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AAL_KH 28-024_230322_TL
Kiehn-Holz GmbH
Braaker Grund 1 · D 22145 Braak
WEL
C
OME
T
O
Y
OUR
NEW
GARDEN HOUSE
WEL
C
OME
T
O
Y
OUR
NEW
GARDEN HOUSE
FOUND
A
TION
A
solid basis and
the first st
ep o
f c
onstruction.
A
strip or
point
foundation is ideal, onl
y
this
will ensur
e perf
ect
ventilation under
y
our
house
and
thus op
timum pr
o
tection against
w
at
erlogging.
A
c
oncr
e
te slab / pa
ving
can onl
y pr
o
vide
this adv
antage
to a limit
ed e
xt
ent. I
n an
y e
vent, it must
al
w
ay
s be perf
ectl
y le
vel, fr
ost-fr
ee and capable o
f bearing
the
w
eight.
ST
AR
TING C
ONSTRUCTION
U
npack
the c
omponents in a dry
plac
e and first check
that
the
y ar
e c
omple
te
and undamaged using
the parts list. I
f
you ha
ve an
y cause f
or
c
omplaint,
please r
e-or
der
parts fr
om
your
st
or
e quo
ting
the
w
arr
anty
c
ode as
w
ell as
the
parts and article number
. Do no
t install damaged c
omponents.
A
help
ful
tip:
sort
the parts b
y
w
alls and c
onstruction st
eps at
this earl
y stage. P
ro
tect
against moistur
e at all
times.
W
OOD PR
O
TE
CTION
O
nl
y
tr
eat
your
house (immediat
el
y) aft
er
c
omple
tion o
f c
onstruction.
O
pen-por
ed, pigment
ed
varnishes (
no
t c
olourless!) ar
e ideal.
A
lw
ay
s
pr
e-tr
eat
with
w
ood pr
o
tection primer
, on
the outside and as
w
ell as
the
floor
ar
ea in particular
. This also applies
when using opaque, br
eathable
paints. O
nl
y use
varnishes int
ended f
or
outdoor
use (
ne
ver
use lac
quer!). O
bserv
e
the manuf
actur
er‘
s instructions.
KH 28-024
GB
Dear
C
ust
omer
,
Thank
y
ou f
or
choosing a Kiehnholz pr
oduct.
Please f
amiliarise
y
ourself
with
the assembl
y instructions prior
t
o c
onstruction
and car
efull
y f
ollo
w
the dr
a
wings, c
onstruction st
eps and e
xplanations.
This
will ensur
e
that it is perf
ect and
y
ou
will enjo
y
y
our
gar
den house f
or
man
y y
ears.
When no
tifying us o
f a
w
arr
anty
claim, please mak
e sur
e
to include
the
w
arr
anty
c
ode o
f
y
our
gar
den house as
w
ell as
the parts and article number
.
C
onstruction r
equir
es c
ertain
w
oodw
orking skills.
Please observ
e gener
al and local building r
egulations. Our
sc
ope o
f servic
e does
no
t include an
y static inf
ormation
that ma
y be r
equir
ed b
y building authorities
in addition
to
the structur
al calculations pr
o
vided b
y us f
or
the cabin.
This also
applies t
o the
foundations.
C
ONSTRUCTION
Please f
ollo
w
the st
eps in
the assembl
y instructions e
xactl
y. I
n
this model,
the
w
all planks o
f
the house and
the e
xt
ension ar
e joined
toge
ther
aft
er
assembl
y
(and
the
w
all planks ar
e adjust
ed in height so
that
the r
oo
f ar
ea is e
xactl
y
the same
)
b
y c
orner
batt
ens and c
onnecting boar
ds
to c
ount
er
act
the natur
al ‚
w
orking‘ o
f
the
w
ood.
The fr
ame o
f
the double door
(
and
windo
w
, if
pr
esent) is also finall
y
c
onnect
ed
to each
w
all plank b
y nails.
