Description

The 7 x 5 Shire Avance Summerhouse is a fantastic example of a modern-style garden building at a fantastic price. Its compact size also makes it a perfect purchase for anyone looking to make the most out of limited garden space, giving you a wonderful new spot in which to spend your leisure time.

At elbec, we are confident that our summerhouses are a great way to make the most of your unused garden space and provide a fantastic spot to relax with family and friends.

Ways to Enjoy your Avance Summerhouse

As a charming spot to spend your leisure time, it really is hard to beat a summerhouse. Adorned with a table and chairs, you have the perfect dining space for two. What could be better than relaxing with a glass of wine and a meal on a warm summer evening than in the attractive setting of your summerhouse against the background of the vibrant colours of your garden? With the double doors open, you can spill out into your garden on those extra sunny days, and time after time we hear how our customers have really increased their enjoyment of the outdoors with a summerhouse.  Alternatively, many find that the Avance is a perfect place for their hobbies. It could easily become a stylish and inspiring art studio or simply a quiet nook for your book collection in which you could relax and read the latest page turner. However you decide to make the most of your summerhouse, you can enjoy the best that the outdoors has to offer in considerable style with the Avance. 

Why Others Tell us they Love the Avance

Lovers of a stylish, modern summerhouse look are often drawn to the Avance. With its simple yet eye-catching design complete with ¾ length glazed double doors, you are given a contemporary feel that so many of our customers love. Its slightly overhanging roof is another striking feature, adding extra charm to the summerhouse as well as a handy little bit of shelter or shade. The generous roof height and the glazed double doors provide an interior that feels airy and open, ensuring that spending your time relaxing in the Avance is a real pleasure. It is also hard to beat the attractive timber finish of a wooden garden building and there is no doubt you will notice the quality of your summerhouse as soon as you step inside. Our customers often like to add their own personal touch by painting their summerhouses and they look fantastic in any colour. Shire recommends that you use Protek paint, available from elbec in a wide variety of colours. By using Protek Royal Exterior, you can make the Avance look exactly how you want it while adding extra protection to the timber.

Features

Shire products are known for their quality, and the Avance is no exception. The walls of the Avance Summerhouse are constructed from 12mm thick, shiplap tongue and groove cladding. This gives you a strong, sturdy building with an interior that is weather resistant and protected from the elements. Plus, the Avance has a stand out feature in its 12mm thick tongue and groove floor, a high quality specification you will struggle to find on alternative summerhouses in this price bracket. This also ensures a high load capacity, meaning you can adorn your summerhouse with the furniture of your choice without worrying if the floor will be up to the task. Robust 34mm x 34mm framing adds to the sturdiness of the summerhouse and supports an 8mm oriented strand board (OSB) roof that makes sure the interior is well protected. Mineral felt is also included for extra weather resistance and protection against damp and rot. This is all protected by a 10 year anti-rot guarantee, so you can purchase your summerhouse in the knowledge you will be buying a high quality garden building that will last. Featuring wide opening double doors with high quality joinery that are glazed in environmentally friendly styrene, a safer alternative to traditional glass, you have a summerhouse package that is sure to impress for a price that will not break the bank. We’re pleased to offer the option of booking our dedicated professionals who will assemble your summerhouse quickly and correctly. However, you can choose to use the comprehensive instructions included with the summerhouse and construct it yourself.

About the Timber

You will be impressed by Shire's use of natural products and their environmental credentials. A high quality timber summerhouse starts with high quality timber, so it is important to know exactly what timber is being used. The most commonly used timber for garden buildings is pine (pinus) as this is widely available for a very cheap price, however all of Shire's garden buildings are constructed using high quality spruce (picea) and is sourced from Scandinavia under strict FSC guidance. Spruce is more durable than pine and provides a higher quality finish. This timber is slow grown unlike fast grown British and Eastern Europe's timber, being slow grown timber means a tighter grain, less sap and with far fewer knots. The timber used on Shire's products is therefore a more durable timber that will last much longer than other timbers. Spruce is therefore the timber of choice for companies such as Shire who always look to produce the best garden building.

About Shire

Established in 1945, Shire are the country's leading, and one of the oldest established, manufacturers of garden buildings. Shire benefit from being adjacent to the Port of Wisbech through which Shire discharge timber into their warehouses. Shire is the proud manufacturer of the largest timber garden building range produced in the UK. At peak times they produce thousands of buildings a week. Their range includes Garden Sheds, Log Cabins, Eco Homes, Home Offices, Sheds, Workshops, Summerhouses, Playhouses, Arbours, Storage units and Pet houses. Their production facilities cover some 23 acres and include huge undercover stock holding facilities for many of their ranges, an advanced high speed timber planing mill, modern well equipped joinery production facility and semi-automated production lines. All Shire garden buildings are manufactured in the UK using the finest spruce timber, imported directly and machined through the most up to date machines to ensure the best quality and best value for money garden buildings in the UK.

Additional Details about Your Order

If you think that an Avance Summerhouse would be perfect for you, take a look at our delivery information. If you would like any extra details, feel free to email us to discuss your order and our full range of product options, or better still, give us a call so we can find the perfect summerhouse to suit your needs.

