Apex Wooden Gazebo Kits - Felt Shingle Roof

Yes. The Timbakit Apex wooden gazebo is designed as a substantial, permanent structure for UK gardens. It features chunky 150 × 150mm pressure-treated timber posts together with C16 structural-grade ring beams, ridge beam, roof spars and diagonal bracing.

Unlike lightweight pop-up gazebos or temporary garden shelters, the Apex is a robust timber structure designed to be securely installed onto suitable foundations.

The main difference is the overall size and post configuration.

The standard Apex wooden gazebo uses a four-post layout, making it ideal for smaller garden spaces and more compact seating, dining or hot tub areas. The Apex Plus uses a six-post design, which allows us to offer much longer gazebo sizes while keeping the timber frame strong, stable and well supported.

For larger outdoor spaces, the Apex Plus is the better choice, particularly where you want to cover a bigger dining area, entertaining space, hot tub or extended garden seating area.

The Apex gazebo is designed around a four-post layout because it provides a strong, balanced structure without adding unnecessary supports or reducing usable space beneath the gazebo.

Using four substantial 150 × 150mm posts keeps the interior open and uncluttered, making the Apex ideal for garden seating, outdoor dining, hot tubs and entertaining areas. For customers needing a longer gazebo, our six-post Apex Plus adds an extra structural bay to provide the additional support required for larger sizes.

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The four-post Apex wooden gazebo is available in sizes from 2.4 × 2.4m up to 3.6 × 3.6m, making it ideal for smaller and medium-sized garden spaces.

The range works particularly well for outdoor seating, dining areas, hot tubs and compact entertaining spaces, while the four-post design keeps the area beneath the gazebo open and uncluttered.

Before ordering, we recommend marking out the gazebo footprint in your garden or patio area so you can visualise the overall size and available space around the structure.

The Apex frame is manufactured from pressure-treated spruce and uses substantial structural timber sections throughout the gazebo.

The specification includes 150 × 150mm sawn timber posts, 45 × 145mm C16 ring beams, a 45 × 145mm C16 ridge beam, 45 × 95mm C16 roof spars and 45 × 145mm diagonal braces.

The substantial timber sections help give the Apex its characteristic heavy-duty appearance.

Yes. The spruce timber used for the Apex gazebo frame is pressure treated to improve its resistance to moisture, fungal decay and the outdoor environment.

Because timber is a natural material, variations in colour, grain, knots and small shakes can occur and form part of the natural appearance of a substantial timber structure.

The Apex is supplied with exterior plywood roof boards supplied with grey bitumen felt shingles.

The pitched apex roof provides the traditional appearance associated with a timber gazebo, while the overlapping shingle system creates a durable weather-resistant roof covering for the seating or entertaining area below.

Yes. The Apex Felt Shingle Roof model includes the exterior plywood roof boards together with grey bitumen felt shingles required to complete the gazebo roof.

The roof boards are supplied cut to size as part of the DIY gazebo kit.

Yes. The Apex is designed as a DIY wooden gazebo kit.

The main timber components are supplied pre-cut, with corrosion-resistant frame fixings and a step-by-step fixing guide to help with assembly.

Because this is a large, heavy-duty timber structure, we recommend having sufficient people available to safely lift and position the larger frame and roof components during installation.

The gazebo posts are supplied at a full 2.4mtr length allowing the installer to determine the appropriate finished height for the installation.

Your final gazebo height can depend on the installation method and whether the posts are being secured above ground using post supports or installed into the ground.

We recommend deciding your required walk-through and overall gazebo height before beginning installation.

A permanent wooden gazebo should be securely anchored to a suitable base.

For installations onto a suitable concrete base, bolt-down post supports can be used to secure the timber posts. Posts can also be installed using other appropriate ground-fixing methods depending on the site and foundations.

Ground fixings and bolt-down base plates are not supplied as standard with the Apex gazebo and should be selected to suit your installation.

Yes, subject to the concrete base being suitable for the loads imposed by the gazebo.

One common installation method is to use bolt-down base plates secured to the concrete, with the 150 × 150mm gazebo posts then secured into the post supports.

Timbakit also provides a step-by-step guide showing how wooden gazebos and pergolas can be fixed to concrete using bolt-down base plates.

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Yes. Timber privacy side panel kits can be added to compatible sections of the Apex gazebo to create a more sheltered outdoor space.

Adding full-height or half-height wooden sides can provide additional privacy and protection from prevailing weather while still retaining the appearance of a traditional timber gazebo.

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Yes. The pressure-treated timber can be left in its natural finish or subsequently stained or painted if you would like to change its appearance.

New pressure-treated timber can contain additional moisture following manufacture, so allow the timber to dry sufficiently before applying a decorative coating and follow the coating manufacturer's instructions.

Our typical lead time for an Apex Plus wooden gazebo is approximately 4–6 weeks from order.

Each gazebo kit is prepared specifically for your order. Estimated delivery dates are calculated at checkout and you will receive an accurate date closer to your delivery.

Due to the size and weight of the timber components, Apex gazebo kits are delivered using a specialist transport service rather than a standard parcel courier.

Before delivery, we will provide your scheduled delivery date along with tracking information and an estimated driver arrival time once the delivery route has been finalised.

Deliveries are made to a suitable front-of-property unloading point that is safely accessible to the delivery vehicle.

The driver cannot normally transport the gazebo components through the house, around the side of the property or into the rear garden.

Yes. Once your delivery has been scheduled and the transport route confirmed, we will send you a tracking link.

This allows you to follow the delivery vehicle route on a live map and provides the latest estimated arrival information on the day of delivery.

You do not always need to be at home for delivery, provided there is a safe and suitable front-of-property unloading area available and we have clear delivery instructions in advance.

If nobody will be present, please ensure the unloading area is accessible and free from obstructions. Delivery is made to the front of the property only, and the driver cannot carry timber through the property, around the side of the house or into a rear garden.

We recommend checking your tracking information on the day of delivery so you can follow the driver's progress and estimated arrival time.

Not always. Because these are large and heavy timber structures, vehicle payload and weight restrictions may occasionally mean that your order needs to be delivered as a split load.

If this applies to your order, we will let you know in advance and confirm the delivery arrangements with you before dispatch.