Description

Topwood Alpine Playhouse

The Topwood Alpine is a 2-Storey, charming, chalet‑style children’s playhouse designed to bring a touch of storybook magic to your garden. With its distinctive pitched roof, pretty frontage and inviting layout, it creates a cosy, imaginative hideaway where children can play, create and explore for hours.

Hand‑built from high‑quality Scandinavian redwood pine, the Alpine features 12mm tongue‑and‑groove shiplap cladding, a matching T&G floor and roof, and sturdy 2″ x 1.5″ framing — giving it the same strength and craftsmanship as Topwood’s full‑size garden buildings. Two glazed single doors and Georgian‑style windows fill the interior with natural light, while acrylic safety glazing ensures a safe environment for younger children. The 2-Storey playhouse even has a ladder, and balcony with safety railings on the top floor!

Solvent treatment & Installation included (location dependent)!

The Alpine’s charming roofline and traditional chalet feel make it a standout feature in any garden. Available in 8′ x 10′, it can be customised with optional upgrades including installation (location dependent), treatment, heavy‑duty cladding, loglap, EPDM roofing and more.

IMPORTANT:  Playhouses with upper floors are not recommended for unsupervised play for children under 36 months of age.

Make It Your Own — Fully Bespoke Options

Every garden and every customer is different, which is why the Topwood buildings can be tailored to suit your exact needs. Whether you’re creating a workshop, a hobby space, or simply need smarter storage, Topwood’s flexible build options let you design a building that truly works for you.

You can customise:

• Window Options – Add more light with extra windows.
• Roof Coverings – From standard felt to more durable or decorative finishes.
• Additional Height (or Reduced Height) – Increase headroom for extra comfort
• Any many more options!

Premium Redwood Construction

Topwood buildings are crafted from Scandinavian Redwood Pine, a slow‑grown, denser timber that naturally offers greater durability and stability than cheaper whitewood alternatives. This means:

• Less seasonal movement
• A stronger, longer‑lasting structure
• A more premium finish

Redwood (if not pressure treated) requires annual maintenance with a solvent based preservative applied to the outside of the building every year – Add Pressure Treatment + Solvent Treatment to your order, to lower maintenance to every 6 – 8 years!

Redwood has a desired service life of 25 years + with suitable maintenance.

Colour varies depending on treatment applied.

Specification

• 100% timber construction ( Untreated )
  Scandinavian redwood pine throughout
• 16×125 (12x119mm) T&G shiplap cladding
• 38×50 (34x45mm) prepared framework
• 16×125 (12x119mm) T&G floor and roof
• wavy fascia boards
• Upper floor with safety rail & Ladder
• 24kg felt, fittings
• Safety Perspex
• 2 joinery doors & 4 fixed windows
• Internal ladder to upper floor and balcony
• Solvent & installation included
• Instructions for self-assembly (if installation not selected)
• Height to eaves 7’2″ int (Approx.)
• Height to ridge 10’7″ int (Approx.)

** All sizes are approximate **

Guarantee

Topwood Garden Buildings come with a 12-month guarantee against faulty parts and workmanship, and 10 years against wood rot, providing the building is treated & maintained on a regular basis from the time of supply.

Treatment options available:

Pressure Treated & Solvent Treatment

Pressure treated timber is pressure treated by being held in a vacuum and impregnated with a preservative solution. This offers longer lasting protection against wood rot, fungal disease & insect attack.

Pressure treated timber is a low maintenance option – Once the timber has had its initial coating of a solvent based wood preservative (or a suitable wood protective coloured paint), the building will only need to be treated again approximately every 6 – 8 years, rather than on an annual basis. Please note the Alpine already has the initial solvent treatment applied. 

Pressure treated timber has a light green/yellow colouration (if not solvent treated), and a desired life in excess of 25 years with suitable maintenance.

** Please note all pressure treated featheredge buildings must also be solvent treated due to higher moisture content.**

Solvent treatment (wood preservative) protects against wood rot and fungal disease and seals the building against moisture ingress. We recommend that this is applied as soon as possible after installation, although Pressure treated buildings will benefit from a few weeks before treatment or paint is applied, to allow the moisture levels in the timber to reduce, leading to a better finish.

Installation & Base Requirements

We offer installation on Topwood buildings (location dependent), giving you a stress‑free experience from start to finish.

To enable installation, your building must sit on a flat, level, firm base made from paving slabs or concrete. The base should:

• Match the size of the building (can be larger, but never smaller)
• Be completely flat & level to a spirit level standard, with no drainage slope
• Sit at least 2 inches above ground level to avoid ground water running underneath

For larger bases or restricted airflow, please refer to our guidance on bearers.

** It is the customer’s responsibility to provide a suitable base for their building, with clear and safe access **

Bearers can be added to your order at an additional cost. Bearers are pressure treated / tanalised timbers that raise a shed up off the ground to prevent the floor from getting damp and rotting. They need to be laid on flat, level, compact ground (or on top of level paving slabs/concrete).  Bearers should be used if the base is larger than the footprint of the building, or if there is restricted airflow around the building, (i.e. a fence or wall very close to the shed) to avoid rain water building up and sitting against the floor of the building.

Clearance

We recommend 18″ clearance around the building for installation, airflow, and future maintenance. Topwood can work with as little as 8″ clearance as a minimum, but this must be stated on the order.