Shire Hampton Summerhouse 7x7

• 5 out of 5   Stephen Payne , Somerset.

  Tuesday 26th March 2024 Verified Purchase

  We absolutely love our summer house. Was very easy to construct and instructions were easy to follow.

• 4 out of 5   Mrs Sylvia Edwards, Kent.

  Wednesday 18th October 2023 Verified Purchase

  I do love my summerhouse but the only problem is, the door latch is a bit of an annoyance, as the inside handle turns the same way as the outside one and instead of it being loose and hanging down all the time, catches on the inside of the door when it is being closed from the outside and also, it is already starting to rust which is a shame as the rest of the building is lovely. I will probably buy another latch next year, although I am having trouble finding anything small enough at the moment so it will probably have to be something entirely different. However, we have had a few lovely days since it was erected and I was able to have my afternoon siestas out there, very happily. I would highly recommend this summerhouse, especially at its' current price. It took two men two days to finish painting and erecting it but that was mostly down to the wet weather we were experiencing at the time.

• 2 out of 5   Dino Kyprianou, Midlands.

  Wednesday 27th September 2023 Verified Purchase

  I can’t fault One Garden. Their service was excellent, when I called them, they were knowledgeable, polite and extremely helpful. The summerhouse is fine but there a few imperfections in the wood which I have patched up as it wasn’t worth sending back. Also the door was slightly warped so was difficult to hang but again not worth sending back. Would buy from One Garden again but wouldn’t recommend this particular product

• 5 out of 5   Frank North, Derby .

  Friday 17th March 2023 Verified Purchase

  Very good service the delivery was outstanding

• 4 out of 5   The Morgan’s, North Wales .

  Thursday 22nd September 2022 Verified Purchase

  A great summerhouse on a budget. So glad it was assembled by a joiner, we definite would have struggled. Especially when one or two things needed a little bit of expert adjustment. My only criticism is that the wood colouring process has left large areas of uncoloured wood, this wouldn’t be an issue if you are going to stain it further or paint it, but we just wanted to clear coat it. It would be nice to offer it for sale ‘unstained’. It’ll all weather in time so it wasn’t worth making an issue of it. Very good communications and delivery was spot on too. It does look lovely sitting in the corner of our new garden though, we’re very pleased with it. Thank you

• 4 out of 5   Karen Grocott, Halmer End.

  Friday 19th August 2022 Verified Purchase

  Good value for price.

• 3 out of 5   Alma Norton, Shrewsbury.

  Tuesday 02nd August 2022 Verified Purchase

  Nice design but very flimsy construction. What a pity the pins securing the glass in windows/doors went rusty after a couple of days and rust leached onto the paintwork.

• 5 out of 5   Cheryl James , CF31 4RH.

  Wednesday 27th July 2022 Verified Purchase

  Great service....delivered within a few days. Shed itself is great but there were a few broken bits but was easily sorted by the carpenter. Really pleased with it and an excellent competitive price.

• 5 out of 5   Annette Campbell , North Wales.

  Thursday 16th June 2022 Verified Purchase

  Excellent summer house. Would certainly buy from this company again. Highly recommend. Thanks

• 5 out of 5   Jo Preece, Birmingham .

  Monday 18th April 2022 Verified Purchase

  Absolutely love this summerhouse. Very well made, Absolutely stunning when put together

• 4 out of 5   Angela Fairhead, MALMESBURY.

  Sunday 03rd October 2021 Verified Purchase

  Delivery was prompt and efficient. Your driver even put it in the garage to keep dry before it was treated, much appreciated. Had to wait for a friend and son to put it up for me. Although I am happy with the summerhouse, he said he had put his own up last summer and the product standard had deteriorated slightly over the time between the two buildings and he had to make some minor adjustments during construction. (Possibly due to shortages during Covid). However it is now in use and I enjoy sitting in it just looking at my new garden.

• 5 out of 5   David Collins, Hemel Hempstead.

  Sunday 01st August 2021 Verified Purchase

  Summerhouse arrived intact and all parts were there. Assembly was okay and instruction booklet was clear. Summerhouse is now complete and we are pleased with it. Good value for the price.

• 4 out of 5   derrick king, Witney Oxfordshire..

  Friday 18th June 2021 Verified Purchase

  We found the Summerhouse much easier to assemble than we thought it would be. One of the windows was warped but we overcame this by fitting a bolt at the top of the window to straighten it. We found the when the left door was bolted there was no way of opening the other door without a handle. On request a copy of the handle was supplied and works now. Something that I feel should be supplied as standard if a pair of hook and eye so that both doors can be kept back when open. We found without these the doors swung back and forth with the wind. We are very happy with the summerhouse which we are using in this good weather.

• 4 out of 5   AlexaChap, Dorset.

  Thursday 17th June 2021 Verified Purchase

  Item delivered in great time, far quicker time frame than other places I looked at. Product good for the price. Took a while to build but that was with only one person. A few adjustments were needed. We bought better quality roof felt elsewhere. Went together OK but the windows do still randomly pop out at times. Nothing that can't be put right with a DIY minded person. Much bigger inside than I thought it would be. Overall, a great little summerhouse for the price and with the right care should hopefully last for years. We had read some negative reviews but as it was still the nicest one we had seen for the price we still went for it. Absolutely no regrets!

• 3 out of 5   Jane Dade, Shropshire.

  Sunday 13th June 2021 Verified Purchase

  The glass for the doors and windows was missing from the delivery and had to be sent separately. Instructions were confusing in places. Some of the wood should not have been passed by quality control as it was very roughly cut and the worst being one of the back panels looked like it had been gnawed by a beaver. One of the cross members supporting the windows was loose causing it to sag when the window was fitted. All the hinges were awkward to fit and the instructions for them were not clear. The tacks for the roofing felt were very short and did not secure the roofing felt at the corners where it was folded. The wood treatment was missing on a large section of one of the outer doors. Some of the wood for the trim had split as well as the tongue and groove flooring which was very roughly cut at the exposed end under the doors. We didn’t expect to have to assemble the glass into the doors and windows ourselves and the numerous pieces of fiddly beading (which we haven’t assembled yet) look as if the will split when pinned and will probably need pre-drilling. The rough chip board ceiling panels don’t enhance the look at all and will need further coats of wood paint to make then blend in. Overall once we have finished working on the summerhouse it will look great in the garden but it is a lot more work than we expected. In an ideal world we would have returned it but a lot of the issues did not arise until assembly was underway. We had to wait so long for it to be in stock and even if a replacement was sent, there would be no guarantee that there wouldn’t be similar issues. Be prepared to have to do a lot of prep, fettling and tweaking. Pre drilled holes would have been helpful. It was the style with the windows and doors that attracted us and if we could have got this style from our local firm who would have assembled it for us at a further cost we would have gone with them as any issues would be easily resolved. Not sure I would go down this path again but we will have a lovely summerhouse once we’ve put in a lot of hard work.

• 5 out of 5   Steven Williamson, Glossop.

  Wednesday 09th June 2021 Verified Purchase

  The Shire Hampton Summerhouse is fabulous. Good quality wood, straightforward installation and impressive finish. I would highly recommend it.

• 5 out of 5   EUNICE PICKWELL, Manchester .

  Friday 04th June 2021 Verified Purchase

  Excellent service fast delivery and great quality still not had it put together yet but all painted and ready excited.

• 5 out of 5   K dyer, Sussex.

  Friday 04th June 2021 Verified Purchase

  Summerhouse delivered on time and complete. Very competitive price, ordering easy and professional. Construction needs element of know how and at least two people to erect especially when roofing. Painted outside before erecting which was time consuming requiring 2-3 coats but preferable to painting after erecting. Glazing tedious, best to drill holes for pins as pins split the timber if hammered in without drilling. Summerhouse now sited and looking really good. For the money very soon pleased.

• 5 out of 5   Avril Lees, Scotland.

  Thursday 03rd June 2021 Verified Purchase

  Fast delivery on a good solid Summerhouse. Well worth the money. Many thanks

• 3 out of 5   Francesco Paolo, Swindon.

  Wednesday 02nd June 2021 Verified Purchase

  I'm pretty happy with the overall result after the assembly as well as with the delivery time. The instructions are easy to follow and you can almost do all the work by yourself, thanks to the small mounting pieces. But I'm not happy with the quality of the wood. There are plenty of dead knots and cracks in the woods. With a better selection of the wood, it would be perfect. Fortunately, many of the wood defects get hidden after assembling all the parts, but some other are quite evident.

