A playhouse with an off set apex roof.  The front has a door with a duck shape cut out and two rectangular windows, and the left hand side has another two. These are all set at different heights to accommodate various ages of children being able to peer out.

Dimensions

Playhouse 7ft (213cm) wide x 4ft (122cm) deep

Height to eves on the left hand side is 5 1/2ft  (167cm) and on the right hand side 4 1/2ft (137cm)

Maximum height  6 1/2ft (198cm)

Colours

Finished in sadolin classic - Walls in grass green: Door, windows and facia in red

Specification

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.

Whilst this is our option one build, it should not be confused with a “shed” type construction, as each one of our playhouses are hand built in our workshops in Herefordshire and we only use superior quality materials.  Initially a framework is built using 50mm x 38mm redwood timber with rounded edges. To this we fix, using galvanised brads, good quality redwood shiplap timber; 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.

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 a base layer of waterproof membrane and then a top layer of 38kg mineral felt, using stainless steel staples. The felt is wrapped over the front and back and sealed behind the facia board.

All our doors are built with safety as a paramount concern. All are a special 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; this prevents a child getting locked in accidentally. The cut out window is glazed with unbreakable 2mm polycarbonate sheet.  Doors have a knob inside and out.

The following table gives the cost of this project with the various build options that are available, where the highlighted price indicates the cost of the project as featured on this page.

Click on the build options to see more details.

		Mineral Felt		Felt Shingles		Cedar Shingles		Slate Effect
Option 1		£1,506		£1,580		£1,801		£1,848
Option 2		£1,733		£1,811		£2,033		£2,080
Option 3		£2,085		£2,164		£2,385		£2,433

• Mineral Felt

  High quality 38kg mineral felt over the top of base felt.

• Felt Shingles

  To give the appearance of tiles, these go over the base layer of felt.

• Cedar Shingles

  Traditional roof finish in North America, Cedar shingles are fitted over the top to the felt.

• Slate Effect

  Eternet artificial slate is fitted over the top of the felt, this look just like a traditional slate roof.

• Option 1

  Good quality redwood framework rounded on the edges and shiplap fixed to the outside using galvanised brads. The floor is 18mm wbp plywood with a damp proof membrane on tanolised bearers.

• Option 2

  All of option 1 with the addition of 6mm wbp plywood and a damp proof membrane between the frame work and the shiplap. The floor is 18mm wbp plywood with a damp proof membrane on tanolised bearers.

• Option 3

  All of option 2 with the addition of fitted insulation. The insulation fits within the frame and the plywood is attached to the inside giving a flat surface throughout the walls. The windows and doors are finished with architrave and skirting is fitted around the bottom. The floor is 18mm wbp plywood with a damp proof membrane on tanolised bearers.

Optional Accessories

• Letterbox

  

• Internal bench