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Introduction
Design
Design, shop drawings and development by Factory Furniture Ltd.
Manufacture
Factory Furniture manufactured components. Products are assembled in Factory workshops, checked and
dispatched ready for installation. Replacement products or components thereof should be ordered direct from
Factory Furniture Ltd.
Copyright
The design copyright for the product and drawing copyright remains the sole property of Factory Furniture Ltd.
General Specifications
Chronos Tree Guard & Base
Metric
length 1330mm | width 1330mm | height 1500mm*
Imperial
length 4’ 4½” | width 4’ 4½” | height 4’ 11”
* Not inc100mm below ground level
Approx Weight
101kg
Detailed Material & Finish Specifications
Slats
• Manufactured from FSC
®
certified tropical hardwood
(other FSC timber options available
upon request).
• Profiled and left untreated as standard
(oil or microporous woodstain treatment available
on request)
• 8 no. slats total bolted to quadrants using M12 threaded rods and aluminium endcaps - 3 no.
fixing points per slat
Frame
• 8 no. quadrants and 4 no. feet manufactured from stainless steel - satin polished finish
• 2 no. stainless steel ‘eyes’ for securing tree welded to upper quadrants
• 4 no. feet allowing treeguard to be bolted to base (1 no. fixing point per foot)
Base
• Base manufactured from mild steel with a hot dipped galvanised finish
• Base separates into two halves for ease of installation. Once in place the two halves of the base are bolted
together (4 no. fixing points)
• Base is root fixed 100mm below ground level
General Maintenance
(Recommended Schedule & Guidelines)
Daily/Weekly/Monthly
(or as adopted)
Visual checks of slats, frame and base - check all items for superficial or physical damage.
Three Monthly
Clean all items as detailed below check all fixings are seated correctly; inspect timber for serious damage and
splinters.
Six Monthly
Secure all fixings; full clean as detailed below; check that tree guard is firmly secured to the ground
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CHRONOS TREE GUARD & BASE specification