• 3 out of 5   Bobbie Coleman, Fife.

  Tuesday 01st June 2021 Verified Purchase

  Overall not bad, delivery was good and value for money. I do advise sealing every gap possible as we had a few leaks through the windows and roof. Love to see how it fairs through the winter on my windy hill.

• 5 out of 5   Margaret Beckley, HAVERHILL.

  Thursday 27th May 2021 Verified Purchase

  All good, delivered on time, product satisfactory, husband managed to assemble and it looks good on completion. Would perhaps finish it off if there were slats for the back roof felt. But its at the back, so no problem.

• 5 out of 5   Julie Williams, Cwmbran, South Wales.

  Sunday 23rd May 2021 Verified Purchase

  Excellent quality summerhouse and very well made! Instructions were very clear and I am a complete DIY beginner, with just a hammer and a drill and the helping hand of a friend we had it up in no time! I do have to admit, the hardest part of building this summerhouse was putting in the glass and the individual spindles of beading that come with it to secure the glass in place! These seem to all be cut too big and we had real trouble getting these in. The worst part was hammering the nails in, because the spindles were so thin it was difficult to get the nail in without snapping and we ended up having to take them all back out and use glue instead!

• 5 out of 5   PAT DICK, Scotland.

  Friday 21st May 2021 Verified Purchase

  Received my corner summerhouse promptly, albeit the charges for delivery were rather high. We found it easy to erect and the finished article looks fabulous. My only suggestion to manufacturers is to provide a lockable closure with the building. We found it difficult to find a narrow lock to be inserted in the two doors. The doors open back really fully to allow sunshine in. The windows open which is a plus. I’ve enjoyed decorating it beach style and it is our sanctuary. Good quality and would recommend.

• 5 out of 5   Keith midson, Westbury.

  Tuesday 11th May 2021 Verified Purchase

  Good quality, quite easy to erect, needs 2 people. Get the base level important. I used Gorilla glue to fix the glass. Wary of hammer and nails near glass.

• 5 out of 5   Philip Ringrose , Ninfield East sussex.

  Friday 16th April 2021 Verified Purchase

  This product was ideal for the space we had available and it was at a very good price, lower than all the other companies we looked at. It was was relatively easy to put up with 2 people and I am now in the process of painting. The only comment I would make is that I found it better to use sealant on the windows before adding the beading. Now looking forward to using it.

• 5 out of 5   Sue Corcoran , Sussex .

  Friday 16th April 2021 Verified Purchase

  Ordering our shed couldn’t have been easier. Delivery communication was excellent, clear and on time. The instructions were easy to follow and assembly was very straight forward. Being the budget product, we were pleasantly surprised at the high standard and quality of the shed and we are really pleased with the finished product. We have no hesitation to recommend and will definitely use this company again.

• 5 out of 5   Keith midson, Westbury.

  Friday 09th April 2021 Verified Purchase

  Good quality. quite easy to erect needs 2 people. get the base level important. i used Gorilla glue to fix the glass. wary of hammer & nails near glass.

• 5 out of 5   Howard , Cheshire .

  Wednesday 07th April 2021 Verified Purchase

  Well made, easy to assemble, looks great.

• 5 out of 5   Shaun , Kettering.

  Monday 05th April 2021 Verified Purchase

  Fantastic all round service. Great quality and fabulous communication through out. I would highly recommend

• 5 out of 5   Jane Haxell, Bridlington .

  Sunday 04th April 2021 Verified Purchase

  Totally recommend this company, top class service, great summerhouse

• 5 out of 5   Beverley hackett, Hull.

  Friday 02nd April 2021 Verified Purchase

  Very pleased with the shire Hampton summerhouse really good quality

• 5 out of 5   Gill Baker, Dorking.

  Thursday 01st April 2021 Verified Purchase

  Fab little summer house, although I have adapted it into an avairy for my doves. Great service and excellent delivery driver.

• 5 out of 5   Dr Ian Roberts, Hereford.

