Name: Irene (4x4m | 13.9m2 | 34mm) Bright Summer House with Translucent Roof Panels
Brand: Palmako
SKU: 102331
Price: 4490.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

5 Year Warranty
Internal area: 13.9sqm
Total height: 268.0 cm
External dimensions: 400x400 cm
Walls: 34 mm (Log)
Glazing: Single glazing 4mm

Irene (4x4m | 13.9m² | 34mm) Bright Summer House with Translucent Roof Panels

Overview

Introducing the Irene Summer House from Palmako, a beautifully designed retreat that embodies both tradition and innovation. Perfectly suited for those who appreciate natural light and open spaces, this summer house features expansive windows and a partially translucent roof, ensuring a bright and welcoming interior.

Design and Materials

Crafted from slow-growing Nordic spruce, a durable and high-quality timber, the Irene is built to withstand harsh weather conditions. The structure utilizes traditional log cabin construction with 34mm thick logs and double-groove joints, providing excellent insulation and stability without the use of screws or nails. The highlight is its translucent polycarbonate roof panels, which allow ample sunlight to filter through, creating a luminous atmosphere.

Features and Specifications

Walls: 34 mm thick logs with wind-tight double-hook joints for superior insulation.
Roof and Flooring: Translucent polycarbonate panels make up 50% of the roof, complemented by 16mm/19mm thick tongue-and-groove boards for the remaining roofing and flooring.
Doors and Windows: Features a fully-glazed double door and large tilt-and-turn windows with decorative glazing bars, enhancing both aesthetics and functionality.
Additional Details: The structure includes deep impregnated foundation beams for longevity, a glazed double door set in a laminated timber frame with a low metal-clad threshold, and secure cylinder locks.

Installation and Customization

The Irene summer house arrives as a kit designed for easy self-assembly, making it accessible even for those with minimal building experience. All necessary mounting fixtures are included, and the pre-cut components ensure a straightforward assembly process. For a hassle-free experience, we offer installation service for all of our cabins.

Usage and Flexibility

This 13.9 m² summer house is an ideal setting for relaxing, entertaining, or simply enjoying the beauty of your surroundings. Its spacious design is perfect for setting up a leisure room, art studio, or a tranquil garden office. The protective features, like the rust-resistant threshold and robust locking mechanisms, ensure that this summer house is not only beautiful but also secure and durable.

Roofing Options

While the Irene comes with polycarbonate panels for part of the roofing, the remaining section can be covered with standard roofing materials offered as optional extras. For those seeking enhanced durability and weather resistance, upgrading to superior roofing options like EPDM may be advisable.

Conclusion

Whether you're situated near the scenic vistas of Loch Ness or in a quiet suburban garden, the Irene summer house offers a slice of tranquility with its blend of traditional craftsmanship and modern features. It's a perfect choice for anyone looking to enhance their outdoor living space with a functional, stylish garden building.

Technical details

Measurements

Dimensions: 400x400 cm
Overall height: 268.0 cm
Wall height: 205.0 cm

Walls:

Construction type: Log
Wall thickness: 34

Roof:

Roof type: Apex roof
Roof area: 24.2 m²
Roof angle: 18.6º
Overhang, front: 70.0 cm
Overhang, back: 70.0 cm
Overhang, sides: 31.0 cm
Roof board thickness: 16.0 mm

Floor:

Floor area: 13.9 m²
Floor board thickness: 19.0 mm
Floor beams: 45x70 mm

Doors and windows:

Glass type: Single glazing 4mm
Nr of windows:
Nr of double windows: 2
Window sizes: 220x144 cm
Nr of single doors:
Nr of double doors: 1
Nr of sliding doors:
Door size: 239x193 cm

Delivery and packaging

Nr of packages: 1
Total weight: kg

Assembly instructions

Please read the assembly manual carefully before proceeding with the house installation! You will thus avoid problems and will not waste time.

