in the same way.

Fit the verandah roof gussets on the inside of the verandah roof to the roof rafters as shown. Attach the gusset using 4 x 50mm screws, screwed through the gusset into the

roof rafters. Inside the building fit the apex cover to the two centre purlins using 6 x 35mm screws.

10mm

Felt

nails

10mm

Felt

nails

45mm

10mm

Felt

nails

10mm

Felt

nails

10mm

Felt

nails

11. Bargeboards and finials

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.

40mm

45mm

Upper edge

Lower edge

10. Roofing felt

Cut the 6m roofing felt roll into two 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

45mm. Fold down the felt along the lower edge and secure to the felt batten using 30 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 3m 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 30 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.

12. Coverstrips

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.

40mm

14. Glazing

It is recommended that a waterproof sealant is applied around the edge of the glazing before fitting. Place window pane on the inside of the window frame, nail the beading into

position using 3 x 25mm nails for each vertical bead and 2 x 25mm nails for each horizontal bead.

13. Latch door handle and towerbolt hole

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), attach using 4 x 19mm black screws. On the other side of the door fit the inside door handle to the bar 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.

Window frame

Window pane

Wooden beading

25mm

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

Gloves

wear protective gloves

while handling glazing.

Note

It may be necessary

to shorten the latch

bar to 60mm.

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

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 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 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