Duratuf Ardmore Lifestyle Cabin

Customising Your Ardmore Lifestyle Cabin

The Duratuf Ardmore Lifestyle Cabin is designed to be configurable so you can tailor it to your site, climate and intended use.

• Joinery Flexibility: Use the optional ranchslider, or supply your own doors (such as French doors or alternative sliders) sized to fit the prepared opening, with liners ready for your chosen interior lining.
• Window Layout: Choose how many fixed and opening aluminium windows you want, and select single or double glazing to balance natural light, ventilation and insulation performance.
• Access Options: Add an optional PA door for a separate everyday access point in addition to, or instead of, the ranchslider.
• Wall Height & Interior Feel: Upgrade to extra wall height (390mm) for more headroom and a more spacious interior when required.
• Light & Aspect: Include clear roof panels to bring extra daylight into work or living areas, particularly where wall space is used for storage or lining.
• Colour & Finish: Select from a broad palette of cladding and flashing colours, and choose joinery colours that coordinate with your home or other buildings.
• Site & Environment: Add wind zone, snow loading or coastal upgrade kits to match your local conditions and compliance requirements.

The 90x45mm timber frame and supplied building paper mean the interior is ready to be lined with ply, Gib or similar, giving you the flexibility to finish the cabin to the standard your project demands.

Optional Upgrades & Accessories

Tailor the Duratuf Ardmore Lifestyle Cabin to how you plan to use it with a wide range of factory options and accessories.

• Ranch Slider Options: Choose no ranchslider (to supply your own joinery), or select a single or double glazed ranchslider to match your comfort and performance needs.
• Ranch Slider Joinery Colour: Multiple colour options (including popular roofing and cladding colours) so you can coordinate the door joinery with your chosen cladding.
• Aluminium Fixed Windows (with liner): Add 1–3 fixed windows in single or double glazing to increase natural light while maintaining a secure envelope.
• Aluminium Opening Windows (with liner): Specify 1–3 opening windows in single or double glazing to provide controllable ventilation and airflow inside the cabin.
• Pedestrian Access (PA) Door: Optional separate access door for convenient everyday entry without opening the ranchslider.
• PA Door Treadplate: Protect the doorway threshold from wear and damage when using a PA door.
• Clear Roof Panel: Introduce extra natural light from above, ideal for studio, hobby or work spaces.
• Extra Wall Height (390mm): Increase overall wall height (price on application) for a more spacious feel and additional headroom.
• Lifestyle Downpipe Cover: Neatly conceals the downpipe for a cleaner, more streamlined exterior appearance.
• Shed Alarm MA20: Add a dedicated shed alarm unit to improve security for valuable tools, gear or equipment.
• Heavy Duty Workbench: Create a strong, stable work surface inside the cabin for projects, storage or hobby use.
• Very High Wind Zone Kit: Upgrade the structural performance of the cabin for very high wind environments.
• Coastal Upgrade: Additional protection package designed to better withstand harsh coastal conditions.
• Extra Snow Loading Kit: Strengthens the roof structure to cope with heavier snow loads where required.
• Cabin Colour Options: Wide range of cladding and flashing colours so you can match or complement existing buildings on your property.

These sheds are designed to be DIY projects, however we also offer a full install service at fixed prices should you prefer someone else to do this for you. Typically a shed of this size would take one of the installers we use one day. See shed options for pricing.

DIY Construction & Installation

The Duratuf Ardmore Lifestyle Cabin is supplied as a kit with precut timber framing and steel components. Assembly is straightforward for a builder or anyone with building experience, provided it is constructed in accordance with the building code.

• Precut 90x45mm timber framing to nail together into wall frames.
• Wall steel sheets to screw onto the completed frame.
• Steel roof sheets, flashings and door tracks to screw or rivet into place.
• Bolt down kits available for securing the cabin to a concrete base.
• Expect a couple of days’ work for two to three people with suitable skills.

DIY Difficulty Rating

• Suited to people with building experience; best tackled as a 2–3 person project over a couple of days.

Tools Required

• Power drill
• Drill bits 3.5mm and 10mm
• Square, slotted and Phillips driver bits
• Hex drive 5/16
• Riveter (free Duratuf riveter supplied in kit)
• Hammer
• Nail punch
• Tape measure
• Ladder
• Adjustable spanners x 2
• String line / length of string
• Level
• Hand saw
• Caulking gun
• Tin snips
• Flat file
• Wrench
• Skillsaw or jigsaw / multitool (for floor only)
• Masonry drill and 10mm masonry bit (for bolt down kit only)
• Utility knife

Assembly Instructions

For full assembly details, refer to the latest Duratuf Ardmore Lifestyle Cabin instructions here: Download Duratuf Ardmore Lifestyle Cabin Manual.