The r
esult is a staticall
y solid and closed
stable c
onstruction. H
o
w
e
ver
, natur
al
w
ood al
w
ay
s ‚
w
orks‘ in
the
w
eather
with diff
e-
rent
temper
atur
es and humidity
– e
ven good
w
ood pr
o
tection and nailing
the
w
alls
can ne
ver
c
omple
tel
y pr
e
vent
this. N
atur
al def
ormations
will oc
cur
as
the
w
ood
‚gr
o
w
s‘ and ‚shrinks‘
, fr
om
the
w
all planks
to
the door
elements.
DOOR
AND
WINDO
W
S
A
lw
ay
s mount
the fr
ame first at a pr
ecise right-angle and dimensionall
y ac
cur
at
el
y
follo
wing
the dr
awings. Slide
the pr
e-assembled fr
ame int
o
the
w
all cut-outs aft
er
a
fe
w
w
all planks, position it e
xactl
y in
the middle and attach onl
y
the me
tal
thr
eshold
o
f
the door
fr
ame
to
the lo
w
er
w
all plank.
A
lign all fr
ames again e
xactl
y at right
angles aft
er
w
all assembl
y. Finall
y, aft
er
c
omple
tion o
f
the r
oo
f ar
ea, all fr
ames ar
e
also c
onnect
ed
to
the
w
all planks, see ne
xt c
onstruction st
ep.
W
ALL
FINISHING, FL
OORING,
R
OOFING
AND R
OOF
C
O
VERING
E
rect
the
w
all planks o
f
the house and pr
o
filed planks o
f
the e
xt
ension f
ollo
wing
the
dr
awings. I
t is important
that
the
w
all c
ornic
es ar
e
the same height f
or
the house
and
the e
xt
ension. M
ount
the gable planks, insert
the purlins and fit
the parts e
xactl
y
flush
with each o
ther
. Wher
e nec
essary
, adjust
the height o
f
the
w
all planks o
f
the
house and also o
f
the e
xt
ension
to
the height o
f
the
tongue and gr
oo
ve during
assembl
y. O
nc
e
this is assur
ed, nail
the
w
all planks o
f
the house
to
the 4 c
orner
strips and
the pr
o
file planks o
f
the e
xt
ension
to
the c
onnecting boar
ds/
c
orner
strip.
Is
the fr
ame at a right angle and ar
e all planks at
the same height?
The c
ornic
e
boar
ds ar
e no
w
mount
ed as sho
wn.
The c
ornic
e boar
ds o
f
the fr
ont
w
all should
pr
o
trude sufficientl
y abo
ve
the height o
f
the
w
all
to ac
c
ommodat
e
the r
oo
f panel
to
form a str
aight surf
ac
e
with
the r
oo
f pr
o
files. N
o
w
install
the r
oo
f panel and
then
the
floor
. Mak
e sur
e
that
the pr
o
files ha
ve a stable support and f
ast
ening and do no
t
insert
them
too
tightl
y one inside
the o
ther
, but allo
w
a little ‚pla
y‘ in
the
tongue and
gr
oo
ve, so
that
the
w
ood can ‚
w
ork‘ as
temper
atur
e and humidity
change.
The
c
ornic
e boar
ds close
the r
oo
f panel flush
with
the fr
ont
w
all and
with an ele
vation
to
the side
w
alls,
the r
ear
r
emains open f
or
the installation o
f a gutt
er
(
with ea
ve
flashing
).
The flat r
oo
f r
equir
es high-quality
r
oo
fing
that also pr
o
tects
the c
ornic
e
boar
ds fr
om moistur
e, e.g.
with gable plat
es or
ea
ve flashing,
thus cr
eating a joined
and secur
el
y closed r
oo
f surf
ac
e. O
nl
y use suitable r
oo
fing s
yst
ems such as
w
elded
shee
ting
with gable plat
es and ea
ves flashing or
e.g. film s
yst
ems such as EPDM or
KSK. O
nc
e
the building has been c
omple
ted, align
the door
fr
ame (
and
windo
w
fr
ame if
pr
esent) e
xactl
y and ac
cur
at
el
y f
or
the door
lea
ves and nail/
scr
e
w
them
to
the w
all
planks.
CARE
R
egular
visual inspections, r
e-
varnishing, a
void
w
at
erlogging, r
eadjust door
elements. Please ensur
e good
w
ood pr
o
tection and pr
o
fessional, dur
able r
oo
fing.
