Fort Shearwater Playhouse

Shearwater in colour

We have a range of colour options shown elsewhere in this photo gallery and the Playhouses lend themselves to some of the more colourful choices.

When you choose the coloured painted option you can have a single colour or two tone ( as shown here with red and white ) at the same cost.

This building has optional chimney pots

Installation is available throughout the UK subject to some restrictions.

Shearwater with felt tiles

The Shearwater with optional felt tiles : available in a choice of colours.

Shearwater in colour

We have a range of colour options shown elsewhere in this photo gallery and the Playhouses lend themselves to some of the more colourful choices.

When you choose the coloured painted option you can have a single colour or two tone ( as shown here with red and yellow) at the same cost.

This building has optional felt tiles and chimney pots as well as the colour finish.

Fort Shearwater Playhouse 2.4m x 1.5m ( 8ft x 5ft nominal )

The Shearwater Playhouse is a delightful place for younger children to play in a cosy and practical building, whatever the weather.

The four Georgian windows allow plenty of natural light inside and are supplied with shutters and window boxes for an extra touch of style.

The two piece stable door has finger guards at the hinge and between top and bottom doors for safety sake.

This building has optional chimney pots

Installation is available throughout the UK subject to some restrictions.  

Fort Shearwater Door and Window

Crucially, there's a finger guard at the hinge side of the door and in the space between top and bottom sections of the stable door.

The door is ledged and braced for strength. The Georgian windows are supplied with shutters and window boxes.

Fort Shearwater Chimneys

Chimney pots are available as an optional extra.

Standard 12mm external cladding

This is the standard external tongued and grooved cladding used on all of our Fort sheds, summerhouses and playhouses. The finished thickness after machining is 12mm. It is treated with a good quality preservative prior to leaving the factory but we do recommend that you re-coat within a few months and preferably in the late autumn each year. You can purchase the appropriate timber treatment from us if you wish.

Premier 18mm external cladding

If you wish, you can upgrade to 18mm thick external cladding. This makes for a much sturdier and heavier playhouse. This is still treated with a good quality preservative in the same way as the standard cladding and the same recommendations for re-coating it apply. 

Tanalised 15mm external cladding and construction

If you wish, you can upgrade to 15mm thick tanalised external cladding. Tanalised, or pressure treated timber, has a reputation for longevity since the boards are placed in a pressure vessel and the preservative is forced deeper into the timber. The cladding has a green/yellow colour which is well liked but our recommendation is to re-treat it shortly after installation, and then annually afterwards just as with the other cladding options to keep it in tip-top condition. 

Tanalised buildings include tanalised floors, roofs, doors, windows, and framing... in other words the whole building !

Loglap 15mm external cladding

The picture shows the optional loglap cladding available with any of our Fort Original buildings. 15mm is measured at the widest point of the tongued and grooved board. The internal face is the normal smooth face you get on our standard cladding.  This is a cladding that is chosen predominantly for its looks rather than any technical advantage. After care is the same as for our other cladding options described here.

Painted finish on external cladding

Shown here on one of our summerhouses, this building has been painted with 'swiss blue' and white. If you choose a paint finish then you can have a maximum of two colours, generally used so that the highlights are one colour and the main body of the building another.

The paint is applied at the factory after the building has been preservative treated and therefore requires a couple of extra weeks on top of the normal delivery time. This means that the internal finish is the normal preservative colour rather than the external colour.

With 12 colours to choose from the possibilities are ( almost ) endless !

Colour options

This sample board illustrates the colour options available.

Heavy duty floor

All of our Fort Original buildings are fitted with a sturdy tongued and grooved floor as you would expect from buildings of this quality ( rather than chipboard or fibre board ).

For additional strength you can upgrade to a heavy duty floor ( pictured on the LH ) which has 18mm thick floorboards on 45mm x 45mm joists.  The standard floor has 12mm floorboards on 45mm x 30mm joists.

Bitumen felt shingles

These are an attractive and hard wearing alternative to standard roofing felt.

Four colour choices are available : Black, slate, red, or green.

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