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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    10’ x 10’ Cedar Summerhouse Assembly Instructions Contents: Section Page Introduction Base Preparation Overview Floor Assembly Side Assembly 10-14 Door Installation 15-16 Roof Assembly 17-23 Side Cloaking Fixing to Floor Roof Felting 26-27 Fascias and Capping 28-32 Slatted Roof Installation (optional) 33-36 Top Cap and Finial Casement Stay Set-up...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing your new Alton summerhouse. We recommend you familiarise yourself with the instructions and read all safety information before you commence assembly. This instruction manual is also available online at www.greenhousepeople.co.uk in the technical help section should you need to reprint it. Should you require any additional advice you can always call us on 01782 385409.

  • Page 4: Base Preparation

    Choose a site where the summerhouse is relatively easy to get to and convenient to bring a supply of electricity to. Finally, and most importantly, choose a site where your Alton summerhouse will look right so that it will complement your garden.

  • Page 5: Overview

    Overview To build your new summerhouse you will need the following tools: Spirit Level Pencil PZ2 Screwdriver Bit Cordless Screwdriver (2 would be ideal, 1 to drill and 1 to screw) 4mm Drill Bit Hammer Step ladders x 2 Hand Saw There are 8 different types of fixings used in the construction of the summerhouse.

  • Page 6: Floor Assembly

    Floor Assembly Begin by laying out two of the floor sections. The floor sections are handed, this is because of the notches in the sides so make sure you have one of each hand. Slide them together making sure the outside edges line up.
  • Page 7 Floor Assembly Now connect the two middle sections of flooring. Drill two pilot holes and fix together with 60mm passivated screws. Makes sure the groves in the floor boards line up before fixing. Diagram 4 Next fix the rest of the base noggins to the middle section of flooring.
  • Page 8 Floor Assembly Finally line up the other end section of flooring, before sliding this onto the noggins make a small mark on the floor board on the centerline of the noggin. This is to help you get the fixing screw in the correct position.
  • Page 9 Floor Assembly The positioning of the side panels is entirely flexible and can be decided as you fit them, so for example if you want an opening window in the rear corner of the building you can. This instruction manual will show the standard layout. Take the first panel and position it at the rear of the building, get a helper to hold this in place while you position the next panel (diagram 9).

  • Page 10: Side Assembly

    Side Assembly Diagram 11 When fixing the panels bear in mind which faces will most visible when you walk into the building. Try to keep the screw heads on the least visible faces where possible. Diagram 12...
  • Page 11 Side Assembly If you have followed the standard panel layout you can now fit a window section. Again it is up to you whether you chose a fixed window or opening window section. If the opening window is next to the door it does have the potential to knock into the window frame when open. If the cabin hook is used correctly this shouldn’t be an issue.
  • Page 12 Side Assembly Fit the next panel as you did the last. Diagram 14...
  • Page 13 Side Assembly Diagram 15 Dia. 16 Diagram 16 When fixing window sections together you should drill your pilot hole through the frame as normal, just be extra careful you don’t drill into the window frame on the other side. Then fix with 60mm passivated screws.
  • Page 14 Side Assembly Fix this panel with the same care as the last. Once you have done this you should make 2 final fixings on the outside of the last two panels (diagram 18). Dia. 18 Diagram 17 Dia. 18 Make sure screw head is not sitting proud of the...

  • Page 15: Door Installation

    Door Installation Diagram 19 Dia. 20 Before you can install the door section you need to fit the door handle. Slide the spindle through the lock to give you the position of the handle on the door. Fix the handle with the 3.5 x 25mm countersunk screws supplied.
  • Page 16 Door Installation Slot the door section into position, drill pilot holes shown by the arrows below (diagram 21) and fix with 60mm passivated screws. Again fix the panel at the top on the outside, making sure the screw head is flush with the surface (diagram 22). Dia.

