The Kew Imperial

The Kew Imperial Summerhouse from £18,405

The design of the Kew Imperial pays homage to a leading imperial botanist and former Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Joseph Dalton Hooker.

The wonderful, octagonal shape of the Kew Imperial 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

Construction

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.

Please click here to see a cross section of the wall construction.

Windows & doors

Solid cedar doors and windows made with traditional mortice and tenon joints.

Doors feature five-lever mortice locks.

Roof

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.

Please click here to see a cross section of the roof construction.

Finishing

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.

Guarantee

Every Kew Collection building has a 10 year guarantee against rot and decay.

Premium quality materials

Every building in The Kew Collection is handmade from kiln dried Western Red Cedar. Revered for its natural durability (due to its resistance to rot and decay) and superior thermal insulating properties, this beautiful timber helps provide character and distinction to our carefully crafted garden buildings.

The Western Red Cedar shingle roof each building features is a particularly striking feature, setting the Kew Collection apart from other options.