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Dear client,
Thank you for choosing one of our environmentally friendly garden houses!
A wooden garden house is an eco-product that is manufactured from 100% renewable natural resources. Your garden house uses the
highest - quality wood grown in Nordic climate conditions. Our caring attitude towards the sustainable use of natural resources is
evidenced by the FSC certificate awarded to our company. The garden house you have purchased was manufactured in accordance
with the high - quality norms.
Wood is a 100% living and natural material which can expand and shrink (by less than 3% in terms of width or thickness). There can
also be differences in its colour or elements of it may be twisted or bent. These peculiarities will not hamper the installation of the
garden house. Every wooden element in a garden house is unique and special in regard to its textures and to the size and shape of the
branches. The stability of the product is not impaired by intact or ingrown knots, resin pockets, small fissures or cracks caused by the
drying process .
Important :
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Before you start installing your garden house, read these instructions carefully. They will help prevent potential problems and
avoid you wasting time. These are general installation instruction that apply to different types of garden houses.
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Be sure to check with the local building department and homeowners' association for specific restrictions and/ or
requirements before building.
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Keep all of the delivered product pieces until the end of assembly in a dry place, but not in direct contact with the ground and
protected from atmospheric conditions (humidity, sun, etc.)
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Ensure that there is no transport damage. Before you start installing your garden house, we recommend to check that all the
parts of the house received are in accordance with the parts list from manual and you have a complete set. This inspection
must be carried out within 14 days of delivery. Should you find a damaged or missing element, the problem should be
immediately recorded by taking photos (before you start assembling) and the information forwarded to the Seller indicating a
LOT number for the item.
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Prepare foundations that take the size of the house and the peculiarities of the soil into account. Only strong, perfectly
levelled foundations will ensure a smooth installation process.
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When choosing the place to mount your garden house, make sure that the garden house will not be subjected to extreme
weather conditions (areas of strong wind or heavy snowfall); otherwise, you should fix the house to the ground (with anchor
pieces for example).
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Installing a garden house begins with preparing a perfectly level and square foundation. The minimum distance between the
upper edge of the foundation and the first wall/floor element of the garden house should be 45mm. Pouring a concrete
foundation is not essential for that purpose, lightweight construction blocks, concrete slabs or posts are also suitable as a
base.
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A damp -proof barrier should be used between the foundation and the wood structure.
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The subframe should be level and square.
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Before you start assembling in order to prevent discoloration, bending and expansion, the garden house must be finished in its
entirety (outside and inside) with a wood preservative minimum of 2 two coats for all sides (including windows and doors ).
We recommend painting your garden house every 3 years or earlier if necessary.
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Some garden houses are complete with floors. Please note, that the installation of the floorboards must be done firstly. After
that the assembly of garden house can be proceeded (see assembly manual).
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Do not attach heavy items to the walls, it may cause heavy structural damage to the garden house over time.
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A roof felt as a covering material (if included in the set ) is designed for short-term use only. If you want to protect your garden
house roof from moisture and adverse weather, you must apply additional final roof cover (example - bituminous roof
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shingles)
When installing roof felt overlap between pieces must be min 8cm.
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The manufacturer reserves the right to change the parameters of the product parts without changing the dimensions and
quality of the product.
Here is a presentation of the natural elements of wood which should not be considered as defects: