LUOMAN Lillevilla 613 2432 mm x 2285 mm Instruction Manual

LUOMAN Lillevilla 613 2432 mm x 2285 mm

Product Information

The product is called Lillevilla 613. It has the following specifications:

• Dimensions: 2432 mm x 2285 mm
• Thickness: 16 mm
• Area: 5.6 m2
• Product ID: 11043
• Version: 4
• Date: 12/9/2022

Product Usage Instructions

To assemble the Lillevilla 613, please follow these steps:

Pillar Foundation

1. Place the foundation beam of the building (1) on the ground.
2. Use fasteners such as angle iron brackets, screws, and plugs (2) to secure the foundation beam.
3. Apply waterproofing material like a bitumen strip (3) to ensure water resistance.
4. Use pillars, such as Leca-blocks (4), to support the structure.
5. If necessary, create a foundation footing (5) using a concrete slab.
6. If required, add frost protection plates (6).
7. Create a frost-free and condensed-bearing layer using materials like gravel (7).

Note: The principle drawings of the pillar foundations are provided for reference.

Dimensional drawings

Element diagram

Dimensions of wall elements

Part list

• All measurements approximately. We reserve the right to make technical changes.

Pillar Installation

Pillar foundation

Pillar foundation with extra beams

Principle drawings of pillar foundations

There are many ways to prepare the foundations. The foundations must be prepared according to the local circumstances. It is a good idea to use an expert to help you to choose and plan your foundations. Here is shown the principle of a light pillar foundation that is suitable for use with our lightweight yard buildings. The required number of pillars and maximum support intervals can be found in the assembly instructions for each product and in the model-specific pillar foundation drawing. The building should be attached to the foundations. The foundations of the building must be frost-free and bearing. When laying the foundations, make sure that the foundations reach below the frost limit, or alternatively use frost protection plates to prevent frosting. Frost depths vary by soil type and region. Check the local average frost depth if such information is available.

1. Foundation beam of the building
2. Fastener (e.g. angle iron bracket + screws and plugs)
3. Waterproofing (e.g. bitumen strip)
4. Pillar (e.g. Leca-block)
5. Foundation footing (e.g. concrete slab) if needed
6. Frost protection plate(s) if needed
7. Frost-free, condensed bearing layer (e.g. gravel)

Foreword

Dear customer,

Thank you for choosing this product. Please read the instruction manual carefully in full before beginning the installation, and keep the instructions for further reference. The drawings of the wall structures and the component list in this manual are model-specific and the other drawings may be general drawings. In case of reclamation, please inform your dealer about the specific guarantee number of your cabin. You can find this code on the package and on the first or last page of the instruction manual. Unfortunately, without the guarantee number we cannot handle your reclamation!

Warranty Terms

Warranty terms for this product

The following terms apply for all our products. The warranty is void if:

• Assembly instructions are not followed by customer.
• Changes have been made to the parts by customer.
• The package has not been stored properly after delivery to customer.
• The assembled product has not immediately been properly taken care of by painting or other preservative product.
• The foundation is not made properly, or according to our instructions.

The warranty is valid if:

• A part has a manufacturing defect.
• A part is not fit for its intended use.
• A part does not meet the information given prior to purchase.
• A part lasts for a shorter time than can be assumed.

Please check with your local building authorities if planning permission is required before beginning construction.

Assembly and care instructions

Before assembly

The product’s parts have been packed in packaging plastic. If the building is not erected immediately, the material must be stored indoors or otherwise covered. The plastic packaging must not be removed. A stored item needs to be properly lifted off the ground to prevent soil moisture from penetrating the packages. The surface must be flat.

At the beginning of this assembly instruction, there is a list of parts and drawings of the wall construction, showing which parts are included in the delivery. Check the complete contents with the parts list. If something is missing or broken, the seller is contacted immediately. Sort the parts near the construction site, leaving enough room to work around.

1. Check the packaging content
2. Use the parts list to record any parts that are missing or defective.
3. Contact your dealer if necessary.

The wood is packed in protective plastic and sealed with plastic tape. Recycle plastic, straps and support sticks according to local guidelines.

Warning

Foundation

The most important aspect of the construction is a well-prepared foundation. It must be flat, completely level and devoid of any movement even after the assembly work. Take special care of these requirements when building on areas where the ground retains water. In all cases a concrete raft foundation is preferred. This spreads the constructions’ load over a wide area and suits all ground types. Your retailer can advise an alternative foundation method should a raft not be possible. When using a pier and beam foundation, the spacing of the columns (posts) shall not be greater than 80 cm. When using construction blocks, slabs or footings as foundation it should be made sure that the soil will not move during frozen ground conditions. We recommend placing the foundation on, for example, a compacted and evened out bed of gravel. Regardless of type of foundation it should be made sure that the subfloor construction is well ventilated. If needed, seek advice from an expert or have a professional perform the foundation work.