  • Page 17: Roof Assembly

    Roof Assembly You can now start to construct the roof. First you need the top bracket (AB0099) and two roof bars (AB0021). Diagram 23 AB0099 Working on the floor, slot the bracket onto the first roof bar. Drill pilot holes through the pre-drilled holes in the bracket.
  • Page 18 Roof Assembly Lift the 2 roof bars and bracket into position, It doesn't matter which position you start in as long as it is corner to corner. Diagram 25 Then slot the rest of the roof bars into position. Fix them to the ridge bracket with 50mm screws as you go.
  • Page 19 Roof Assembly With all the roof bars in place you should then drill 2 pilot holes in the bottom of each roof bar. This should go vertically down so that the screw goes into the corner bar of the side frame. The diagram below shows a good position for the hole (diagram 27).
  • Page 20 Roof Assembly With all the roof bars installed you can fit the soffit boards. Have a helper hold the soffit in position while you fix it from the inside through the pre-drilled holes with 4 x 80mm countersunk stainless steel screws. Its important to keep the ends inline with the joint between side panels. Diagram 28 These are fixed to the top of the side panels (diagram 29).
  • Page 21 Roof Assembly AB0055 Diagram 30 Work your way a r o u n d t h e building making sure the ends of the soffits line up closely possible with the joint between Dia. 32 side panels. Diagram 31 AB0055 Diagram 32...
  • Page 22 Roof Assembly Its best to fit all the soffits to the sides leaving the last one Diagram 33 in the least visible place possible in case you have to trim the soffit or there is a slightly larger than normal. You can now attach the ply roof sheets.
  • Page 23 Roof Assembly Diagram 35 Diagram 36 Make sure the ply roof sheet does protrude past soffits.

  • Page 24: Side Cloaking

    Side Cloaking Work your way around the building fitting the roof sheets, leaving out one section as you will use this as a template for Diagram 37 the roof felt. Dia. 38 Diagram 38 Now is a good time to fit the side corner cloaking.

  • Page 25: Fixing To Floor

    Fixing to Floor Diagram 39 Line the corner up with the floor before fixing You can now fix the sides to the floor. Drill pilot holes in the cill section of the side frame and fix down with 60mm screws. 3199mm Diagram 40...

  • Page 26: Roof Felting

    Roof Felting Take the role of roof felt (grit side down) and roll it out somewhere flat e.g. a garage floor. Also it is a good idea to have a sheet of ply or something similar Diagram 41 Lay the ply roof panel onto the felt as shown in diagram 42 to create the left hand (LH) section of felt. Mark out 50mm from the edge all the way around it.
  • Page 27 Roof Felting Lay the first LH piece of roof felt onto the ply roof, this should Diagram 44 have about 50mm overhang at the bottom of the roof. Using the clout nails provided fix the sheet to the roof. When nailing you should position the nail no more than 20mm from the joint in the ply sheets so the nail goes...

  • Page 28: Fascias And Capping

    N.B. If you have the optional slatted roof go to Fascias and Capping section 11 now. With all the felt in place you can begin to fix the fascias. Start with the fascia above the door. You will notice the holes are slightly off-set, in this install they should be closest to the top of the fascia. Make sure the felt is folded down tight along the bottom of the roof, also line up the ends with the ends of the soffits.
  • Page 29 Fascias and Capping When fitting the next fascia section adjust the position until you get a neat joint between the two sections. You may find you need to adjust the first one to get them to sit right. Measure from the underside of the soffit to get the fascia in the same position as the first.
  • Page 30 Fascias and Capping Before you can fix the roof capping in place you need to trim it to length (the full length capping is used on the optional slatted roof). Trim the end with the bevel so the square end that goes at the bottom of the roof is kept tidy and pre-treated.
  • Page 31 Fascias and Capping Diagram 51 With all the hip capping in place you can now trim the mid capping (diagram 52). As before trim the end with the bevel, however this time you have to cut 2 angles to create an arrow head shape. Quantity: 8 AB0059 Drill pilot hole...
  • Page 32 Fascias and Capping Diagram 53 Work round the building fitting the mid capping. The capping should be fitted so it overhangs the fascia slightly. Again all of these caps should be fitted with a 50mm countersunk screw at the bottom of the capping only. Diagram 54 Once all the corner capping pieces are in...

