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EXTERNAL SIZE - 5555400mm (17'8") wide x 3800mm (12'5") deep |
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WALK THROUGH HEIGHT - 2320mm (7' 7") (no decking), 2050mm (6' 8") (with floor). Designed for Tall people - both our Company directors are 6'4" tall so we design our products to be suitable for use by people of any height, that's why you'll get a walk through height of at least 6'8" even if you buy the optional floor kit. |
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WALK THROUGH WIDTH - 1485mm (4' 9"). |
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RIDGE HEIGHT - 3300mm (10' 9") Too tall? The Height of your Thatched Gazebo can be adjusted by simply sawing some of the bottom of the posts off, doing this will not affect the structural strength of the Gazebo! |
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INTERNAL EAVES - 2400mm (7' 10") High (no decking), 2130mm (6' 11") High (with floor). |
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ROOF STRUCTURE - Our Roof Frames are hot dipped Galvanised and Guaranteed against structural failure for 12 years - nobody else offers this length of guarantee on their roof. Galvanisation is a lot better and more expensive form of protecting metal than zinc plating or simply painting the frame as some other companies do. |
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THATCHED ROOF DESIGN - The thatch we use is genuine African Cape Reed Thatch for authenticity, it clips easily to the roof structure and is easy to install, we use a mixture of Heavy duty and Standard tiles finished of with a Top Cone. |
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ROUNDED LOGS - All timber for the African Thatched Gazebo (except deck boards, table surface and bench seat) are round. 160mm (6") Main Posts are used to give a solid structure and a chunky look and feel to our Gazebo. We have found that many of our competitor’s gazebos usually supply posts of 100-125mm with some offering 150mm at an additional charge, never the 160mm that we supply as standard. |
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COMPONENTS SUPPLIED - We supply you with all nails and screws needed for the assembly of your African Thatched Gazebo. |
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PRESSURE TREATED TIMBER - All the timber in our African Thatched Gazebos carries a 12 year warranty against Insect infestation and Fungal Decay. The timber is treated after being cut to protect the ends of the timber, we do not ensele.
You may wonder why our Posts are green in colour whilst the majority of our competitors show brown coloured posts, this is not because the timber used is different, most of our competitors also use Pine sourced from Baltic or Russian regions (which due to the colder climate results is slower growing and more dense and therefore more strong and stable timber than Pine from a warmer climate). The difference lies in the treatment. Most other companies use Tanalith 'E' tanatone, which is exactly the same as the treatment we use (Tanalith 'E') the only difference being that Tanatone has an added colourant to give it an initial brown colour. After about 6 months of being outside both treatments go to a golden honey brown colour as the intial colourant in Tanatone degrades with UV light and then within about 2 years both turn more of a driftwood grey (You can of course stain them if you wish to retain the brown colour - this is the same with both types of treatment). The difference in cost between the two treatments is not great, the main difference from our point of view is that you need to run a pressure treatment plant solely with Tanatone as swapping between the two treatments is not an option as the residual treatment left in the tanks would result in streaky timber, as the treatment plant does climbing frames as well in our case it's not practical to do this and since after 6 months of being outdoors it will look the same anyway we felt there was little point in offering this. |
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STRONG FLOOR- If you purchase the optional floor you'll be getting the largest bearers offered on any comparable African Thatched Gazebo, at 140mm deep these will easily span the distance between the posts and give you a solid floor with no need to support it in the middle. We also include a heavy duty weed proof membrane as standard when you buy the floor so that you can lay this down (or our installers will if we install it) to help prevent weed or grass growth from coming through the gaps in the decking. Also we only use proper 28mm thick grooved deckboards in our floors, exactly the same as we offer in our deck kits. |
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RAPIDPADS™ (OPTIONAL EXTRA) - Our UNIQUE RapidPad™ foundation gives a very quick and easy installation method without the need for concrete and is Unique to Dunster House. It is very quick to level and is ideal if you plan to self install. Should you opt for our own teams of Installers (not subcontractors) to install your Gazebo for you then this system allows them to quickly do a professional job without the need for a concrete mixer. It also ensures that the timber will last longer because it forms a natural drip for water to be able to run off the timber quickly rather than being encased in concrete which due to the constant dampness caused by being in ground conditions will lead to the timber rotting more quickly. Any comparable timber used in architecture, if used correctly, is always used with a metal bracket to secure to concrete rather than simply sinking the posts into concrete for this reason. RapidPad™ installation is also much easier for you, the customer as it would take approx. 30 bags of ready mix concrete to concrete in the posts for other Gazebos. (Click here for more info!) RapidPads™ are available on all our Thatched Gazebos for an additional cost, see our optional extras below. |
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RAPIDPAD™ 12 YEAR STRUCTURAL GUARANTEE-This guarantee is for Rapid Pads™. The RapidPad™ itself is galvanised so we offer our 12 year structural warranty against failure due to rust on these pads. |
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PLEASE NOTE - Cracks naturally occur within timber and will open and close to a degree with changing humidity. This is a natural property of timber and will not affect the structural strength of your Gazebo. |
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AFRICAN THATCHED GAZEBO SIZES - Please be aware that all Dimensions and Calculations are approximate figures. |
