Vista Collection – Contemporary Studio (Painted)

Clean lines, floor-to-ceiling glazing and a low pent roofline. The Contemporary Studio is the modern end of the Vista Collection — the one to pick if you want the building to read as architecture rather than as a shed. It is made in the UK from high grade Northern Scandinavian pressure-treated timber, and it arrives insulated, wired, heated and floored, with installation included.

Key features

• UPVC french doors and windows, floor to ceiling, for a flush modern elevation
• 28mm BS EN 12150 thermally toughened glazing — the heavier of the two glass specifications in the range, and twice the unit thickness fitted to the joinery-glazed Vista models
• Multi-point door security as standard: a three-hook, four-roller locking system with dead bolts and hinge protectors
• Four external IP65 spotlights
• Pent roof with a one-piece 1.1mm Firestone RubberGard EPDM rubber membrane, bonded to the deck
• Insulated, wired, heated and floored before it reaches you — and installed free

Specification – included as standard

• Framing: 69mm x 44mm pressure-treated timber
• External cladding: 18mm pressure-treated boards, oil-treated at the factory before the building leaves
• Timber treatment: preservative is forced deep into the boards under vacuum, then every piece is latted for air flow and dried down to a moisture content of 9–12%. That is what protects the timber against damp and against insect attack.
• Insulation: insulated behind a breathable membrane, with insulation rated at 0.038 W/mK thermal conductivity; the floor is insulated with Stylite EPS polystyrene insulation boards
• Internal lining: 11mm untreated internal boards as standard (heavier 18mm pressure-treated cladding and MDF panelling are optional upgrades)
• Floor: laminate flooring over 3mm premium underlay, in your choice of black, grey, oak or white
• Doors and windows: UPVC french doors and UPVC windows, floor to ceiling
• Glazing: BS EN 12150 thermally toughened safety glass in 28mm sealed units — the heavier of the two glazing specifications in the Vista Collection, and twice the unit thickness of the 14mm joinery-glazed models
• Door hardware: three-hook, four-roller multi-locking system, dead bolts and hinge protectors
• Roof: pent, with 3mm premium underlay, a one-piece 1.1mm Firestone RubberGard EPDM rubber membrane, bonded to the deck, steel roof joist supports and UPVC roof and gutter trims
• Electrics: two chrome USB double sockets, one chrome double socket, one chrome single socket and a two-gang chrome light switch; four chrome internal IP65 ceiling spotlights; four chrome external IP65 spotlights; a two-way 18th edition RCD fuse board
• Heating: one 2000W remote-controlled, Bluetooth-enabled glass-front electric panel heater. One heater is the standard provision on every model and every size in the Vista Collection — it does not scale up with the building
• Warranty: 10-year warranty from the manufacturer
• Installation: free full installation, subject to our pre-installation assessment of access, the base and the electrical supply
• How we measure: sizes are shown as length x gable end, so on a 10ft x 8ft building the 8ft side is the gable end. Some other manufacturers quote sizes the other way round, so please check the layout against your space before ordering.

The pent roofline is designed by the manufacturer with modern planning requirements in mind, but every garden is different — please check your own position before you order. Our planning permission guide is a sensible starting point, and we are happy to talk it through.

Optional upgrades

These are extras, not part of the standard build. Where an item is shown as quoted on request, it is priced individually — ask us and we will get you a figure.

External finish

• This listing is the Painted finish, from the manufacturer’s 26-colour range. Prefer a different look? See the Tanalised (standard) or Composite cladding version of this building.

Structure and interior

• Upgraded 18mm pressure-treated internal cladding, or moisture-resistant MDF panelling, primed or painted, in place of the standard 11mm untreated internal boards
• Upgraded 18mm pressure-treated floorboards in place of the standard laminate floor

Glazing and doors

• UPVC opening window — quoted on request
• Bi-fold doors

Electrics — all of these are additional to the standard fit-out, not instead of it

• Hard-wired chrome CAT5 ethernet socket — a proper wired network point at the bottom of the garden, rather than relying on whatever the house wi-fi reaches down there
• Additional chrome USB double sockets, chrome double sockets and chrome single sockets
• External IP66 double sockets, also available with a stainless steel front
• Chrome double dimmer switch
• Additional chrome internal IP65 ceiling spotlights
• Additional chrome external IP65 spotlights
• Chrome up-down external lights

Systems and fit-out — quoted on request

• Alarm system, specified to suit you
• CCTV — a bespoke system, fully installed
• Televisions installed, including brackets and mounts (the television and the brackets are not supplied)
• Guttering

Delivery & installation

Full installation is included at no extra cost — this is not a flat-pack, Vista buildings are put up for you by the manufacturer’s own installation technicians. Your building arrives on a 3.5-tonne Luton van. Before installation we carry out a pre-installation assessment covering access, the base and the electrical supply, so there are no surprises on the day. You provide the base, and we’ll check it’s suitable — if you are not sure, send us a photo and we will look at it for you, and our base guide covers the basics.

Things we check before installation:

• The van can park within 30m (100ft) of the base
• Every gate and gap along the route is at least 910mm (36in) wide
• Any steps on the way — we’ll need photos of these
• Anything low overhead, such as car ports or canopies
• Obstructions around the base, like trees or fence posts
• Clear access to your fuse board

Ask us for current lead times before you order. Full details are on our Sovereign delivery, installation and guarantee page.

Looking after it

Your building arrives with an oil treatment sealant already applied. To keep water out of the timber that sealant has to be re-applied once a year — the manufacturer also suggests twice a year, before winter and before summer, on more exposed sites. Re-oiling is the owner’s job, and it is the single thing that most affects how a timber building looks in ten years’ time. If you would rather stain than oil, wait a month or so after installation: stain only takes on dry wood. There is more in our timber building care guide.

Recommended accessories

• Protek Restol Wood Oil – for the annual re-oil

Choosing your size and finish

Pick your size from the options above — this listing is the painted finish, from the manufacturer’s 26-colour range (see the links above for the standard tanalised or composite cladding versions). If you want to stand next to a building before you commit, our Display Site at Buzzards Valley, Tamworth B78 3EQ is the quickest way to get a feel for size, height and finish — ring 01543 398778 and we will tell you what is on show at the moment. There is more on choosing in our garden office buyer’s guide, and you can request the Vista brochure.