Clockhouse Cabin Chalet Installation

Clockhouse Cabin Installation Guide

Thank you for choosing a Hot Tub Barn Clockhouse. Your cabin was manufactured with the greatest care and expertise from good quality, well-dried, fine-grained spruce at a modern plant in Lithuania.

The material we use is purely natural, and being solid wood is vigorous and active. Despite technical drying methods it is, nonetheless, impossible to completely prevent some degree of warping, the formation of resin and cracks, especially on the outside surfaces. The varying knot formations are also typical of Spruce. These variations are all part of the beauty of wood.

Any rough edges and unevenness caused by the planer etc on the back of the profiled planks and floorboards is due to production techniques and is not actually a defect in the quality.

The wood we use (which is, of course, from sustainable forests) is absolutely untreated, except for the tannalised treated parts. That means that the untreated wood will turn greyish over the years and this is something you might choose to avoid by painting or treating your cabin as soon as possible after assembly.

We recommend a micro-porous wood varnish or paint. In the corners particularly, a coat of preservative can provide added protection against rot (ask for advice in your DIY centre and follow the paint manufacturer's instructions for use).

After the completion of the build of your cabin, your spa and any other accessories will be commissioned at a later date to allow you to complete the electrical installation and any wood treatment and/or additional flooring that you may decide to include into your build.

BASE INSTRUCTIONS

When laying a concrete base ideally it should be 5.40m wide x 4.40m deep and preferably made from 5 inch reinforced concrete.

ELECTRICS

The power for the appropriate spa will be stated on your separate spa installation sheet. If a sauna and dehumidifer is included in your package you will need to take into account that each will require an additional 13amp socket.

Your 45mm log cabin is extremely solid and stable - there is no doubt about that, but the burden on any house caused by the force of gales must be considered. For this reason, a stable, firm foundation - house - roof connection is all-important. To enhance the gale resistance of your summerhouse it is equipped with a tension rod system. This is probably the best and most stable solution that can be provided for log cabins. To ensure this safety to the full at all times, you should regularly tighten the nuts of the tension rods, gently and without force. In the damp months the wood is likely to swell - then loosen the nuts a little. This allows the walls to "readjust" without being hindered by the threaded rods.

ROOF OVERHANG

The wall dimensions are exceeded by a roof overhang, side-to-side by 50cms and front and back by 30cms. Please keep this in mind with regard to surrounding trees, walls and our 1m clearance to use scaffolding and ladders.

Installation / Service Department:
Chelmsford 01245 265036 choose option 2

If you have any queries or require further information regarding the delivery of your Clockhouse please contact your Sales Person or our Installation/Service Department.

We are confident that you will enjoy the Clockhouse experience!

INSTALLATION

Please ensure the building is located to allow for adequate clearance. The base should be sufficient to take the weight of the building and the accompanying spa (see separate sheet for spa installation instructions). The base should also be of adequate strength to anchor the building against wind uplift. We recommend that your base should be a minimum of 5 inch (12.7cm) reinforced concrete and 5 inch (12.7cm) of hardcore.

Please ensure that the base is 1" (2.5cm) bigger than the dimensions of the building footprint, but please also allow for the roof overhang. Please refer to the following diagrams for measurements. Roof shingle colours are grey, green and red - please specify.<

Side View of Clockhouse

To build the cabin, we will require a 1 metre gap to be left on all sides of the building to allow for scaffold and ladders. You will also need this space in order to re-stain every 5 years.