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INSTALATION AVAILABLE 18×10 Tiger Retreat Contemporary Summerhouse
First Added - February 27 2022
Last Updated - August 4 2022 - 27 Data Points Updated - 3 Data Points Added
Reviewed & curated by a panel of garden building experts. Using methodology 1.1
Product ID: GTIN: 5060767734735.0
Size: 18'x10'
Merchants Checked: 12
Available From: 1
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Our verdict on the 18’x10′ Tiger Retreat Contemporary Summerhouse
The 18’x10′ Tiger Retreat Contemporary Summerhouse comes with an apex style roof, is fit with lockable double doors that use a lock and key locking system, and is treated using a tigerskin burnt orange (water based) process [1]. The 6 full length windows used on this particular 18’x10′ use a 3mm toughened glass material.
Base material: european softwood
Our experts say this has 8 stand out features. A stand out feature is something found on over 70% of the top 10% of products in a particular category or is an exceptionally good feature as rated by our panel of experts.
1. The 12mm thick cladding used is as thick as the walls found on 92% of the top 10% of summer houses.
2. The tongue & groove construction used for the roof is the same kind you’ll find used across 81% of the top 10% of summer houses.
3. The 12mm thick roof construction is as thick as the roofing used on 81% of the top 10% of summer houses.
4. The tongue & groove floor material is a great choice and is what we find being used by 86% of the top 10% of summer houses.
5. The 12mm thick floor boards are the same thickness we see being used on 82% of the top 10% of summer houses.
6. The toughened glass window installation is known to be a great choice, and our data shows us that 93% of the top 10% of summer houses make use of this kind of glazing.
7. The shiplap tongue & groove cladding used on this summer house is one the best available for summer houses rated by our experts.
8. The mineral felt roof covering found on this summer house is rated to be one of the best by our experts.
Below is a brief overview of how some of the key points of this summer house fairs across the market.
Cladding
Great, our experts say most of the cladding options used are among the best.
The shiplap tongue & groove cladding(walls) used here is one of the best forms of construction for walls and is the only type [2] we’ve identified on same-size summer houses, that you’ll also see getting used on 50% (368 of 741) of all summer houses analysed [3], as well as being used on 49% (36 of 74) of the top 10% of summer houses [4]. In fact this is the only 18’x10′ summer house you’ll find that uses a shiplap tongue & groove wall [5].
The walls are 12mm thick and we rate this an about average thickness out of the 2 found on same-size summer houses [6]. It is used on 78% of all summer houses [7] and is also used across 92% of the top 10% of summer houses [8] we analysed. Further analysis shows us that out of all 18’x10′ summer houses this is the only one to use 12mm thick walls [9].
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Roofing
Tongue & groove is the cladding used for the roofing, our experts rate this the best form of roof material and is the only type we’ve found on same-size summer houses [10]. This roofing material is used on 69% of all summer houses analysed, and 81% of the top 10% of summer houses. Out of all 18’x10′ summer houses we find this is actually the only one to use a tongue & groove roofing.
A 12mm thick roof boarding was used on this summer house which is one of the best thicknesses used for a roofing material out of 2 thicknesses identified on same-size summer houses [11]. It’s used on 66% of all summer houses and 81% of the top 10% of summer houses. Our data on all 18’x10′ summer houses shows us this is the only one to use a 12mm roofing solution.
Mineral felt is used as the roof covering. Our experts say it’s one of the best roof covering materials, and is also the only kind identified on same-size summer houses [12]. It comes fitted on 26% of summer houses and used on 43% of the top 10% of 18’x10′ summer houses. According to the data we have on all summer houses, out of the the 18’x10’s this is the only one to use a mineral felt roof covering.
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Flooring
Outstanding, our experts say most of the flooring options used are among the best.
The manufactures of this summer house chose tongue & groove for the floor construction, we rate this the best form of floor construction and is the only type found on this size of summer house [13]. This type of floor construction is used on 78% of all summer houses we analysed, and 86% of the top 10% of those summer houses. The data we have on all summer houses shows us that this is the only 18’x10′ summer house that comes with a tongue & groove floor material.
A 12mm thick floor boarding is used here, this is one of the best floor board thicknesses according to our experts out of 2 found on same-size summer houses [14]. It’s found on 72% of all summer houses and used on 82% of the top 10% of summer houses. Out of all 18’x10′ summer houses it turns out that this is the only one to use a 12mm flooring.
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Window
Toughened glass windows come installed on this summer house. As a glazing option, we rate it the best glazing types and is also the only type found on 18’x10′ summer houses [15]. This particular type of glazing is used on 20% of all windowed summer houses and 93% of the top 10% of summer houses with windows we analysed. Out of all windowed 18’x10′ summer houses this is the only summer house to make use of toughened glass windows.
