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Kew Summerhouse
The design of the Kew Summerhouse pays homage to a leading imperial botanist and former Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Joseph Dalton Hooker.
From £19,730
The wonderful, octagonal shape of the Kew Summerhouse is inspired by Kew’s Temperate House, and creates an inviting space from which to enjoy the sights, sounds and scents of the garden.
The shape also gives wider scope to position this building into quirky shaped gardens. Floor-to-ceiling Georgian style windows flood the Imperial with natural light giving a feeling of space, and with the double doors open provide an uninterrupted view of the garden.
Technical Specification
- Handcrafted in Worcestershire.
- Built with superior grade, Kiln dried Western Red Cedar from sustainable forests.
- Fully insulated, lined walls and roof – plus additional floor insulation – for year-round use.
- Constructed with a robust 19mm redwood heavy duty floor.
- Solid cedar doors and windows made with traditional mortice and tenon joints.
- Doors feature five-lever mortice locks.
- Five-layer roof system for extra weather proofing. Cedar shingle roof tiles are placed over heavy duty mineral felt, tongue and groove solid timber inner roof, insulation and inner lining.
- Finished externally with a solid cedar roof fascia.
- Each Kew Collection building receives several coats of a highly durable and weather resistant primer and paint system, to protect and enhance.
- The comprehensive paint system comprises of two layers of primer, followed by a base and top coat of Kew Grey luxury paint – exclusive to this collection.
- Every Kew Collection building has a 12 year guarantee against rot and decay.
Design Features
- Georgian-style, full length glazing (windows and doors)
- Hand forged, cast iron door and window hardware with a pewter-style finish
- Hardwearing, decorative flooring
- Antique-style interior skirting board
- Traditional width, patterned, moisture resistant internal lining boards
Building Construction
Treated tongue & groove timber roof
Heavy duty felt
Insulation
Lining
Shingles
Fascia board
Lining
Insulation
Cedar tongue & groove cladding
Insulation
Laminate flooring
Framing
Insulation
Cedar tongue & groove cladding
Framing
Lining
Framing
Premium Quality Materials
Every building in the Kew Collection is handmade from kiln dried Western Red Cedar.
Revered for it’s natural durability (due to it’s resistance to rot and decay) and superior thermal insulating properties, this beautiful timber helps provide character and distinction to our carefully crafted garden buildings.