total sheds Pent Summer Shed 14x8ft User manual

Ready To Build - 8ft Range
Pent Summer Shed Assembly Manual
Pressure Treated Tanalised Timber for Longer Lasting Life!
Version 1.4
Thank you for purchasing your Total Shed.
All of our sheds are made from only the nest selected timber which are
(Tanalised), specially pressure treated for a longer and lasting durable life
span to the elements.
Each shed is carefully packed and delivered on a pallet
ready to be assembled.
FEATURES NEW FLEXIBLE,
INTER-CHANGEABLE DESIGN
FORYOUR INDIVIDUAL STYLE.
DELIVERED FLAT PACKED IN
EASY TO INSTALL SECTIONS
2 Persons Recommended for Assembling Shed
PLEASE NOTE: Use extreme caution when using any tools. Always wear safety gear where
necessary. It is advisable that at least 2 or more persons assemble the shed for health and safety
purposes. We are not responsible for any injuries caused whilst assembling this shed.
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Includes 4x8ft to 20x8ft Instructions
Featured Build of the Pent 14x8ft Summer Shed
DRILL DRIVER HAMMER HAND SAW STANLEY KNIFE
Tools Required:
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PRE-ASSEMBLY PRE-ASSEMBLY
01
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Unpack all of the components and check that
you have all the parts required. Please use the
checklist on previous page.
Carefully dispose of the delivery pallet and
any excess timber.
Advisable: The underside of the oor must be
treated with a quality wood preserver.
Unpacking your Parts
SET THE SHED FOUNDATION
This Manuals Diagrams are based on the
14x8ft Pent Summer Shed
ASSEMBLING THE 8FT FLOOR
This process will be the same for any
build this has a depth of 8ft. The 8ft will
be constructed using two 4ft sections.
Before attaching the oor sections,
you must rst attach the frame posts
provided. These will add strength to the
roof and will make the process of adding
the oor much easier.
INFORMATION
It is recommended that you turn the
Floor section 180 degrees so that the
bottom of the oor is as shown. x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x4
4.0 x 70mm
Per Post
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
4ft & 4ft FLOOR PANEL
Turn all oor panels
upside down so frame
posts are exposed.
Next, Use the screws provided to attach the frame
posts to the oor sections. Screw a minimum of 4
screws into each of the frame posts.

= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
ASSEMBLING THE 8FT ROOF
x4
4.0 x 70mm
Per Post
4ft & 4ft ROOF PANEL
Turn all roof panels
upside down so frame
posts are exposed.
This process will be the same for any
build this has a depth of 8ft. The 8ft will
be constructed using two 4ft sections.
Before attaching the roof sections,
you must rst attach the frame posts
provided. These will add strength to
the roof and will make the process of
adding the roof much easier.
Next, Use the screws provided to attach the frame
posts to the oor sections. Screw a minimum of 4
screws into each of the frame posts.
PRE-ASSEMBLY STEP • 1
02
Recommended: Paint shed
in an oil based treatment to
prevent water ingress into
the timber. Also silicon your
windows (Must silicon inside &
outside) to prevent rain water
seeping through the gaps
between glass and the timber.
SHED FLOOR: Setting Shed Base
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
2ft Floor
3ft Floor
3ft Floor
2ft Floor
4ft Floor
1d
PLEASE NOTE: All Shed Floors have the 4ft x 8ft Floor in the center.
1a. Place the Floor panels with the Frame work pointing forwards (as shown in below)
then screw together using screws provided at the end of the bearer points.
1b. Check that all oor sections are securely attached and in a straight line to avoid any problems
later on the build stage.
Use a Spirit Level for accuracy
1c. Secure the oor sections together by
screwing the oor bearers at each end where
they meet as shown in diagram 1c.
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STEP • 2 STEP • 3
03
IMPORTANT
All Sheds With 3 or
More Floor Pannels
have the smallest Floor
Panel on the End.
As shown on this diagram.
FLOOR & BLOCK ENDS 4FT RIGHT SIDE PANEL
4ft RIGHT SIDE PANEL
Place rst panel againts
far right of shed oor
as shown.
(4ft wide blank panel)
2a. In your kit you should nd 4x 4ft blocks.
These will act as your 8ft long oor block.
2b. Fix together by screwing the Floor.
