This playhouse has a stable door on the front with a non opening window either side of it.  On the left hand side there is a set of shutter windows which children love to play games out of.  Next to the shutter window there is also another non opening window which allows more light into the playhouse. The playhouse is a good size making it great for children to play with their friends.  

Dimensions

Footprint: 9ft 8 inches (300cm) wide x 6ft 8 inches (210cm deep)

Maximum height: 6ft 8 inches (210cm)

Colours

Finished in Sadolin superdec: walls in clover leaf; doors, windows and facia in rose smoke. 

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.

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.

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.

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
Option 1		£2,800		£3,040
Option 2		£3,050		£3,180

• 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.

• 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.

Included Accessories

• Shutter Windows