Rowlinson Eaton summerhouse User manual

Assembly Instructions

Eaton Summerhouse English SS167

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 2 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

•Cross head screw driver

•Hammer

•Sharp knife

•Hacksaw

•Drill

•4mm diameter drill bit

•12mm diameter drill bit

•Spirit level

•Silicon sealant

•Step ladder

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

No. Components Qty.

1 Floor sections 2

2 Back and side panels 6

3 Front panels 2

4 Left door 1

5 Right door 1

6 Apex panels 2

7 Front right roof section 1

8 Front left roof section 1

9 Middle/rear roofs sections 4

10 Roof purlin (36 x 29 x 2050mm) 4

11 Coverstrip (48 x 12 x 1690mm) 7

18 Window beading (165mm) 12

19 Window beading (375mm) 12

20 Roof felt roll (5m) 1

21 Roof ridge felt roll (2.5m) 1

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

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

24 Door frame beading (15 x 15 x 100mm) 1

13 Lattice wing panels 2

14 Door glazing (372 x 264mm) 12

15 Window gazing (190 x 370mm) 6

16 Door beading (375mm) 24

17 Door beading (236mm) 24

No. Fixing Kit Qty.

34 19mm black round head screws 10

35 60mm nails 8

36 40mm nails 77

37 25mm nails 219

38 10mm felt nails 148

28 Tower bolts 2

29 60mm screws 2

25 Finials 2

26 Latch Door handle kit 1

27 Door Hinges 6

30 50mm screws 39

31 35mm screws 6

32 25mm screws 30

33 19mm round head screws 8

22 23

Gloves

Back panelSide panel

50mm

4. Securing the walls to the floor

Ensure the panels are sitting square on the floor. Secure them by nailing through the panel frames into the floor using 8 x 60mm nails.

2. Fixing the wall panels together

Position 1 back panel and 1 side panel on 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 2 panels together using 3 x 50mm screws. Screw through the frame of the side panel into the frame of the back panel. Position the other back panel next to

the first, ensure level and secure them 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 as shown in the diagrams.

1. Laying the floor sections

Prepare a level area for the summerhouse to sit.Attach 3 wooden or similar bearers of size 75 x 50 x 2040mm to each of the floor sections (not supplied in kit). Place

the 2 sections on the floor butted up next to each other, as shown in the diagram.

Panel frame

Back panel

Side panel

60mm

60mm60mm

50mm

Panel frames

rest on floor. Panel cladding

overhangs floor

edge.

50mm

It is recommended to drill pilot

holes for these screws with a

4mm drill bit before assembly.

60mm

Back apex panel

Front apex panel

Front panels Back panels

Side panels

Drill

3.Attaching apex panels and

Place the back 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 using 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 about 560mm from the right front panel as

shown below.

Shiplap cladding

Apex frame

560mm

Door frame

beading

25mm

To " VALIDATE" the guarantee, this item should be erected on

75mm x 50mm treated wooden or similar bearers (These are

not supplied with the kit.) Ground contact must be avoided.

5. Roof purlins

Insert the 4 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.

50mm50mm

Drill

It is recommended to drill pilot

holes for these screws with a

4mm drill bit before assembly.

6.Attaching roof sections

Lift a roof panel onto the roof and hook it over the upper roof purlin, ensure it is flush with the back of the building and secure down using 6 x 40mm nails, secure to the

2 roof purlin and to the top frame work of the side panel. Hook the middle panel over the upper purlin and with it pushed right up against the first panel secure in the

same way. Repeat for the third panel, Make sure this panel has the felt batten at the front. Fit the 3 roof panels for the other side of the roof in the same way.To the inside

of the roof fit the apex cover to the 2 centre purlin using 6 x 35mm screws.

Side view

Nail through roof into roof

purlin and the top frames of the

side panels.

40mm

10mm

Felt

nails

10mm

Felt

nails

45mm

10mm

Felt

nails

Felt batten on the

front roof panels.

10mm

Felt

nails

10mm

Felt

nails

7. Roofing felt

Cut the 5m roofing felt roll into 2 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 6 x 10mm felt nails. Repeat this for the second piece of felt on the other half of the roof. Once the 2 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 2 felt pieces, attach using 30 x 10mm felt nails evenly spaced,

along the 2 long edges of the ridge felt. Dress down the ends of the felt and at the front attach to the felt batten with 6 x 10mm felt nails. Repeat at the back but attach

the felt to the apex panel. Once secured trim off excess felt.

8. Coverstrips, barge boards and finials

Fit a Coverstrips into each corner, attach using 3 x 40mm nails per strip.The remaining 3 are used to cover the panel joins, 1 on each side and the back, attach using

3 x 40mm nails per strip.Attach barge boards 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 40mm nails per board. Repeat for the barge boards on the back. On the front attach a finial centrally over the join between the barge boards use 2 x 40mm nails.

Repeat for the finial on the back. Fit the kick strip to the bottom of the door opening using 4 x 40mm nails.

40mm

45mm

Roof purlin

Side panel top frame

Upper edge

Lower edge

Apex cover

Apex panel

Stagger screws as shown, screw

through the apex cover into the

purlin.

View from inside the building

looking up at the roof apex

Important

Make sure the 2

roof panels at the

door end have front

felt battens.

Side view of roof panel

Roof batten is set 12 mm

from the end of the panel.

Felt batten is flush

with the end of the

panel.

35mm

9. Lattice wing panels

Position a lattice wing side panel in the corner of the roof and front panel. ensure the wing is flush to the outer edge of the building and secure using 2 x 50mm screws,

screw through the frame of the wing into the front panel, fix to the roof felt batten using 2 x 50mm screws as shown.Attach the other wing panel in the same way.

Drill

It is recommended to drill

pilot holes for these screws

with a 4mm drill bit before

assembly.

50mm

Felt batten

Front panel

roof overhang

12. Glazing and tower bolt hole

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 per strip. Repeat for all the windows and doors.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.

11. 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 2 lines connecting

opposite corners, drill a 12mm diameter hole where the 2 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.

Window frame

Window pane

Wooden beading

25mm

25mm 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

10. Hanging the doors

Fit 3 hinges to a door, along a long edge about 150mm from the ends and 1 in the middle. Fit the hinges into the recess around the edge of the inside of the door attach

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. Repeat for the other door, fitting the hinges to the opposite door edge.Attach the tower bolts to the inside of the left door as shown using

4 x 19mm round head screws per bolt.

Gloves

wear protective gloves

while handling glazing.

Note

It may be necessary

to shorten the latch

bar to 60mm.

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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