→ Download the installation manual from here ←

Recommendations

Keep the house package until its complete assembly in a dry place, but not in direct contact with the ground, protected from weather conditions (moisture, the sun, etc.). Do not keep the house package in a heated room!
When selecting the garden house location, make sure that the house will not be subjected to extreme weather conditions (areas of strong snowfall or winds); otherwise you should attach the house (for instance, with anchors) to the subsoil.
All timber elements are natural and need to be treated with wood protection products by the customer to resist weather effects.

For assembling you will need the following tools:

assembly aid
water-level
knife
ladder
screwdriver
measuring tape
hammer
saw
pliers
drill
protective gloves

Preparation of components

Sort the components based on the wall plans (see Installation manual) and place them at the four sides of the house in the installation sequence.

Attention:

Never place the components directly on grass or a muddy surface because it will be very difficult or even impossible to clean them up later!

Garden house installation

Installing a garden house begins from preparing a perfectly level and square foundation. Pouring a concrete foundation is not essential for that purpose; lightweight construction blocks, concrete slabs or posts are also suitable as a base. They need to be dug partly into the ground and levelled before installing the house in order to prevent the house from sinking.

Every house has installation manual included, describing all the main installation stages and separately displaying the wall elements. You can see some of the installation manual by the product description on Palmako’s home page.

Foundation

Prepare the foundation so that its upper edge extends from the ground to a height of at least 5 cm and the foundation joists are propped up on every side with intervals not exceeding 50-60 cm. At the same time make sure that there are sufficient air apertures under the house floor for ventilation.

The following foundation options are recommended:

Screw foundation
Strip or spot (pile) foundation
Foundation from concrete or pavement slabs
Slab foundation (cast concrete bed)

The base frame of the house must be completely flat and level to ensure that the installation proceeds without problems.

Attention:

Different houses can have different foundation placements – see the appended base frame drawing (in Installation Manual)!

Take a look at the assembly videos

Our installation videos are made for illustrative purposes only and show general installation principles of a product group.

During installation you must always follow the product specific installation instructions that come with the product!

Treatment and care

Wood is a natural material, growing and adapting depending on weather conditions. Large and small cracks, colour tone differences and changes, as well as a changing structure of wood are not errors, but a result of wood growing and a peculiarity of wood as a natural material.

Unprocessed wood (except for foundation joists) becomes greyish after having been left untouched for a while, can turn blue and become mouldy. To protect the wooden details of your product, you must immediately process them with a wood preservative or use the product treatment service that Palmako gladly offers.

It is recommended that you cover the floor boards in advance with a colourless wood impregnation agent, especially the bottom sides of the boards, to which you will no longer have access when the house is assembled. Only this will prevent moisture penetration.

It is also recommended that you process the doors and windows as well with a wood impregnation agent, and do that namely both inside and outside! Otherwise the doors and windows can become twisted.

After the product assembly is completed, a weather protection paint that will protect wood from moisture and UV radiation is recommended for the conclusive finishing.

When painting, use high quality tools and paints, follow the paint application manual and manufacturer’s safety and usage instructions. Never paint a surface in strong sunlight or rainy weather. Consult a specialist regarding paints suitable for unprocessed softwood and follow the paint manufacturer’s instructions.

Having been properly painted, your product’s lifetime will increase substantially. Palmako recommends that you inspect the house thoroughly once every six months.

Warranty

Sales and Warranty Terms and Conditions

Over the last 20 years, Palmako has produced over half a million wooden houses. In Palmako’s production, only the latest technology is used to make no compromises on quality and to make sure that nature and its resources are handled in the best possible way.

Palmako places a 5-year warranty on Palmako’s wooden buildings and a 2-year warranty on Palmako’s playgrounds and swings for your complete peace of mind.

Palmako products are manufactured in accordance with high-quality norms. Parts have been carefully inspected and packed. In order to avoid possible problems, it is recommended that you inspect the delivery for its completeness in accordance with the list of parts before assembly. This inspection must be carried out within 14 days after delivery. Warranty claims are limited to the exchange of defective parts. Defective parts, which have been used or treated, are excluded from being replaced. All further claims are excluded! In the case of complaints, please pay attention to the following procedures: please present the inspection certificate along with the sales receipt to your place of purchase. Only in cases where these documents are presented will the complaint be dealt with quickly and without complications.