  Sunday 28th March 2021 Verified Purchase

  Pros: Construction was simple and the instructions were, generally, easy to follow. Building the summerhouse is well within the capabilities of a single person. Overall I was very impressed with the quality of the wood, hardware and fittings relative to the overall price. It is the most popular part of the garden at the moment (early Spring) for reading, listening to books/podcasts/radio and afternoon tea! Excellent customer service (see General comments below). Cons: Nothing major. The door opening is only around 170-175 cm high which seemed a little low. However, I am around 180 cm tall with a tendency to bang my head on low level obstructions and I haven't banged my head yet entering or leaving the shed! The supplied turn latches were far too small; I bought some black bolts (to match the other black door furniture) as an alternative along with some black gate latches/eyes to hold the doors open when the wind blows. General: Insufficient 60mm screws were supplied but a call to Shire and a full replacement hardware pack was sent within a few days. Instructions mentioned 3 pieces of roof felt but only one roll was supplied (plenty for the job). Recommended drill sizes in the instructions were a bit confusing; 5mm and 3mm did the job but why the instructions recommended a 1mm drill bit is still a mystery. I had to shorten one roof batten to make the final section of the roof fit plus the expected 'trimming' to doors to make them open and close easily (the opening windows needed no adjustment). Four extra panes of glass supplied. I spent 4 days building the summerhouse on my own: (1) treating wood, preparing site (flat patio) and assembling floor, (2) assembling walls/windows, (3) roof, felting and doors, (4) adding door furniture and trimming doors to fit. Nice gentle work.

• 4 out of 5   Julia, Watford.

  Tuesday 17th November 2020 Verified Purchase

  The summerhouse looks lovely now it’s constructed. The product is good. Unfortunately the order arrived a couple of weeks earlier than I had requested on my order form. The handle of the summerhouse door is too big to fit on to the wood so I shall have to purchase a smaller one.

• 4 out of 5   L Pilcher , Orpington .

  Tuesday 17th November 2020 Verified Purchase

  Difficult to install needed professional help but despite added cost pleased with result

• 4 out of 5   Melanie Laird, Newmarket.

  Friday 13th November 2020 Verified Purchase

  Pleased with the finished product. I would say though that unless you have some DIY skills and some decent tools you will need help. I got a local carpenter to help. The panels and window areas were not square and needed levelling up. Def need at least 2 people as pieces are large and awkward. Took 6 hrs one day and approx 3 hrs the next day to complete the build. I pre sealed all parts with a wood preservative and once dry I painted the outside areas. Easier to do all of this before putting together. Then touch up afterwards. Overall very happy with the finished product.
  

• 5 out of 5   Sue Cole, Penarth.

  Thursday 12th November 2020 Verified Purchase

  I am using my ‘Winterhouse’ as a beautiful reading room over the colder months and I couldn’t be happier with it

• 5 out of 5   Mary brader, PETERBOROUGH.

  Sunday 14th June 2020 Verified Purchase

  Hi I love my summer house its so cosy and quiet thankyou

• 5 out of 5   Farshid, Otley.

  Sunday 13th October 2019 Verified Purchase

  Nice looking summerhouse; two people need to assemble and erect. Good service and reasonable price.

• 4 out of 5   Michael, Canterbury.

  Friday 21st June 2019 Verified Purchase

  I like the shed, it's a nice design and it's big. I would say it's value for money but please be aware that it is overall of cheap construction. Takes a proper 1-1.5 days to construct (I had 3 people). I would advise a completely flat foundation as the door doesn't have a supporting frame around it and can go in wonky.

• 5 out of 5   t w barnes, DAVENTRY.

  Monday 08th April 2019 Verified Purchase

  Excellent, easy to assemble, done it all on my own. Clear varnished before building. Very pleased, now waiting for the sunshine.

• 4 out of 5   R Vincent, Bristol.

  Monday 11th March 2019 Verified Purchase

  Delivery as promised on time. Summerhouse very good quality and easy to assemble with plenty of spare screws and nails etc. Only complaint is that the window glazing would be much better if it was on the inside of the windows and doors rather than external. (ONE GARDEN COMMENT: Glazing is placed externally into an inner-rebated frame purposely, to ensure rainwater drains to the outside rather than into a building.)

• 5 out of 5   CARIN , llandow.

  Friday 09th November 2018 Verified Purchase

  Absolutely gorgeous. Such wonderful attention to detail. Windows perfect the fixings were elegant. We are delighted thank you.
  