Blocks at each end as shown. Use the screws
provided and make sure the ends are xed
securely. 2 screws on each Floor Block will
suce. (Repeat for other side)
Add the Floor Block Ends
(Heavy Duty Posts)
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Block
FLOOR BLOCKS
2b
2b
FLOOR BLOCKS
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
4ft BLANK
3a. Place the 4ft Blank Panel against the far side of the
shed oor. Make sure the panel stands rmly on the
Heavy Duty Post (Floor Block).
3b. Now prepare the 2ft Blank Panel in order to
create an‘L’ shape in the corner with the two panels.
3c. DO NOT x the panels at this stage to the oor.
This is because you need to leave room for adjuste-
ments in the nal stages of the shed build.
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STEP • 4 STEP • 5
04
4ft SIDE PANEL
4ft SIDE PANEL
Place rst panel againts
far right of shed oor
as shown.
(4ft wide blank panel)
SIDE & REAR PANELS
SIDE & REAR PANELS
Fix 2ft Wide Blank
Sections. Create a Corner
for Balance.
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x3
4.0 x 70mm
Per Panel Edge
4b
4a. Place a 2ft Blank Panel side
as shown below. Repeat this step
for all larger Sheds. Please use
reference on left for additional
sections required according to your
shed size.
4b. Screw the Blank Panel
alongside the framework as shown
in Diagram 4b.
INFORMATION
Not all Summer Sheds will have the
same panel arrangment. Please
Ensure that the 4ft Panels are central
for all builds.
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x3
4.0 x 70mm
Per Panel Edge
4FT BLANK PANEL
5a. Place the 4ft blank panel as shown along the back of the shed oor aligning with the edge
of the rear Floor Block End.
5b. It is advisable to have a second
person holding the panel in place
while the next section is attached. You
may notice that the panels will have
nothing to balance on or againts at this
stage. Please use supports if required at
this stage untill the corner frames are
attached for balance.
NOTE: Place panel to sit rmly
on the side Floor Block.
See Diagram 5a.
5a
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STEP • 6 STEP • 7
05
3ft REAR PANEL 4ft REAR PANEL
3ft REAR PANELS
Fix 3ft Wide Blank Section
Back Panel 3ft Section
4ft REAR PANEL
Fix 4ft Wide Blank Section
Back Panel 4ft (Middle)
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x3
4.0 x 70mm
Per Panel Edge
3FT BLANK
PANEL
6a. Now place a 3ft Blank
Panel side as shown.
Repeat this step for all
other sheds. Please use
reference on above for
correct sections required
according to your shed
size.
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x3
4.0 x 70mm
Per Panel Edge
4FT BLANK
PANEL
7a. Place the 4ft Blank Panel side against the
corner of the back 4ft oor as shown making
sure the panel is sitting rmly on the shed oor
and the side meeting the framework of the
back 3ft blank panel.
7b.
7b. Fix the panels together with screws as
shown in diagram. You may require some
supports to keep the frame upright whilst
building longer sheds.
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STEP • 8 STEP • 9
06
4ft LEFT SIDE PANEL
4ft LEFT SIDE PANEL
4ft LEFT SIDE PANEL
Attach 4ft Blank Section
to the Left Side Wall
4ft LEFT SIDE PANEL
Now attach Left Side
Panel (4ft wide section)
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x3
4.0 x 70mm
Per Panel Edge
8a. Place the 4ft Blank Panel
at the far left of the shed,
connecting it with the rear
sections. (Same placement
as the right side 4ft panel
just on the other side).
8b. Fix the panels together
with screws as shown on the
diagram. You may require
some supports to keep
the frame upright whilst
building the longer sheds.
DO NOT screw the standing panels
down to the oor just yet. Leave
room for adjustments when the nal
frame is tted.
8a.
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x3
4.0 x 70mm
Per Panel Edge
DO NOT screw the standing panels
down to the oor just yet. Leave
room for adjustments when the nal
frame is tted.
9a.
9a. Place the 4ft Left side
panel as shown below.
Screw sections together
as shown in diagram 9a.
9b. Check that all the
frames are
correctly xed and
screwed together from
the sides. Use more
screws to strengthen if
necessary.