Please be sure to keep the packaging and accompanying documents of the product!

Keep the product and packaging in a dry place, but not in direct contact with the ground, protected from weather conditions. To protect the wooden products, you must immediately treat them with a wood preservative and provide regular maintenance.

There may be errors and technical differences in the data and files displayed on this website.

During installation you must always follow the product specific installation instructions that come with the product!

Warranty events

design defects;
missing components;
the use of materials not in compliance with the applicable quality requirements as well as all other defects in the product that would result in the lack of conformity of the product with the contract.

The warranty does not cover

peculiarities of wood as a natural material;
wooden details already painted (processed with a wood preservative);
wooden details containing whole branches that do not endanger the stability of the product;
colour tone variations caused by wood structure differences that do not influence wood lifetime;
wooden details containing (caused by drying) small cracks/gaps that do not pass through and do not influence the structure of the product;
twisted wooden details if they can nevertheless be installed;
roof and floor boards that may have on their concealed surfaces some non-planed areas, colour differences and waning;
complaints resulting from an incompetent manner of installation of the product;
defects of the product caused by the wrongful handling or use of the product, its components or materials or the failure to comply with the requirements for storage and maintenance of the product by the buyer;
complaints caused by introducing self-initiative changes to the product;
defects of the product caused by humans, animals or forces of nature, natural disasters or other events having catastrophic consequences:

The complaints covered by the warranty are satisfied to the extent of replacing the deficient/faulty material. All other demands will be excluded!

Assembly video

*This is an illustration on how this type of products are assembled. Please refer to user manual for detailed assembly instructions.

Download installation manual

How are Palmako garden buildings made?

The delivery lorry arrived about eleven o’clock and the driver duly unloaded two very large packages. At eleven thirty my neighbour and I began to investigate these well protected packages.
Just after three o’clock that afternoon, two self satisfied men were enjoying a well deserved beverage whilst admiring the 4.5 by 3.5 meter cabin which was now completed up to roof purling level.
The construction of the cabin was so logical and easy, just like assembling ‘Lego blocks’ only heavier.

Roger

Birmingham

Wow! From our initial enquiry phone call about your range of log cabins to the final building of our new log cabin, you have been courteous, informative, efficient and thoroughly professional.
A special mention must go to the two guys who came to construct our “Susanna (12.4 sqm) ” – they were brilliant. I did mention to the them that when I was in the building trade running a team of ten, I wished they had been two of them.
Thank you so much, we love our cabin which was in full use the day after they had finished the installation. Best wishes.”

Peter & Jacquie Smyrk

Just a brief note to say how delighted I am with the Melanie (9.6 sqm) Log Cabin I bought from you. Your service and price were superb and Greg and Craig came at 9am on Tuesday and worked right through until 8pm to build it.
They did an excellent job and did not stop all day. Greg advised that I should paint the door and windows a different colour as otherwise the green painted log cabin would be ‘lost’ in the garden and I took their advice. I used two different colours of Butinox No. 3 and the result is absolutely incredible. Many thanks once again. One hugely satisfied customer.

Sandy

We absolutely love our Summer House – we can seat 16 people inside it, it stays warm long after the sun has gone down and it is particularly special as we run a B&B, so we can escape into it, invite all our friends to parties in it and now, we have installed electricity so can have lighting, heat and music as and when needed. It also provides a really big area to store all our garden furniture during the winter months.
We would absolutely recommend you to anyone considering buying one. Many thanks.

Maria Sherriff

As I have said on a number of occasions, I am absolutely delighted with the way you dealt with my initial enquiry, arranged prompt delivery and helped with advice during the installation.
It made a refreshing change to be treated so well throughout, even after I had paid!! The overall quality of the materials was excellent – and I am a fussy retired surveyor – and the clear instructions were easy to follow, although the roof was a bit of a challenge, as I expected! All in all, a great success much admired by friends and visitors. Thanks again for your hands-on service John, it was much appreciated.

Paul Scott

Irene (4x4m | 13.9m2 | 34mm) Bright Summer House with Translucent Roof Panels