Fasten the foundation beams to the foundation, for example with angle irons (not included). Foundation beams are protection treated but it is advisable to add a roofing felt strip (not included) or another insulator between the foundation and the beams to stop moisture from the foundation penetrating the timber.

Door and window

The distance between sides of the door frame must be exactly the same at the top and the bottom. It is very important that the cabin and the door frame are completely level to allow the door(s) to function properly. If the doors or windows do not seem to fit correctly in the opening, check the level of the foundation and the level of the building. These components will not function properly if they do not sit level. If necessary pack up the low corner to correct this fault.

Roof and floor boards

It is normal that the back side of the roof and floor boards has wane on it. It is not a defect but a characteristic of the product. Roof boards and floor boards have the same profile, therefore make sure you are using right boards for right purpose. The boards will expand and contract depending upon the amount of moisture in the air, so leave a space of 1-1.5mm between each board. Roof boards are assembled the flat side downwards and the side with furrows upwards.

Covering material for roof

Covering material for the roof must be installed immediately. If this is excluded, temporary protection is required. Only light material are suitable roof coverings. We recommend shingles, roofing felt or tin roof for gable roofs. For models with plane roof, we recommend adhesive roofing felt or EPDM roofing. Follow the instructions supplied by the provider.

Protection against storm

Fasten the roof to the building and the cabin to the foundation and take special care in open areas where there is the possibility of heavy winds and storms. You will need extra fastening material excluded from the delivery.

Tools

Protection treatment

The timber used for the products LILLEVILLA-products has not been treated, with the exception foundation beams, that has been treated against blue stain and moulding. Protection treatment of the building must be performed immediately after erecting the cabin as soon as the weather is suitable for it. The first treatment should be done with a with a colorless wood preservative that prevents the formation of mold and blue stain. After this, a surface treatment is done either with a transparent stain or with an opaque target paint. The best result is achieved when the building is treated twice. The first treatment should be done when the building has been built and the conditions are favorable. The second treatment is carried out the following year early in the summer, when the humidity is at its lowest and the wood is as dry as possible. In this case, possible drying stripes in the seams of the boards are covered.

As paint can be used transparent glaze or paint. Make sure the glaze/paint you are about to use is suitable for log surfaces, and does not form a so-called plastic, non-breathing surface. Ask for more information from your local paintshop. The wood must be dry when it is treated, and the working conditions as well. Also the interior of the building must be treated with wood preservative preventing the formation of mold and blue stain, the inner corners especially carefully. Doors and windows must be treated from both sides. Despite treatment, moisture can get in through corners, knots, splits and joints of the parts. This can be prohibited with silicon, if needed.

Maintenance

• Safe long-term use of the building requires regular checking, possible reparation of the fastenings and inspecting the condition of the parts. Pay special attention to the roof construction, its covering material, doors and windows, foundation fastenings, the  protection against storm as well as surface treatment of any wooden parts. Failure to perform regular maintenance can cause damage to the building or a safety risk to its user.
• Regularly inspect the condition of the protection treatment and re-new it when necessary. Inspect the bottom rails of the doors, windows and their frames, end surface of timbers and parts stressed by hard weather- or usage-related wearing.
• Check the functioning of doors and windows, and adjust hinges when necessary. Check the silicon seals of doors and windows, renewing them when necessary.
• It is very important to make sure that underneath the building is well-ventilated. Also installing ventilation grills (not included) on top of the walls is recommended to let moisture get out from the building.
• Remove snow from the roof regularly.

Tools

• For assembly you will need a hammer, a drill, a screwdriver with different heads, a spirit level, a tape measure, a spanner and a saw. It is also good to have someone helping you with the installation. Check local authorities if a permission for construction is
• needed. Please bear in mind, that assembling requires a bit of experience. If needed, ask for professional assistance.

Safety

• Take care of safety and always follow the national safety regulations. Keep children away from the building site.

Material definitions

Wood is a natural material and therefore, knots, knot groups, cracks, hair cracks on the knots, resin and twisting are relevant features of the wood. This means that loosened knots or knot holes on edges, resin, knot cracks, dry spots and hair cracks that do not affect the structure, and twisting, if the twisted parts are still usable, are acceptable.