• 5 out of 5   Mr.Rod Bates, Caversham,Berks..

  Wednesday 19th September 2018 Verified Purchase

  Excellent product and prompt friendly service. A few small bits missing, but a phone call soon sorted it out.

• 5 out of 5   Emma Welch, West Midlands.

  Friday 22nd June 2018 Verified Purchase

  Bought the summer house for a corner in the garden where we are making it a little piece of nature area, fits in beautifully and a nice size for 4 adults to sit and relax, really easy to put up once you have the base done and a nice quality, to further improve ours we clad the inside and now it is really solid.

• 5 out of 5   Rosemary Butler, Wroughtom Wilts.

  Saturday 16th June 2018 Verified Purchase

  This building was delivered on time by a very pleasant young man. The building itself is great. One problem was a wrong hinge sent for one of the windows which delayed building being completed. A phone call on the Monday and an email on the Thursday was received followed by a phone call from you reassuring me it was in the post. The hinge arrived on the Friday and building was completed and makes a welcome summerhouse for my garden. A super well made Summerhouse Thank you.

• 4 out of 5   Neil Butler, Norfolk.

  Tuesday 29th May 2018 Verified Purchase

  Overall quite pleased with the summer house. Just the right size for our garden and a good price. Some minor moans - Instructions for cutting felt are wrong I did 1 @ 3.1, 1 @ 2.8 and used off cut for back triangle. Nailed the felt around the edge and added 3 battens to hold down as I did not want to nail through felt. The square keysteel for latch was not long enough to go through door let alone into handles. Doors could not be made level as sides were twisted. Overcome this by adding wood to faces to mask it. With staining it took us over a week to put up. But overall happy with the outcome. (ONE GARDEN COMMENT: You may just wish to check your base is level (by spirit level, then pack) and ensure it's fully supporting the floor joists, as where the doors cannot be levelled and the sides were 'twisted' is a classic case of a building settling (twisting by weight) when unsupported by a hardstanding.)

• 5 out of 5   JACK MARTIN, HILL HEAD HANTS.

  Tuesday 22nd May 2018 Verified Purchase

  RATING 4.5. IT WENT TOGETHER VERY WELL, ONLY ONE THING THE FELT NAILS COULD HAVE BEEN LONGER, AS THEY TENDED TO POP OUT.WILL SEND PHOTO WHEN AREA IS FINISHED.

• 5 out of 5   M Vasey, Cleveland.

  Wednesday 16th May 2018 Verified Purchase

  Really pleased with the product, very good instructions, delivered on time, no pieces missing everything went well from ordering and arranging delivery to being delivered, it took a couple of days to paint and put together but we didnt rush (it coud have been done in a day) I would highly recommend this company

• 5 out of 5   mrs j reason, penhill swindon .

  Sunday 22nd April 2018 Verified Purchase

  Excellent service from start to finish. Would find it difficult to find a negative comment. I am sitting in it now enjoying the sunshine in my garden.

• 5 out of 5   S Gratton, Staffordshire .

  Monday 20th November 2017 Verified Purchase

  Very happy with summerhouse, lovely. Needed more small nails though to fix in windows. Spare panels for the glass provided. Would highly recommend

• 5 out of 5   Alan.knowles, St Helens.

  Friday 07th April 2017 Verified Purchase

  Good value for price. Easy to follow guide for assembly. Looks good when erected.

• 4 out of 5   Ian, Chelmsford Essex.

  Tuesday 04th April 2017 Verified Purchase

  Very pleased with the product overall and good value for money. Instructions were excellent. Product arrived very quickly after the order was placed, two minor replacement parts were speedily dispatched. I pre-painted all the parts before installation commenced and pre-drilled glass beading to facilitate the fixing of panel pins easier. The main structure took about 5 hours for two people to build and the roof felting an additional two hours. Glazing was fiddly but took about four hours altogether. Painted it soft green with white window frames and doors and very pleased with the finished result.

• 5 out of 5   Tony Sanders, Westcliff on Sea, Essex.

  Monday 20th March 2017 Verified Purchase

  Great product, good service, Quick delivery and best price I could find - what more do you need?

• 4 out of 5   Henty, BrightonSussex .

