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First Added - August 4 2022
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Product ID: SKU: BUNDLE-OPASUM77MHD
Size: 7' x 6'
Merchants Checked: 12
Available From: 1
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Our verdict on the Hartwood 7′ x 7′ Sutton Summer House
The Hartwood 7′ x 7′ Sutton Summer House comes with an apex style roof, holds a 15 Years guarantee, fit with double doors, is treated using a pressure treated process [1], and makes use of certified sustainable materials. The 8 windows used on this particular 7′ x 6′ use a 2mm acrylic material.
Base material: european softwood
Our experts say this has 3 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 sand felt roof covering found on this summer house is rated to be one of the best by our experts.
2. A floor that is 16mm thick is something our experts say is one of the best available for this kind of summer house.
3. A pressure treated treatment like the one used on this summer house is one our experts are happy to say is one of the best around.
Below is a brief overview of how some of the key points of this summer house fairs across the market.
Cladding
The overlap board cladding(walls) used here is the worst form of construction for summer house walls out of the 3 types [2] we’ve identified on same-size summer houses, that you’ll also see getting used on 4% (29 of 741) of all summer houses analysed [3], and sadly not present at all on any of the 74 summer houses that make up the top 10% of summer houses [4]. In fact this is the only 7′ x 6′ summer house you’ll find that uses an overlap board wall [5].
The walls are 7mm thick and we rate this the worst thickness out of the 3 found on same-size summer houses [6]. It is used on 2% of all summer houses [7] and after analysing the top 74 products that make up the top 10% of summer houses [8], we don’t find this thickness present on any of them. Further analysis shows us that out of all 7′ x 6′ summer houses this is the only one to use 7mm thick walls [9].
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Roofing
Osb is the of construction method used for the roofing, our experts rate this one of the best forms of roof material out of the 2 types we’ve found on same-size summer houses [10]. This roofing material is used on 5% of all summer houses analysed, and 1% of the top 10% of summer houses. While you’ll find that the Expert Score of this summer house is 6 points lower than the average for 7′ x 6’s that use osb roof material (72 vs the average of 78), you can be sure it’s not due to the roofing as this one of the highest scoring materials found on 7′ x 6′ summer houses. 24% of 7′ x 6′ summer houses (5 in total) use osb construction for the roof.
A 8mm thick roof boarding was used on this summer house which is the worst thickness used for a roofing material out of 5 thicknesses identified on same-size summer houses [11]. It’s used on 1% of all summer houses with a further analysis of the top 10% of summer houses (74 in total) showing us that none of them use a roof of this thickness. 10% of 7′ x 6′ summer houses (2 in total) use a 8mm thick roof boarding, and when taking the average Expert Score of those 7′ x 6′ summer houses (72), the Hartwood 7′ x 7′ Sutton Summer House is the same with an Expert Score of 72.
Sand felt is used as the roof covering, and out of 3 types identified on same-size summer houses [12], is said to be one of the best roof covering materials. It comes fitted on 1% of summer houses and when it comes to the top 74 summer houses that make up the top 10% we find none of them make use of this kind of roof covering. 10% of 7′ x 6′ summer houses (2 in total) make use of a sand felt material as a roof covering, and when taking the average Expert Score of those 7′ x 6′ summer houses (72), the Hartwood 7′ x 7′ Sutton Summer House is the same with an Expert Score of 72.
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Flooring
The manufactures of this summer house chose osb for the floor construction, we rate this an about average form of floor construction out of 2 types found on same-size summer houses [13]. This type of floor construction is used on 4% of all summer houses we analysed, with none of the top 74 summer houses making use of this kind of floor material. 14% of 7′ x 6′ summer houses (3 in total) use osb construction for the floor.
A 16mm thick floor boarding is used here, this is the best floor board thickness according to our experts out of 4 found on same-size summer houses [14]. It’s found on 1% of all summer houses and used on 4% of the top 10% of summer houses. Out of all 7′ x 6′ summer houses it turns out that this is the only one to use a 16mm flooring.
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Window
Acrylic windows come installed on this summer house. As a glazing option, we rate it one of the worst out of the 4 glazing types found on 7′ x 6′ summer houses [15]. This particular type of glazing is used on 1% of all windowed summer houses and 1% of the top 10% of summer houses with windows we analysed. 10% of 7′ x 6′ summer houses with windows (2 in total) use acrylic windows.
The windows on this summer house use a 2mm thick glazing, we rate this one of the worst thicknesses for window glazing out of 3 different thicknesses found on same-size summer houses [16]. Glazing this thick is found on 3% of all the windowed summer houses we analysed and used on 1% of the top 10% of windowed summer houses. 14% of 7′ x 6′ summer houses (3 in total) use 2mm thick glazing.
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Height
The height of this summer house is 2220mm (7′) which is 5% less than the average 7′ x 6′ summer house, giving you 115.0mm (0.4′) less headroom.
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Doors
The door height is 1,650.00mm (5′) tall which is 2% or 40.29mm (0.1′) shorter than the average 7′ x 6′.
The door width is 1,120.00mm (4′) wide which is 7% or 70.57mm (0.2′) wider than the average 7′ x 6′.
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You Might Also Consider
We found 21 7′ x 6′ summer houses with comparable specifications. The Hartwood 7′ x 7′ Sutton Summer House has an Expert Score that is 20% lower than average and is £196 less expensive than average. If you are looking for the best value or highest expert scoring summer houses out of the 21 with comparable specifications the following might be of interest.