  • Page 33: Slatted Roof Installation (Optional)

    Slatted Roof Installation (optional) With all the felt in place you can lower the first slatted roof panel into place. Its best to start above the door and work around the building from there. Ask a helper to hold the first roof panel while you position the fascia board below.
  • Page 34 Slatted Roof Installation (optional) When fitting the next fascia board adjust the position until you get a neat joint between the two boards. You may find you need to adjust the first one to get them to sit correctly. You will need to trim the felt at the corners, trim the bottom layer and overlap the top layer.
  • Page 35 Slatted Roof Installation (optional) Diagram 60 When all of the fascias are in place lay on the rest of the roof panels. Now you can fit the capping working your way around the building. As you position each one, line the end up with the outer point of the joint between fascias (diagram 60).
  • Page 36 Slatted Roof Installation (optional) Once all the capping pieces are in position space the tops out evenly and fix into position. Diagram 61 Finish fixing the capping with the final 4 screws per strip. Diagram 62...

  • Page 37: Top Cap And Finial

    Top Cap and Finial Diagram 64 First mark the centre point of the top cap (AB0100) and drill a pilot hole. Then find the centre point of the finial (AB0106) and mark this. Fix the two parts together with 50mm countersunk stainless steel...

  • Page 38: Casement Stay Setup

    Casement Stay Setup Remove the casement stay peg Diagram 66 from below the window rail, keep the screw as you will need this to re-attach the peg (diagram 66). Then remove the transit screw and washer from the casement stay handle, again keep this screw for the peg (diagram 67).

  • Page 39: Cabin Hook Fitting

    Cabin Hook Fitting Firstly fit the cabin hook eye plate to the door. This should fit close to the bottom of the mid rail and 178mm in from the hinge side (diagram 69). Fix in place with two 25mm countersunk stainless steel screws.
  • Page 40 Cabin Hook Fitting With the cabin hook (AB0145) slotted onto the eye, position the back plate of the hook against the side panel. This should be fixed just below the window frame to make sure it doesn’t interfere. Screw the first 25mm screw into the top hole of the back plate, and the second screw in the bottom hole should be angled up slightly to be sure to pick up the softwood frame behind.

  • Page 41: Architrave Fitting

    Architrave fitting Dia. 73 Diagram 73 Finally you need to fit the architrave on the inside of the door frame. Measure 12mm from the inside face of the door frame (diagram 74) and AB0093 make a mark at the top and bottom on each side.

  • Page 42: Window Trim Fitting

    Window trim fitting Dia. 74 Diagram 73 Diagram 74 As with the architrave the window trims are fitted with four panel pins per side. (diagram 73). These need to be fitted to all window sections.

  • Page 43: Weather Strip Fitting

    Weather Strip Fitting Diagram 75 Finally you need to attach the weather strips to all the panels with windows fitted. These locate with cladding shown diagram 76. Push it tight up against the cladding above. You then simply screw from the inside of the building through the cladding as close to the horizontal rail as...

  • Page 44: Parts Lists

    Parts List BOM No. Part No. Part description Quantity ABCEDOCT1010     Octagonal Summerhouse 10x10        ABA0008  Oct End Base Assembly 1010 LH  2     ABA0010  Oct End Base Assembly 1010 RH  2     ABA0012  Oct Base Insert Assembly 1010  2     ABA0027  SH Oct Side Panel Clad_Double_Plain  3     ABA0028  SH Oct Side Panel Clad_Double_Window  4     ABA0041  SH Door Frame Assembly_Double  1     AB0083  Oct Roof Sheet 1010  707x1944x20mm  16 ...
  • Page 45 Parts List BOM No. Part No. Part description Quantity ABSMA010     Smalls Pack 010        EV0332  40mm  x 4 Pan Poz A2 SS woodscrew EV0332  80     EV0333  50mm  x 5 Csk pozi woodscrew A2 SS EV0333  92     EV0334  80mm  x 5 Csk pozi woodscrew A2 SS EV0334  100     EV0336  25mm x 3.5 Csk pozi woodscrew A2 SS EV0336   12     EV0337  4mm HSS  1     02‐1675  Clout Nails 1/2in  125     02‐1680  Panel Pin 30 X 1.6mm S/steel  48 ...
  • Page 46 Alton Garden Buildings, TGP Ltd, Blythe Park, Cresswell, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9RD Telephone: 01782 385 409 www.Altongreenhouses.co.uk sales@altongreenhouses.co.uk...

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