  Sunday 04th December 2016 Verified Purchase

  After finally getting someone in to assemble it for us, it looks amazing! For the price you only get cheap quality roofing, but having said that it is great value & we are very pleased with it.

• 5 out of 5   Jan Maddock, Lincolnshire .

  Monday 28th November 2016 Verified Purchase

  Brilliant service from initial order to delivery. Hubby painted prior to assembly which he did on his own without any problems. Insulated and clad the inside, had electric light and a couple of sockets installed and now use this as my den for crafts.

• 4 out of 5   medea cooper, Leicestershire.

  Monday 07th November 2016 Verified Purchase

  We are very pleased with our new summerhouse although we read some reviews that said it could be put up in two hours which was the case for us. As the instructions tell you to paint it first this in itself takes some time and the beading around the individual panes of glass were not a very good fit and so most of them had to have some wood shaved off which is time consuming.

• 4 out of 5   Jane Stirling, Essex.

  Friday 28th October 2016 Verified Purchase

  The Shire Hampton summerhouse is looking great in the corner of our small garden. We have painted ours olive green and cream and it's looking very stylish. Some of the wood finish was a bit rough but it is a natural product and is still great for the price compared to other models. It did take us a few days to assemble, including fitting all the individual panes of glass and adjusting doors etc but it looks great and we are very happy with it.

• 4 out of 5   Phillips, Swindon.

  Thursday 20th October 2016 Verified Purchase

  Generally really good. Takes some time to assemble. Liked having some spares e.g. glass. Instructions might be better written not just diagrams. Maybe a version with guttering fitted would be nice. Love it though.

• 5 out of 5   Graham, Bognor regis.

  Tuesday 11th October 2016 Verified Purchase

  Very pleased with my summerhouse and the build quality Is fantastic.

• 5 out of 5   ken rose, cannock.

  Friday 30th September 2016 Verified Purchase

  Excellent service and communications, very good product. Easy to erect, fitted together perfectly. Looks great. Very pleased.

• 4 out of 5   anon, .

  Wednesday 14th September 2016

  Very happy so far with the summerhouse, there was some small problems with the consruction, mainly due to some of the quality of the wood. Some pieces were so badly bent out of shape it was hard to fix them on the summerhouse.

• 5 out of 5   anon, .

  Tuesday 13th September 2016

  Lovely summerhouse. Ideal for my lady cave. Very pleased with it.

• 5 out of 5   anon, .

  Monday 29th August 2016

  Love this summerhouse, it feels bigger than it is, its well made & was quite easy to build..... We stained the walls & varnished the windows & doors & painted the inside cream & it feels like a mini extension of my house at the bottom of the garden I love it!

• 5 out of 5   anon, .

  Sunday 21st August 2016

  We absolutely love our summerhouse. Fantastic service from the start and relatively quick delivery too. The friendly delivery driver even popped it in the garage for us. The build took no longer than a couple hours with 2 people. It paints really well too - and looks brilliant. Perfect summerhouse, would certainly recommend to anyone!

• 5 out of 5   anon, .

  Friday 24th June 2016

  Good value and very well made, particularly the windows and doors. Clear instructions and all parts needed supplied. Thoroughly enjoyable to build even by one person.

• 4 out of 5   anon, .

  Tuesday 14th June 2016

  Good value product. A few snags such as the door handle on the inside catches when closing the door. It would also benefit from a mortice lock at the top and bottom of the main opening door, making it secure and also doing away with the swivel catches at the same time.

• 5 out of 5   anon, .

  Friday 27th May 2016

  The Shire Hampton Summerhouse sits perfectly in the corner of the garden for which it was intended. It arrived, as arranged, as a sizeable self-assembly kit and I confess the prospect of erecting it was a little daunting. Over the next two long days I completed the process single-handed although some of the steps stretched me to my limit and I would recommend, as indeed the instructions advise, that a helper be employed. I had a slight frustration with the glazing as I found the horizontal beading designed to secure the top and bottom of each pane of glass had to be sanded down in order to make them fit. I am extremely pleased with the quality of the purchase and with the way it has provided a special function for a hitherto underused corner of the garden.

• 5 out of 5   anon, .

  Friday 06th May 2016

  I am very pleased with my summerhouse. I love sitting in the garden, when it gets chilly in I go, lovely and warm and still enjoying the outside life. Very pleased.

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