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Clarendon Summerhouse English SS428A Assembly Instructions 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 Caution be shown to scale.
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.
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4. Glazing Glazing the windows and doors can be done once the building is assembled. However it may be easier to install the glass with the panels laid flat on the ground. Working on one panel at a time. 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.
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6. Header panel Join together the two halves of the header panels using 2 x 50mm screws. Place the header panel on top of the two front panels, carefully interlocking the tongue and groove shiplap cladding. Ensure flush at each end and secure in place using 2 x 50mm screws into each front panel. Screw at an angle down through the bottom frame of the header panel into the top frame of the front panels.
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9. Roof panels As shown below construct a side roof section using a right and a left triangular roof panel. Screw together using 2 x 50mm screws. Assemble a second side roof section in the same way. Create the front roof section using a right and left triangular roof panel and a rectangular roof panel using 4 x 50mm screws. Assemble a second section in the same way for the back.
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13. Doors Fit four hinges to the long rebated edges of each door. Evenly space the hinges along the length of the doors leaving 150mm from the top and bottom of the door. Attach the small tab of each hinge using 2 x 25mm screws. 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.
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15. Roof Felt Unroll the roll of felt, carefully measure and cut out the eight triangular shape pieces as shown in the diagram below. 1260mm 800mm 600mm 140mm 2860mm 2400mm 1400mm 940mm Large front and rear roof felt Large side roof felt Small front and rear roof felt Small side roof felt To get all 8 pieces from the 10m roll of felt use the guide below:...
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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.
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