Description

Introduce your little ones to the joys of imaginative play with the Shire Little Shopper Playhouse. It’s a charming replica of a bustling market stall or quaint lemonade stand. The wooden playhouse features an open front, allowing for easy interaction and accessibility, topped with a sleek pent roof that adds a modern touch to its classic design.

The playhouse walls are clad in shiplap tongue and groove, ensuring a smooth, professional finish with an overlapping appearance for added durability. The interior has practical shelving and a countertop, perfect for displaying play goods or serving lemonade.

For long-lasting use, the roof is covered with mineralised roofing felt, treated to resist the elements and adorned with small stone flakes for extra protection against weathering. The playhouse also has full instructions, fixtures, and fittings, making assembly straightforward.

The timber used in the Shire Little Shopper Playhouse is sustainably sourced from responsibly managed forests, highlighting Shire’s commitment to environmental stewardship.

Optional professional installation is available, ensuring a perfect setup with minimal hassle. Prepare a suitable level base and let the experts handle the rest. 

The playhouse also undergoes a dipped treatment process, where timber components are immersed in a preservative, enhancing durability and resistance to the elements.

Engage your child's creativity and entrepreneurial spirit with the Shire Little Shopper Playhouse. It is the ideal addition to any garden that seeks to foster imaginative play and childhood memories.

Features:

Guarantee - 10-year anti-rot

Walls - 12mm shiplap tongue and groove

Roof – 8mm OSB covered with green mineral felt

Floor – No floor

Frame – 34mm x 34mm

Treatment - dip treated (application of preservative and waterproof coat required)

Make the Most of Your Wooden Playhouse:

To fully realise the potential of the Shire Little Shopper Playhouse and turn it into a captivating play area for children, consider a range of imaginative decorating and enhancement ideas.  Soften the space by adding curtains or fabric bunting, making it more inviting. Furnish the playhouse with child-sized furniture, such as a tiny table and chairs, perfect for tea parties or board games.

Introduce themed play kits that enable children to engage in various role-playing activities, such as running a grocery store, a café, or a post office. Complement these themes with realistic accessories like a toy cash register, pretend food items, and play menus. Adding educational elements that teach basic maths or money management through play can also be highly beneficial.

About Your Order:

The Shire Playhouse is a British-made garden building made from FSC® certified timber. You will get a low-carbon footprint wooden playhouse made from ethically sourced materials. The practical design makes it straightforward to assemble. It comes with a 10-year anti-rot guarantee and a 12-month manufacturer's warranty. 

Superior fixings, high-quality roof felt, and optional assembly from the manufacturer are available. The timber boards attach to a solid internal framing to make hard-wearing and sturdy panels. The Playhouse is flat-packed for easy handling and assembly.

Please note: Images may depict furnishings and accessories; these are for illustration purposes only and are not included with your order. 

Wooden Playhouse Aftercare:

The playhout has timbers that have been dip-treated to protect them during transit. You must apply a preservative and waterproofing topcoat immediately after installation. Using the treatment after installation, followed by consistent annual treatment of the playhouse, will maintain the high-quality finish and is a requirement of the 10-year anti-rot guarantee. A 1-year manufacturer's warranty is included as standard.

To treat the playhouse, elbec recommends Protek wood treatment. Browse our Protek Royal Exterior Wood Finish Paint range to find the best paint colour to add your personalised finish.  In the options section, we’ve also included popular colours and a Wood Preserver+ for use underneath your colour choice.

About Shire:

Shire is one of the UK's leading manufacturers of garden buildings. Shire proudly manufactures the most extensive UK timber garden building range. Their range includes Garden Sheds, Log Cabins, Eco Homes, Home Offices, Sheds, Workshops, Summerhouses, Playhouses, Arbours, Storage units, and Pet houses.

Their UK production facilities cover 23 acres, including stock holding facilities and an advanced high-speed timber planing mill. There is also a modern, well-equipped joinery production facility and semi-automated production lines. All Shire garden buildings are manufactured in the UK using the finest spruce timber, imported directly, and manufactured using the most up-to-date machines to ensure the best quality and best value-for-money garden sheds in the UK.

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Delivery

ALL DELIVERIES ARE DELIVERED TO KERBSIDE AND ARE FLAT PACKED READY FOR ASSEMBLY

FREE delivery is offered to the majority of mainland UK postcodes but some areas may incur a surcharge and some postcode areas are not covered at all. Please check your postcode in the ‘Delivery cost checker’ above to confirm availability and any possible surcharges.

Delivery Leadtimes
The estimated delivery lead time for this product is identified on the product page above. Lead times are in working days (Monday - Friday) excludes Bank Holidays. These estimated lead times are provided by the manufacturers and are not guaranteed - due to fluctuation in demand - but are provided in good faith and are representative of delivery at that time. Some remote areas will take a little longer.

Booking Delivery
By entering your postal code in the ‘Pick a delivery day. ENTER POSTCODE’ Box above you can select a delivery date. The evening before this delivery date you will be sent a text message (where a mobile has been provided) with an estimated delivery window.  This update can only be provided where a mobile number has been supplied on the billing address section at the time of checkout.

Upon Delivery
Delivery is made by Shire the manufacturer. Delivery of this item is typically made by a 17 ton flat-bed (similar size to a council refuse lorry). Delivery is typically between 7am and 7pm. The delivery drivers are only insured to deliver to kerb side or driveway. We would not risk damaging your property whilst delivering a product. Unfortunately we will not be able to go through your property. Deliveries are hand-balled off by the driver.

We would recommend against arranging for a third party to install the building before it's been delivered and checked that all parts are present, as we cannot be held liable for any third-party costs.

Installation option
If you are choosing the installation option after placing your order you’ll be contacted within 5 working days by Shire the manufacturer either by a text message or automated telephone message (the latter if a mobile number is not supplied). This message will supply you with the name of the website to go on to where you will be required to accept the terms and conditions for assembly. Any delay in accepting these terms and conditions may affect your timescale. Once you have accepted these terms and conditions you will be contacted during the timescale with a date for the delivery/assembly of your order. The installation option will extend your lead time by up to 15-25 working days. This may take longer during seasonal periods. Please be aware that the installation team will require full access to your garden, 18" clearance all around the building and a firm and level base. Shire's installation team will not bring a building through your home as they are not covered by insurance to enter a customer’s home.

Specification

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The Shire Little Shopper Wooden Playhouse is a high-quality wooden playhouse inspired by a market stall. Let imaginations run wild with this charming play equipment. The key features include:

• Open-fronted wooden playhouse 
• Pent roof with mineralised felt
• Countertop and internal shelving
• Tongue and groove walls
• 10-year anti-rot guarantee