Profile:  Wide TeaHouses

Similar in plan and design to the classic Original TeaHouse, Wide TeaHouses are for those who prefer a more generous structure with a larger deck and more "interior" space between the four upright supporting posts.

Wide TeaHouses come in two standard sizes — one with an 8' x 10' deck of Douglas fir floor boards, and one with a longer 8' x 12' deck. Both sizes of Wide TeaHouse include two small cantilevered "porches," one on each end.

The peaked roof is made of high-quality marine fabric and combines excellent durability and protection with superb design and timeless aesthetic appeal.

As with other models, an optional pop-up Kotatsu Table can help make a Wide TeaHouse even more versatile and responsive — creating an intimate table surface at a moment's notice for a meal or a cup of tea.

Even with the addition of curtains, blinds or optional fabric walls, many Wide TeaHouses remain simple, open structures that put you at one with your setting and surroundings.

But the larger deck also can also invite you to customize the Wide TeaHouse with a variety of hard walls, doors, shelves, shoji screens and other details to create a truly personal space that suits your exact tastes, needs and preferences — as a massage pavilion, backyard office, yoga retreat, or unique studio of your own.

Main Features:  Wide TeaHouses

Wide TeaHouses come in two standard sizes — with either a 10-foot long deck, or a 12-foot long deck:

 

• Wide TeaHouse  —    8 foot x 10 foot floor - made of 2 x 6 Douglas fir planking

• Long Wide TeaHouse  —    8 foot x 12 foot floor - made of 2 x 6 Douglas fir planking

 

All Wide TeaHouses feature:

• "Ivory" fabric roof - made of high-quality marine cloth, waterproof, mildew & UV resistant, dimensionally stable, fabric warranted for 5 years.

• Douglas fir posts & beams - handcrafted in Ojai, California.

• All parts sanded & finished - with stains by Penofin Stains: Western Red Cedar, Mission Brown, Sierra, Mahogany or Nantucket Mist.

• Shipped as an easily assembled, bolt together kit - or, for locations near our California workshop, we deliver to you direct.

• Comprehensive illustrated instructions.

• For our local customers, optional installation & assembly by East-West TeaHouse.

• Pricing:

Wide TeaHouse — with deck 8' wide x 10' long:		$3,600
* structure, roof & hardware only - no flooring		$3,250
Long Wide TeaHouse — with deck 8' wide x 12' long:		$3,900
* structure, roof & hardware only - no flooring		$3,500

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Key Dimensions:  Wide TeaHouses

Wide TeaHouse — deck 8' wide x 10' long:

"Footprint" of posts on the ground: ~8' 2" x 6' 7" Overall height & length:  ~ 10 feet tall x 10 feet long Overall width:  floor - 8' 0" / roof trusses - 10' 9" "Internal" dimensions between posts:  ~8 feet x 6 feet Dimensions of "main deck":  8 feet x 8 feet Two "porches," one on each end:  1 foot x 6 feet each

Long Wide TeaHouse — deck 8' wide x 12' long:

"Footprint" of posts on the ground: 10' 0" x 6' 7" Overall height & length:  ~ 10 feet tall x 12 feet long Overall width:  floor - 8' 0" / roof trusses - 10' 9" "Internal" dimensions between posts:  ~10 feet x 6 feet Dimensions of "main deck":  10 feet x 8 feet Two "porches," one on each end:  1 foot x 6 feet each

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Options:  Wide TeaHouses

• Kotatsu Table - panel lifts up from the floor to rest on 4 pop-up able legs, then drops back down again to lay flat - size of table top from (approximately) 2ft x 2ft ... up to 2ft x 6ft.

• Walls & Curtains - made of hemp canvas, cotton canvas, marine fabric, or screen insect netting.

• Roll-up Blinds - made of "matchstick" bamboo.

• Curtain Rails - to support walls, screens, curtains & other hangings on the "porch" ends of the Original TeaHouse - stained to match the structure.

• Custom Color Roof - in high quality marine fabric ... many colors to choose from.

• Custom Roof in corrugated "Tin" ... instead of our standard marine fabric roof.

• Screen Infills on roof trusses - with insect netting.

• Available unstained, or in your choice of custom color deck finishes from Penofin Stains.

• Installation & assembly by East-West TeaHouse - for locations within ready driving distance of our home in Ojai, California.

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Thumbnail Gallery:  Wide TeaHouses

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On an overlook - with 3x2 kotatsu table, gauze curtains + custom color stain: "Heartwood"		Near a path in the woods.
With 3x2 kotatsu table, roll-up bamboo blinds, custom redwood deck + hard back wall		In a garden, with 2x2 kotatsu table, gauze curtains, prayer flags + altar
Newly installed, with custom redwood floor boards		As a simple massage pavilion, with roll-up bamboo blinds + custom corners
As a sophisticated massage pavilion, customized with shoji screens, hard walls, doors, truss infills + altar		With custom color stains: "New Cedar" on the structure, and "Cordovan Brown" on the deck - outside Lulu Bandha, 2008
Long Wide TeaHouse customized in a Japanese theme, with 3x2 kotatsu table, shoji screens + other details		As a studio, customized with hard walls, doors, truss infills, louvered windows - a second Wide TeaHouse in the background, on the roof
As a home office, customized with hard walls, desks, work space + shelving		As a backyard retreat, with gauze curtains + custom truss infill
Long Wide TeaHouse with cotton canvas walls		As a garden shed, customized with hard walls, extended canopy, ramp + shelves
As a yoga pavilion, customized with hard walls, doors, louvered windows, shelves + altar		Adjacent to backyard hot tub - with custom "New Cedar" stain on deck + structure, and 3x2 kotatsu table
Long Wide TeaHouse, with 3x2 kotatsu table, cushions + furniture		Interior view - with chair + day bed, artwork, prayer flags, and 2x2 kotatsu table as altar
Wide TeaHouse profiled in "Being" magazine - Summer 2005		Interior view as backyard office, customized with hard walls, louvered windows, shelves + work surfaces

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Catalogue Pages:  Wide TeaHouses

Downloadable catalogue pages for the Wide TeaHouse and the Long Wide TeaHouse — in .pdf ...

 

Wide TeaHouse (8' x 10' deck) — profile of its main features, specifications + options Long Wide TeaHouse (8' x 12' deck) — profile of its main features, specifications + options Floor Plans — comparing Wide TeaHouses with our other basic models Kotatsu Table — a basic description of the most popular option for Wide TeaHouses More Details on Kotatsu Tables — sizing, uses, making the best choice Roof Fabric — standard "Ivory" marine fabric, compared to various Custom Colors Stain Colors — our palette of stain colors for decks & structures — from Penofin Stains Elevation diagram — for Wide TeaHouses, with an end view + additional dimensions