Rowlinson Arley summerhouse User manual

Assembly Instructions

Arley Summerhouse English SS191G

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

20 21

Gloves

28 29

No. Components Qty.

1 Floor sections 2

2 Plain wall panels 4

3 Window side panel 2

4 Front panel 2

5 Front window frame 2

6 Left door 1

7 Right door 1

8 Apex panels 2

9 Roof panel 6

10 Front/rear roof rafters (35 x 29 x 1070mm) 4

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

12 Coverstrip (48 x 12 x 1690mm) 7

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

14 Side window frame 2

15 Glazing (370 x 264mm) 24

16 Glazing (190 x 370mm) 6

17 Roof felt roll (10m) 1

18 Bargeboards (48 x 12 x 1150mm) 4

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

20 Verandah floor 1

21 Verandah fence 2

22 Verandah fence hand rail 2

23 Verandah roof support uprights 2

24 Verandah roof gusset 1

25 Door/window bead top/bottom (14x10x555mm) 8

26 Door/window bead TR/BL* (14x10x380mm) 12

27 Door/window bead TL/BR* (14x10x380mm) 12

28 Door/window bead middle (14x10x390mm) 12

29 Door/window vertical spar (44x10x360mm) 12

30 Door/window horizontal spar (44x10x537mm) 8

31 Small window bead top/bottom (14x10x195mm) 4

32 Small window horizontal spar (44x10x537mm) 4

33 Finial 2

No. Fixing Kit Qty.

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

35 Latch door handle kit 1

36 Hinges 10

37 Window stay 2

38 Tower bolts 2

39 70mm screws 2

40 63mm screws 8

41 50mm screws 63

42 35mm screws 58

43 25mm screws 42

44 25mm black screws 12

45 20mm screws 8

46 19mm black round head screws 18

47 40mm nails 41

48 25mm panel pins 219

49 10mm felt nails 152

*TR/BL = Top right/bottom left

TL/BR = Top left/bottom right

Caution

This product

contains glass.

Wear protective

work gloves while

handling these

components.

Dimensions:

Overall external:

Height = 2220mm

Width = 2130mm

Depth = 3050mm

Footprint:

Width = 1980mm

Depth = 2905mm

Min. base area:

Width = 2080mm

Depth = 3005mm

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 black screws as shown in the diagram.

20mm

25mm

Black

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.

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

buildings 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 3 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.

Vieranda floor

6. 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 63mm screws.

Panel frame

Back panel

Side panel

63mm

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 pins. Secure it to the bottom of the framing, up against the cladding 560mm from the left-hand front panel as shown below.

40mm

63mm

4. 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, screw 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

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

Side wall

50mm

70mm

Back apex panel

Front apex panel

Shiplap cladding Apex frame

560mm

25mm

Door frame beading

It is recommended to drill pilot holes for these

screws with a 2mm drill bit before assembly.

Drill

It is recommended to drill pilot holes for these

screws with a 2mm drill bit before assembly.

Drill

50mm

35mm

9. Veranda

Lay the veranda floor butted centrally up against the front of the building. Position a veranda fence at each end with the fence frames sitting on the veranda 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 veranda

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

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 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.

25mm

19mm

Black

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 using 4 x 19mm black 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

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 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 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.

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

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 three roof panels on to each side of the roof, hooking the roof batten over the upper roof purlin. Ensure the panels at the back of the building 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 screw-s.

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

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 connecting

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

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 external

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

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