Best value – If you are looking for something comparable that costs less, then you could save £175 with this Loxley 7′ x 7′ Grasmere Summer House. It is priced at £694, this is 25% less than this and has an Expert Score of 87, 15 points higher than the Hartwood 7′ x 7′ Sutton Summer House.
Highest Expert Score – With an Expert Score of 92 vs 72 for this product, the Oren 6′ x 8′ Shiplap Binton Summer House is the best 7′ x 6′ summer house with comparable specifications, and is priced at £1,309, that’s £440 more than the Hartwood 7′ x 7′ Sutton Summer House.
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 3 summer houses that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
Oren 6′ x 8′ Shiplap Binton Summer House
Oren 10′ x 4′ Shiplap Poolside Summer House
Oren 10′ x 4′ Shiplap Contemporary Poolside Summer House
Coastal Consideration – If you live in a particularly wet or harsher environment such as by the coast then you might want to consider something with a more robust pressure treatment or something made from metal or plastic, both materials that are particularly suited to such harsh environments. We’ve found at least 3 summer houses that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
8 x 5 Pressure Treated Tongue And Groove Apex Summerhouse + LONG WINDOWS + Overhang + Safety Toughened Glass + Euro Lock with Key + SUPER STRENGTH FRAMING
9 x 5 Pressure Treated Tongue And Groove Apex Summerhouse + LONG WINDOWS + Overhang + Safety Toughened Glass + Euro Lock with Key + SUPER STRENGTH FRAMING
Hartwood 7′ x 7′ Sutton Summer House
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 3 summer houses that have options that you might find a better fit if this is a concern you have.
Redlands 6′ x 10′ Contemporary Summer House
8 x 5 Pressure Treated Tongue And Groove Pent Summerhouse Potting Shed Bench + Safety Toughened Glass + RIM Lock with Key + SUPER STRENGTH FRAMING
9 x 5 Pressure Treated Tongue And Groove Pent Summerhouse Potting Shed Bench + Safety Toughened Glass + RIM Lock with Key + SUPER STRENGTH FRAMING
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 3 other options that will fill those needs.
Oren 10′ x 4′ Shiplap Poolside Summer House
Oren 6′ x 8′ Shiplap Binton Summer House
Oren 10′ x 4′ Shiplap Contemporary Poolside Summer House
Product Details
Comparisons of Similar Sheds
 |  |  |  |  | |
| Expert Score | 78 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £924.00 | £3,189.00 | £1,179.00 | £1,009.00 | £9,764.00 |
| Size | 5' x 5' | 11' x 9' | 9' x 5' | 7' x 5' | 19' x 15' |
| Brand | Redlands | Loxley | Redlands | Redlands | Redlands |
| Material | Wooden | Wooden | Wooden | Wooden | Wooden |
| Cladding Thickness | 12mm | 12mm | 12mm | 12mm | 44mm |
| Guarantee | 10 Years | 10 Years | 10 Years | 10 Years | 10 Years |
| Go | Go | Go | Go | Go |
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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.
sheds.co.uk – 1999 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.
BillyOh – 1244 products checked, found no matches.
Garden Buildings Direct – 1284 products checked, found no matches.
Shedstore – 1373 products checked, found no matches.
Tiger Sheds – 635 products checked, found no matches.
1. Pressure Treated: Considered the most durable wood treatment, this is where the wood undergoes a process called tanalisation. This is where the timber is submerged in specialist wood preservatives (such as Tanalith E, this is actually the origin of the word ‘tanalisation’), this is a unique combination of copper and organic biocide ingredients (it is the copper that gives the finished wood the slightly green colour). The wood then goes into a high pressure vacuum tank (the Wood Protection Association has a good article/video on this) to draw out excess moisture and air and force in the preservatives.
This deep penetration of the exterior wood protects it from the elements and all forms of insect attack. Wood treated this way can last many years without being re-treated. The BS 8417 code of practice (this advises on the choice of timber species and the use and application of wood preservatives) says “ penetration to either 6 mm (15 years) or 12mm (for 30 years) has to be achieved in any exposed surface in sawn material.”
It is also worth noting that if cross cutting, notching or boring treated timber during or after installation, ALWAYS apply an end grain solvent-based (or oil-based) wood preservative treatment to the freshly exposed areas, this will maintain the integrity of the protection. NEVER put cut ends in the ground, even if end grain coated. ↩
2. Cladding types identified: overlap board, shiplap tongue & groove, tongue & groove ↩
3. Global cladding data sourced from: All overlap board summer houses ↩
4. Top cladding data sourced from: Top 74 overlap board summer houses ↩
5. 7′ x 6′ cladding data sourced from: 21 7′ x 6′ overlap board summer houses ↩
7. Global cladding thickness data sourced from: All 7mm summer houses ↩
8. Top cladding thickness data sourced from: Top 74 7mm summer houses ↩
9. 7′ x 6′ cladding thickness data sourced from: 1 7′ x 6′ 7mm summer houses ↩
10. Roof material types identified: osb, tongue & groove ↩
11. Roof thickness types identified: 8mm, 11mm, 12mm ↩
12. Roof covering types identified: mineral felt, polyester felt, sand felt ↩
13. Floor material types identified: osb, tongue & groove ↩
14. Floor thickness types identified: 12mm, 16mm ↩
15. Glazing material types identified: acrylic, single glazed, styrene, toughened glass ↩
16. Glazing thickness types identified: 2mm, 3mm ↩