Installation manual
– English
1 General information
Dear client,
We are glad that you have decided in favour of our wooden garden product!
Please read the manual carefully before proceeding with the Product assembly and installation!
You will thus avoid problems and will not waste time.
General storage, installation and maintenance requirements for
Products
Storage of Products and packaging prior to installation.
The Buyer is required to store a Product
after its receipt in such a manner as to ensure that the Product and its packaging remain intact. The
Product and its packaging should be stored in a dry place, avoiding direct contact with the ground and
providing protection from the weather (including direct sunlight and humidity), and avoiding storage of
the Product in a heated room. Pack needs to be opened shortly prior to assembly to avoid details getting
dirty and deformed. For the same reasons it is needed to avoid wet and hot (>30
°C / 86°F) days for
assembly.
Protection from the weather.
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.
To enjoy our Products for a long time the Buyer will need to protect the wooden products against weather
effects, wood-destroying fungi and insects. Wooden products shall not be used and installed under
extreme weather and nature conditions (too hot, too wet, very high humidity, strong winds and
hurricanes, heavy snow areas, termites, etc) or the Buyer is responsible to take appropriate action to
prevent any damages and still to recognise any harm which may be caused by these extreme conditions.
If there is any hazard of harm by termites, the Buyer should consult a local authorities and specialist to
avoid this.
Unprocessed wood becomes greyish after having been left untouched for a while, and can turn blue and
become mouldy. Therefor to protect the Product the Buyer either has to paint the Product with
appropriate paint immediately after installation or to protect the Product with any other appropriate wood
preservative or protection method (unless the painting or pressure treatment has been done by the
Producer or
Seller). This demand applies also for “dipped” houses where Producer or Seller has made
the primary treatment.
Depending on the specificity of a Product (wooden house, glued laminated timber product or other
finished wooden product), the Product should be maintained as follows for the warranty provided on the
Product to remain in effect:
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A wooden Product should be treated with a wood preservative and then regularly painted as this
significantly prolongs the life of the Product (protects wood from both moisture and UV radiation). A
wooden product (in the case of wooden house including doors and windows) should be repainted
with a generally recognised paint specifically intended for wood within 4 weeks of the assembly and
installation (erection of the walls) at the latest. Whereas dip treated products (including cabins) are
expected to become painted at least within 6 months from assembly and installation. Both first
painting and repainting should follow the specifications and advice provided by the manufacturer of
the paint.
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. Consult a specialist regarding paints suitable for unprocessed softwood and follow the
paint manufacturer’s instructions.