Vantage 250 Hexagonal Summer House Important! Thank you for purchasing your Summer House from Dunster House. We aim for our customers to enjoy our products for many years and we appreciate your custom. *Please retain all documentation with regards to your purchase. If you do need to contact us, please do so in writing by e-mail to cs@dunsterhouse.co.uk or fax us on 01234 224497 or by post to:-...
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Vantage 250 Hexagonal Summer House Component List FP-25SH(MFP) Floor Panel MFP- Multi Functional Panel 2470 WP-1145SH-AT WP-1145SH-AB Wall Panel- Top Half Wall Panel- Bottom Half 1145 1145 WP-DW WP-DD Window Panel Door Panel 1145 1145 RP-25SH-T(MFP) RP-25SH-B(MFP) Roof Panel- Top Half...
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Vantage 250 Hexagonal Summer House Component List 98x15x1225.A (Roof Trim) 1225 86x65x1870.A (Wall Post) 1870 86x43x1250.A (Roof Frame Boards) 1250 70x35x1600.P (Purlin) 1600 35x35x2335 ( Temporary Roof Post 2335 27x27x1625.GB 1625 Long Georgian Bar for Door 27x27x1350.GB 1350 Long Georgian Bar for Window 27x27x425.GB...
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Vantage 250 Hexagonal Summer House Note: Please ensure you have a correct foundation before building summerhouse. Only a completely levelled load bearing foundation will ensure a stable and problem free installation, especially when aligning the door and windows. Step 1: Floor Panels...
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Vantage 250 Hexagonal Summer House Step 2B: Wall Panel (Top Half) 60mm Screws Item: 1x WP-1145SH-AT (Wall Top Half) 6x 60mm screws Wall panel and post should be flush at the top. If post is higher, cut off to level with the wall.
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Vantage 250 Hexagonal Summer House Step 5: Georgian Bars for Windows & Door Panels (Optional) Item: 2x 27x27x1625.GB (Door- Vertical) 8x 27x27x435.GB (Door- Horizontal) 4x 27x27x1350.GB (Window- Vertical) 12x 27x27x425.GB (Window- Horizontal) 52x 20mm screws (2 per Georgian bar) 27x27x425.GB 27x27x1350.GB...
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Vantage 250 Hexagonal Summer House Step 7: Purlin & Temporary Roof Post Item: 1x Spider Metal Bracket 6x 70x35x1600.P (Purlin) 12x 60mm Screws (2 per Purlin) 1x 35x35x2335 (Temporary Roof Post) 6x 120mm Screws (1 per Purlin) 70x35x1600.P 70x35x1600.P 60mm Screws Top- Down View 70x35x1600.P...
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Vantage 250 Hexagonal Summer House Step 8: Roof Panels Item: 6x RP-25SH-T (MFP) (Roof Panel Top Half) 6x RP-25SH-B (MFP) (Roof Panel Bottom Half) 12x 20mm Screws (2 per Roof Panel) 72x 50mm Screws (6 per each Half Roof Panel) Step 8A: Slide in the top halves between purlins as much as possible so they sit tight.
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Vantage 250 Hexagonal Summer House Step 9: Roof Trims Item: 6x 98x15x1225.A (Roof Trim) 5x 35mm Screws 30x 35mm Screws (5 per Trim) 86x43x1250.A 98x15x1225.A (Fix to 86x43x1250.A timbers) Note: Ensure the trim boards are covering the gap between the roof panels and the top frame, as shown below, before fixing.
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Vantage 250 Hexagonal Summer House Step 10: Roof Felt and shingles (OPTIONAL EXTRA!) Please follow the following instructions if you have bought the roof felt or shingles. If you have not bought either, then you will still need to provide some other suitable roof covering to protect your summerhouse.
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Vantage 250 Hexagonal Summer House Repeat Step 10A.ii for all 6 roof panels to have structure as shown below. Felt- 2nd layer Felt- 1st layer 10A.iii: Ridges Cut the felt lengthwise in half (500mm wide) and nail it down either side of the ridge overlapping each side by approximately 250mm.
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Vantage 250 Hexagonal Summer House Step 10B: Shingles (OPTIONAL!) Item: Shingles 10mm Clout Nails If you have purchased the (optional extra) shingles, please follow the instructions on this page, otherwise please skip this Step and go to Step 11 for the Roof Decoration.
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Vantage 250 Hexagonal Summer House 10B.iv: Ridges Cut the shingle unit into 3 parts as shown below with taper (approximately 15°). Cutting lines Before After Cover the ridges with the cut shingle parts ensuring there are no gaps to let in rain water.
Again, thank you for purchasing this garden building from Dunster House. We have a gallery on our website with many happy customers sending in photos of them enjoying our products. Please feel free to send in your pictures of your finished project.
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