The windows on this summer house use a 3mm thick glazing, we rate this an about average thickness for window glazing out of 2 different thicknesses found on same-size summer houses [16]. Glazing this thick is found on 12% of all the windowed summer houses we analysed and used on 45% of the top 10% of windowed summer houses. Out of all windowed 18’x10′ summer houses this is the only summer house to make use of 3mm windows.
The 457mm x 1605mm windows on this summer house are 1% equal than the average 18’x10′ summer house.
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Height
The Height of this summer house is 1985mm (6′) which sits right on the average height of all 18’x10′ summer houses.
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Doors
The door height is 1,792.00mm (6′) tall, which after analysing all 18’x10′ summer houses, matches the average exactly.
The door width is 1,092.00mm (4′) wide, which when compared to all other 18’x10′ summer houses is exactly average.
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High Wind Area – If you live in a particularly exposed or high wind area then having a summer house with a thicker cladding and higher than average frame thickness can be preferable. We found at least 1 summer houses that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
18’x10′ Tiger Retreat Contemporary Summerhouse
Public-Facing – Extra security measures might be more of a concern if you’re placing your building in an area that is more public-facing than a garden. Features such as security windows or even having no windows at all, and the ability to lock all opening doors are usually much more important when you have something that is more public-facing. We found at least 1 summer houses that have options that you might find a better fit if this is a concern you have.
18’x10′ Tiger Retreat Contemporary Summerhouse
More Child Friendly – If you have children and you are looking for something that has that little extra in terms of durability then tougher glazing options might be a better option. Here we have at least 1 other options that will fill those needs.
18’x10′ Tiger Retreat Contemporary Summerhouse
Product Details
Comparisons of Similar Sheds
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| Expert Score | 75 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £3,189.00 | £1,009.00 | £9,764.00 | £2,099.00 | £12,799.00 |
| Size | 11' x 9' | 7' x 5' | 19' x 15' | 10' x 7' | 25' x 16' |
| Brand | Loxley | Redlands | Redlands | Palmako | Palmako |
| Material | Wooden | Wooden | Wooden | Wooden | Wooden |
| Cladding Thickness | 12mm | 12mm | 44mm | 28mm | 44mm |
| Guarantee | 10 Years | 10 Years | 10 Years | 5 Years | 5 Years |
| Go | Go | Go | Go | Go |
Sources
Merchants Checked
12 different sources were used to research information on this product, and 1 contained information that we were able to use to compile the data used on this page.
The following merchants were checked on the 06 August, 2022 to see if they stocked this product.
Tiger Sheds – 635 products checked, found 1 match.
Waltons – 231 products checked, found no matches.
Wickes – 19576 products checked, found no matches.
B&Q – 78905 products checked, found no matches.
ManoMano UK – 922302 products checked, found no matches.
Wilko.com – 21232 products checked, found no matches.
Homebase – 35509 products checked, found no matches.
Buy Sheds Direct – 1635 products checked, found no matches.
sheds.co.uk – 1999 products checked, found no matches.
BillyOh – 1244 products checked, found no matches.
Garden Buildings Direct – 1284 products checked, found no matches.
Shedstore – 1373 products checked, found no matches.
1. TigerSkin®: Is a solvent based wood treatment that is manufactured by AChem. Solvent based wood treatments are considered better than water based wood treatments. A solvent based treatment typically consists of 70% white spirit, this helps the treatment penetrate deeper into the wood. Water based treatments typically only consist of 10% white spirit, this reduces the penetration effectiveness of the treatment.
Achem claim the treatment acts against wood discolouring fungi (blue stain) as well as against wood boring insects. They say that the preservative requires 2-3 coats, and dries in 12 hours under normal conditions (20 °C / 65% rel. humidity). Low temperatures, increased humidity may increase drying time. The treatment is regulated under the European Biocides Regulation (EU BPR; EU 528/2012). ↩
2. Cladding types identified: shiplap tongue & groove ↩
3. Global cladding data sourced from: All shiplap tongue & groove summer houses ↩
4. Top cladding data sourced from: Top 74 shiplap tongue & groove summer houses ↩
5. 18’x10′ cladding data sourced from: 1 18’x10′ shiplap tongue & groove summer houses ↩
7. Global cladding thickness data sourced from: All 12mm summer houses ↩
8. Top cladding thickness data sourced from: Top 74 12mm summer houses ↩
9. 18’x10′ cladding thickness data sourced from: 1 18’x10′ 12mm summer houses ↩
10. Roof material types identified: tongue & groove ↩
11. Roof thickness types identified: 12mm ↩
12. Roof covering types identified: mineral felt ↩
13. Floor material types identified: tongue & groove ↩
14. Floor thickness types identified: 12mm ↩
15. Glazing material types identified: toughened glass ↩
16. Glazing thickness types identified: 3mm ↩