Palmako Markus, Installation Manual

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Installation manual - English
Garden house painting and maintenance
Wood is a natural material, growing and adapting depending on weather conditions. Large and small cracks,
colour tone differences and changes, as well as a changing structure of wood are not errors, but a result of
wood growing and a peculiarity of wood as a natural material.
Unprocessed wood (except for foundation joists) becomes greyish after having been left untouched for a while,
and can be turn blue and become mouldy. To protect the wooden details of your garden house, you must
immediately process them with a wood preservative.
Attention! The house is supplied without elaborative workmanship. To reduce fire hazard you
should use paints or impregnation substances that prevent fire from spreading! Use
water-based paints and impregnation substances and avoid solvent-based products!
Consult a specialist regarding paints suitable for unprocessed softwood and follow the
paint manufacturer’s instructions.
It is not allowed to cover the product with lacquer or paint on which surface the flame
spread rate is higher than 30mm/s.
After the house assembly is completed, we recommend for the conclusive finishing a weather protection paint
that will protect wood from moisture and UV radiation.
When painting, use high quality tools and paints, follow the paint application manual and manufacturer’s safety
and usage instructions. Never paint a surface in strong sunlight or rainy weather.
Having been properly painted, your garden house’s lifetime will increase substantially. We recommend that you
inspect the house thoroughly once every six months.
Preparation for assembly
Tools and preparation of components
To assemble the garden house, you will need the following tools:
assembly aid
water-level
knife
ladder
screwdriver
measuring tape
hammer
saw
pliers
drill
ADVICE: To avoid splinters, we recommend that you wear the corresponding protective gloves during the
assembly process.
We wish you total success with the garden house installation and much
joy with this house for many years to come!