This wooden playhouse was designed to give a cottage feel, and is internally lined with plywood. The front has two rectangular windows with window boxes below and a central stable door: The top half has a heart shape cut out in it and the bottom has a letter box fitted in it. The left hand side has a diamond shape window in the apex, while the right hand side has a set of shutters. The roof is finished in cedar shingles.
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Your playhouse comes with a solid floor all ready to be laid onto a sub base, this can be shingle stones/concrete/paving slabs/tarmac/decking. The floor is constructed using 25mm x 50mmm tanolised bearers supporting an 18mm wbp external grade plywood floor: this is treated on the upper side with sadolin classic timber protection. Sandwiched between the bearers and plywood is a damp proof membrane that then wraps around the edge and sits under the playhouse side. The membrane is there to stop moisture coming up from the ground.
A soft floor is fitted to the ground floor of the playhouse once finished - this floor can be removed easily for cleaning.
The playhouse roof is built to withstand the English climate; 75mm x 50mm bearers are put across from side to side. Screwed to these bearers is 12mm external quality plywood covered with two layers of base waterproof membrane and then wooden cedar shingles, using galvanised staples. The felt is wrapped over the front and back and sealed behind the facia board; there is also a ridge board fitted along the top ridge, these boards can be either straight or shaped.
The windows are built as separate units; once they have been sanded and treated they are glazed and then fitted and sealed using clear silicon into the frame. These windows are glazed with 2mm polycarbonate sheet, this is completely clear, will not fade or become brittle with time, it is 200 times the strength of glass making it virtually shatter proof.
Shuttered windows are built to the same high specification as our doors. All are a non-trap design, using a piano hinge down the whole length of the shutter, and then a rebate on the inside down the hinged side. When the shutter is in the closed position there is a taper between the shutter and the frame, so should little fingers be left in the way they will not be pinched. The shutters are held shut from the inside using brass bolts. Our shutters have a knob both inside and out and can have a shape cut out if required.
This level of build is a popular option as it gives the additional benefits of a damp proof membrane in the walls and a smooth surface on the inside that is suitable for decoration. Initially a framework is built using 50mm x 38mm redwood timber with rounded edges. On the outside of this we fit, using galvanised pins, 6mm wbp external plywood followed by a damp poof membrane and then good quality redwood shiplap, this makes the side panels. These panels are then sanded and treated on the outside using two coats of Sadolin wood preservative. These are then fitted together on site, a clear silicon seal is applied to all the corners.
All our doors are built with safety as a paramount concern. All are special a non-trap design, using piano hinge down the whole length of the door, and then a rebate on the inside of the hinged side. When the door is in the closed position there is a taper between the door and frame, so should little fingers be left in the way they will not be pinched. Doors are held closed with heavy duty magnets on both sections of the door; this prevents a child getting locked in accidentally, and has a special flange on the bottom half to prevent little fingers being caught when the top door is slammed against it. The window on the door is glazed with unbreakable 2mm polycarbonate sheet. Doors have a knob inside and out.
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| Mineral Felt | Felt Shingles | Cedar Shingles | Slate Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Option 1 | £1,656 | £1,752 | £1,902 | £1,958 |
| Option 2 | £1,964 | £2,054 | £2,204 | £2,262 |
| Option 3 | £2,674 | £2,760 | £2,912 | £2,976 |
Prices are shown including VAT.
Playhouse: 6 1/2ft (198cm) wide x 4ft (122cm)deep
Height to eaves: 5 1/2ft (167cm)
Maximum height: 7ft (214cm)
Finished in sadolin classic: walls in gossamer blue
Sadolin superdec: door, windows, window boxes, and facia finished in white
Letterbox
Window boxes
Shutter Windows
Foldaway shelf
Diamond Window