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STEP • 10 STEP •11
07
2ft FRONT WINDOW PANEL
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3 x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x3 x3
4.0 x 70mm 4.0 x 70mm
Per Window Panel Per Window Panel
3ft FRONT WINDOW PANEL
FRONT WINDOW
PANEL
Attach First Front Panel
(2ft Window Panel)
FRONT WINDOW
PANEL
Attach Second Front
Window Panel
(3ft Window Panel)
DO NOT screw the standing panels
down to the oor just yet. Leave room for
adjustments when the nal frame is tted.
10a. Start back from the Right side placing the 2ft
Window Panel as shown. Fix together with screws
to the right side panel framework as shown in
diagram 8a.
REMINDER
Only the 6ft, 8ft, 14ft and 16ft Summer
Sheds will have a 2ft Window Panel.
DID YOU KNOW?
Window panels can be placed anywhere
a corresponding panel is. This counts for
the door panel also.
11a. Place 3ft Window Panel as shown and x in place at the meeting points with screws. Fix
the panel sides with 3 screws.
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STEP • 12 STEP • 13
08
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3 x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x3 x3
4.0 x 70mm 4.0 x 70mm
Per Door Panel Per Panel Edge
3ft WINDOW PANELS
FRONT DOOR PANEL
FRONT DOOR PANEL
Attach Door Front Panel
(4ft Door Panel)
FRONT WINDOW
PANELS
Attach Last Front Panel
(2ft + 3ft Door Panel)
DID YOU KNOW?
Door panels can be placed anywhere
a 4ft panel is, this counts for window
panels too.
12a. Now place the 4ft Door Panel as
shown. Fix together with screws to the
right side panel framework.
13a. Place the nal
front panel as shown
(Below) to complete
the outer framework.
Then adjust and screw
down the panels to
the shed oor to make
the build secure. This
requires an extra 3x
Screws.
13b. Make sure all
panels are straight
and screwed down
rmly to each other to
strengthen the outer
framework before
continuing.
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STEP • 14 STEP •15
09
SIDE PENT ANGE TOPS
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3 x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x4 x2
4.0 x 70mm 4.0 x 70mm
Per Front Top
PENT FRONT TOPS
SIDE PENT ANGLE TOPS
Now attach all the 8ft
Side Tops of Pent Shed
End Panels. (Over the top
of both side panels).
PENT FRONT TOPS
Place the front tops of
shed. Use 2ft Section for
below models.
Per Slope
14a. Now place the 5ft and 3ft Slope together and
use two 70mm screws to secure them together,
making sure that they are in line.
14b. Once the Pent Angle Top has been
constructed, use the screws to secure the
Angle Tops to the sides of the Shed.
15a. Place the Pent Front Top sections in place. Use the corrisponding sized tops with the
correct sections. Make sure the correct section is placed on top of the correct front panel only as
shown in the diagram.
15b. Adjust the panels so that the tounge & groove are xed together in place correctly.
Use a hammer to lightly tap in to the grooves to create a perfect t.
15c. Attach the sections down
by screwing through the inner
framework of both panels.
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STEP • 16 STEP • 17
10
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3 x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x4
4.0 x 70mm 4.0 x 70mm
Per Roof Panel
PENT ROOF PANELS
SIDE & CORNER STRIPS
SIDE & CORNER STRIPS
Hide the panel edges.
Cover the framework &
seams.
16b
PENT ROOF PANELS
Place First roof section.
Repeat for all Roof Panels
(2ft, 3ft, 4ft)
17b
x3
16a. Use all the Side/Corner Strips to nish
o the shed, by covering any exposed
framework and the panel joining seams.
16b. Use a 3mm Drill bit to prevent the wood
from splitting. Use the 70mm Screws to secure
these Strips to place. it will take 3x screws to
properly six the Strips to the Shed.
INFORMATION
The Corner Strips cover all panel edges. Remeber
to attach these to the exterior back panels too.
Per Corner Strip
INFORMATION
Use these 100mm screws
to secure the Roof panels
together.
17a. Place the 2ft Roof Panel in place. Repeat this stage for models as shown below. 4ft Roof
Panel will always be in the cenre (Except from with the 6ft Model).
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STEP • 18 STEP •19
11
PENT ROOF OVERHANGS
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x4
4.0 x 70mm
Per Overhang
PENT ROOF
OVERHANGS
Place First Overhang
Section. Repeat for all
Roof Overhangs
(2ft, 3ft, 4ft)
CUTTING THE ROOF
FELT
Use the felt table to cut
your felt to the correct
size
19a. Use the Stanley knife to cut your felt into the correct size. Using the table below, nd the Build
size that you have and cut your felt down to achieve the size that you will need.
Example:
Pent Summer Shed 14ft x 8ft
The 14 by 8 needs 5 sheets of felt. All at 15ft each.
CUTTING THE ROOF FELT
4ft (x2) 5ft (x3) 6ft (x3) 7ft (x4) 8ft (x5)
4ft 5ft 5ft 5ft 5ft 5ft
5ft 6ft 6ft 6ft 6ft 6ft
6ft 7ft 7ft 7ft 7ft 7ft
7ft 8ft 8ft 8ft 8ft 8ft
8ft 9ft 9ft 9ft 9ft 9ft
9ft 10ft 10ft 10ft 10ft 10ft
10 ft 11ft 11ft 11ft 11ft 11ft
11 ft 12ft 12ft 12ft 12ft 12ft
12 ft 13ft 13ft 13ft 13ft 13ft
13 ft 14ft 14ft 14ft 14ft 14ft
14 ft 15ft 15ft 15ft 15ft 15ft
15 ft 16ft 16ft 16ft 16ft 16ft
16 ft 17ft 17ft 17ft 17ft 17ft
17 ft 18ft 18ft 18ft 18ft 18ft
18 ft 19ft 19ft 19ft 19ft 19ft
19 ft 20ft 20ft 20ft 20ft 20ft
20 ft 21ft 21ft 21ft 21ft 21ft
Build Length
Build Depth
18a. Place the 2ft Roof Overhang into
the clearing between the 2ft Window
Panel and 2ft Roof panel. This should t
between the frame work.
18b. Screw the Frame work of the
overhang into the roof panel frame work
from inside of the Summer shed.
INFORMATION
The Roof overhangs only t into the clearance
above the front panel that corrisponds with the
same sized overhang.
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TACKS PROVIDED
6b
ATTACH THE ROOF FELT
Use the felt lengths
provided.
20a. Apply the roof felt as shown. Apply lower levels rst to create
correct rain run o positions.
20b. Using a hammer, tack down the felt with the tacks provided in a
neat fashion.
20c. Trim down excess felt with a stanley knife. Remember to
overlay the 1st felt to avoid rain leaks.
20d. Tuck and fold edges neatly and tack in place to hide any
loose edges. Check that all areas are covered and there are no
holes to avoid any rain water getting through your felt roof.
STEP • 20 STEP • 21
12
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x2
4.0 x 38mm
FELT STRIPS
ROOF FELT
3rd
ATTACH FELT STRIPS
Create the Final Roof
Edges.
Final steps nishing o
the roof.
NOTE:
Location of the Felt Strips
21c. Felt Strips must be same height as roong
felt to allow rain water to run o. See Diagram on
the right.
21a. Using the felt strips provided cover the edges of the roofs and ends of the roof felt. You will
need to measure these and saw to t to your requirements and create the perfect roof nish as
shown below.
21b. Drill in the felt strips as shown on front and back of the shed to nish the roof o. Use the
framework of the roof blocks to screw the felt strips down to. The felt strips will give your shed a
neat nish for the roof and hide any overhang areas of the roof felt.
Per Felt Strip
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STEP • 22 STEP •23
13
PLANTER BOXES
= Drill Points using
screws provided as shown
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x1
4.0 x 38mm
DIAMOND CAPS
ATTACH PLANTERS
Attach Planter Boxes.
Final steps nishing o
the Summer Shed.
DIAMOND CAPS
Add the Finishing
Touch. (Optional)
Timber is a naturally grown product and may shrink and warp when dried out, timber is a porous
material which can absorb water. Although all of our buildings come pressure treated we strongly
advise the building is re-treated with an oil/spirit based treatment inside and out to make the timber
water repellent and to preserve the quality and life of the product.
Congratulations
17a. Place the Planter Boxes around 4 inches
below the windows and ensure these are
central before xing in place. Use the 38mm
screws to secure these in place.
INFORMATION
The Placement of these Planter Boxes
are very close to the Window Glass, be
careful not to screw through the glass.
x2
4.0 x 70mm
Per Floor Section
x3
x3
4.0 x 38mm
Per Planter Box Per Diamond Cap
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