Kiehn-Holz KH 44-004 Instructions De Montage page 4

KH 44 004
Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing a Kiehnholz product.
Please familiarise yourself with the assembly instructions prior to construction
and carefully follow the drawings, construction steps and explanations.
This will ensure that it is perfect and you will enjoy your garden house for
many years.
When notifying us of a warranty claim, please make sure to include the warranty
code of your garden house as well as the parts and article number.
Construction requires certain woodworking skills.
Please observe general and local building regulations. Our scope of service does
not include any static information that may be required by building authorities
in addition to the structural calculations provided by us for the cabin. This also
applies to the foundations.
WELCOME TO YOUR NEW GARDEN HOUSE
FOUNDATION
A solid basis and the first step of construction. A strip or point
foundation is ideal, only this will ensure perfect ventilation under your
house and thus optimum protection against waterlogging. A concrete
slab / paving can only provide this advantage to a limited extent. In
any event, it must always be perfectly level, frost-free and capable of
bearing the weight.
STARTING CONSTRUCTION
Unpack the components in a dry place and first check that they are
complete and undamaged using the parts list. If you have any cause for
complaint, please re-order parts from your store quoting the warranty
code as well as the parts and article number. Do not install damaged
components. A helpful tip: sort the parts by walls and construction
steps at this early stage. Protect against moisture at all times.
WOOD PROTECTION
Only treat your house (immediately) after completion of construc-
tion. Open-pored, pigmented varnishes (not colourless!) are ideal.
Always pre-treat with wood protection primer, on the outside and as
well as the floor area in particular. This also applies when using
opaque, breathable paints. Only use varnishes intended for outdoor
use (never use lacquer!). Observe the manufacturer's instructions.
GB WELCOME TO YOUR NEW GARDEN HOUSE
CONSTRUCTION
Please follow the assembly instructions exactly, never connect wall planks to
each other, nail or screw them together, in particular do not fix door frames
and, when present, window frames to wall planks using screws. Similarly, do
not attach fixtures, pipes, shelves etc. to several wall planks. Walls and
elements must be able to ‚work' freely in response to
natural variations in temperature and humidity.
SPECIAL NOTES ON DOOR and WINDOWS
Very important: natural wood and thus the walls of your house are constantly
‚working' and, to compensate for this, door and window frames sit ‚loosely'
in the wall cut-outs and always have a degree of ‚play' at the sides and – es-
pecially visible – at the top (‚slots', these are covered for optical purposes; do
not fasten these boards to wall planks). Always mount the door frame at a
precise right-angle and dimensionally accurately. After assembling a few wall
planks, slide the frame into the wall cut-outs, position it exactly in the middle
and fix only (!) the sill of the door frame to the lower wall plank. Finally, align
the door frame at a right angle, mount the door leaf exactly and accurately
according to the drawing – making sure to only attach to the door frame
(not to the wall planks). This allows the door frame to be adjusted at any time
and door jamming can be quickly eliminated.
ROOF and FLOOR
Assemble the purlins, gables and upper finishing planks of the side walls,
which are angled to the roof pitch, exactly flush. Where necessary, adjust the
height of the wall planks for this purpose using tongue and groove as you
assemble them. Make sure that the profiles for the roof and floor are stable
and firmly fixed in place. Do not lay the profiles too tightly, but with a little
‚play', so that the wood can ‚work' as temperature and humidity change.
COMPLETION
Finally, fit skirting boards all round, fit window bars, eave boards, gable
boards and wind-bracing strips etc.
ROOF COVERING
Never use just roofing felt without an underlay – only high-quality and
durable roofing materials and rain guttering guarantee protection from
moisture and thus a long service life.
CARE
Regular visual inspections, re-varnishing, avoid waterlogging, readjust door
elements. Please ensure good wood protection and professional, durable
roofing.