Planing errors and wane on the back of roof and floor boards are acceptable without restriction if the boards can be assembled so that the defects do not appear on the visible side. The wood is a living material, and despite the technical drying it underwent before production, it shrinks when it dries during the summer and then it swells again during the autumn and winter. This can affect some gaps between the wall boards in the summer. This is completely normal and there is nothing wrong with the product and thus no reason for a complaint. During the autumn and winter, the wood swells again when it absorbs moisture from the air, and then the gaps between the boards disappear. Walls that have been painted with dark paint dry faster and stronger than lighter walls, and this also affects gaps between the wall boards. It is important that the wood is protected from moisture and from direct sunlight during the entire assembly process.

Procedure in case of defects or faults

If you have something to complain, please immediately contact the place of purchase to make a written claim via the re-seller. If the assemling is begun or continued, it means that the customer has accepted the parts.
An imperfect claim will not be handled but returned back for fulfilling. The parts complained must be available for checking made by producer or re-seller. If the claim is entitled, producer takes care of delivery costs to the re- seller during moderate period. Producer and re-seller reserve rights to decide all the arrangements concerning the claim. They may also visit the building site, if they think it is necessary. Producer or re-seller is not responsible for any direct or indirect costs or damages due to a defected or missing part. Producer’s liability limits only to the delivery of new parts to the re- seller. If the claim proves later to be groundless, customer is responsible to compensate all the costs caused.

Installation Instructions

General

• Check the verticality and horizontality of the parts to be installed at each stage of construction.
• Measure the cross dimensions of the floor, ceiling and doorway. Screws can split the end of the board if they are screwed close to the end of the board. Pre-drill a hole for the screws when needed.

The drawings are referential and show the principle, and only the part numbers represent the cabin model.
Read through the whole manual before you start building your cabin.

Foundation and floor

• Installation of foundation beams and floor.

• Install the foundation beams and the floor according to the measurements shown. If necessary, saw the last board narrower.
• Mount the bottom strips according to the picture.

Walls

Element diagram

• Install the wall elements according to the pictures on the following pages. Fasten the elements to each other with four screws and to the lower frame with two screws.
• Measure that the elements come straight and at the same height. Support the elements during installation as needed.

• Install the last two elements as in the previous picture. Install the last element next to the doorway so that the width of the doorway becomes 1215 mm.

• Attach the upper supports C4 to the upper edge of the elements with screws.
• Attach the gable triangles. Install the roof supports C8/C9 on the side walls in such a way that their overhang from the wall is the same on both sides and that they reach the height of the end of the gable triangle, see det. C
• Assemble the roof support for the ridge according to the picture. Install support C7 in the middle of roof support C8/C9.
• Install the corner boards and cover boards over the joints of the elements according to the following pictures. The cover board A3 is installed so that the height of the door opening becomes 1730 mm.

Installing the roof

• Nail each roof board to the roof supports. Leave a gap of 1-1.5 mm between the boards to allow the wood live due to the changing air humidity. Saw the last boards narrower if necessary. Take care of your safety when installing the roof.

Doors

• Screw the hinges first to the doors and then to the wall elements so that there are even gaps between the door elements and the wall elements.
• Make sure the doors are in a straight line and at the same height. Screw the latch up into the inside of the left door at the top and bottom and drill holes for them in the floor and in the frame beam. Attach the locking latch.

Windows

The delivery includes window plexiglass and window trims for mounting the windows. If desired, windows can be installed either on doors or on wall elements. Saw the window opening in the door or wall element as shown. Attach the trim O4 to the element under the window opening. Note that the chamfer in the trim comes towards the element (drill holes for the screws first). It is recommended to use elastic fixing compound (not included) in addition to screws for fastening the trim to the element. Remove the protective plastic from both sides of the plexiglass and slide the plexiglass into place in the chamfer in the trim. Fasten the rest of the moldings in place with screws as shown.

• the lower edge of the window opening
• panel of the element

General drawings

• We recommend adding silicone seams to the joint of the window trim and the plexi outside the window to prevent rainwater from entering the building through the window (silicone not included). This should be done after the windows have been surface treated.

MORE INFORMATION

• Warranty number: ……………………..
• Keep the number.
• Customer information: ……………………..
• Retailer information: ……………………………..

Luoman Puutuote Oy

• Lapuantie 626 61450 Kylänpää
• Switchboard: +358 6 474 5900
• asiakaspalvelu@luoman.fi
• www.lillevilla.com

References

• lillevilla.com
• wwwi3.ymparisto.fi/i3/paasivu/FIN/Routa/Routa.htm

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