Alternatively, why not visit us at our Brookfields Garden Centre showsite near Nottingham? One of our helpful advisors will be on hand to show you around or to help guide you through your order in person. Though if there is a particular garden building you would like to see, we recommend contacting us in advance to find out if we have it, or one similar, on site.

The image gives an example of how you could make your summerhouse look once painted. All Shire summerhouses are supplied pre-treated with a base coat to both sides in a golden brown water based industrial product for protection during manufacture and transit. You must apply a water based top coat of your choice. Shire recommends Protek wood treatment, available from elbec in a wide variety of different colours. This will protect the timber from weathering, making it last longer. The timber treatment will need to be repeated periodically in line with the manufacturer's instructions.

The Avance also has a more classic, traditional-looking, sister summerhouse: the Lumley. If you think this may interest you, see related products below or click here.

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Delivery

ALL DELIVERIES ARE DELIVERED TO KERBSIDE AND ARE FLAT PACKED READY FOR ASSEMBLY

FREE delivery is offered to the majority of mainland UK postcodes but some areas may incur a surcharge and some postcode areas are not covered at all. Please check your postcode in the ‘Delivery cost checker’ above to confirm availability and any possible surcharges.

Delivery Leadtimes
The estimated delivery lead time for this product is identified on the product page above. Lead times are in working days (Monday - Friday) excludes Bank Holidays. These estimated lead times are provided by the manufacturers and are not guaranteed - due to fluctuation in demand - but are provided in good faith and are representative of delivery at that time. Some remote areas will take a little longer.

Booking Delivery
By entering your postal code in the ‘Pick a delivery day. ENTER POSTCODE’ Box above you can select a delivery date. The evening before this delivery date you will be sent a text message (where a mobile has been provided) with an estimated delivery window.  This update can only be provided where a mobile number has been supplied on the billing address section at the time of checkout.

Upon Delivery
Delivery is made by Shire the manufacturer. Delivery of this item is typically made by a 17 ton flat-bed (similar size to a council refuse lorry). Delivery is typically between 7am and 7pm. The delivery drivers are only insured to deliver to kerb side or driveway. We would not risk damaging your property whilst delivering a product. Unfortunately we will not be able to go through your property. Deliveries are hand-balled off by the driver.

We would recommend against arranging for a third party to install the building before it's been delivered and checked that all parts are present, as we cannot be held liable for any third-party costs.

Installation option
If you are choosing the installation option after placing your order you’ll be contacted within 5 working days by Shire the manufacturer either by a text message or automated telephone message (the latter if a mobile number is not supplied). This message will supply you with the name of the website to go on to where you will be required to accept the terms and conditions for assembly. Any delay in accepting these terms and conditions may affect your timescale. Once you have accepted these terms and conditions you will be contacted during the timescale with a date for the delivery/assembly of your order. The installation option will extend your lead time by up to 15-25 working days. This may take longer during seasonal periods. Please be aware that the installation team will require full access to your garden, 18" clearance all around the building and a firm and level base. Shire's installation team will not bring a building through your home as they are not covered by insurance to enter a customer’s home.

Specification

Quickview

The 7 x 5 Shire Avance Summerhouse is an attractive, stylish looking summerhouse with a compact size making it perfect for almost any garden space. Also representing fantastic value for money, the key features include:

• Wide opening double doors with ¾ length glazing allowing loads of light to flood inside

• High quality shiplap tongue and groove wall cladding and a tongue and groove floor for a really sturdy construction

• Excellent build quality you can rely on from a Shire product with a 10 year anti-rot guarantee

• Compact footprint meaning it can fit in smaller garden spaces

Key Features

•  FREE Delivery to the UK Mainland*.
• 12mm robust shiplap tongue and groove wall construction provides an impressive finish while also aiding water run-off.
• 34mm x 34mm strong rounded framework (no sharpe edges).
• Double doors for easy access of larger items and located in the 7ft front width.
• Supplied dip-treated in a golden brown finish.
• Attractive front  roof overhang.
• 10 Year Manufacturer's Anti Rot Guarantee for peace of mind.
• High grade slow grown timber means a tight grain giving extra strength, a much longer life and superior build quality that looks attractive in the garden.
• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified timber is used throughout to produce an environmentally friendly garden building.
• This summerhouse is supplied with felt, fixings & comprehensive instructions.
• Optional Top Coat Treatment so you do not have to treat the building initially.
• Optional building base eliminates the need for a concrete or slab base.
• Optional assembly available.

Customer Reviews

By Mr M Rugg on 18th September 2014

"Excellent service, product and prices: A good web site, plenty of choice for any budget. Purchased a Shire Avance summerhouse, we were kept fully updated with the ordering and delivery process by phone and by email. The product was delivered on the morning of the specified day, the chap who delivered it was most efficient, courteous and helpful. The whole thing was polythene wrapped and contained everything needed to erect onto our prepared base. The instructions I found to be very clear and concise. Having painted it and furnished it with a table and a couple of cane chairs, my wife is delighted and we have had encouraging comments from various neighbours. We could not have asked for more. I would recommend Elbec to anyone."