This mini-shed exceeded my expectations! I was easily able to assemble this alone in about an hour. The hardest part was getting the large and heavy box to close to where I planned to have the shed. I used a dolly to get my box to the right spot, and was able to do that alone. I am handy with tools as a homeowner, but I'm no professional construction dude!
In my case, I assembled this on a space of level concrete around our pool, so it is perfectly level and with a secure sub-floor (other reviewers are concerned about the floor bending on soft ground, but not in my case). I have to say that the engineering on this is excellent, and the instructions are incredibly easy to follow--perhaps the best I've seen. I did use a rubber mallet to gently "tap" the walls into place, and found that very helpful even though the directions do not suggest that. It's worth buying one just for this assembly, and then having it for when you need it again in my opinion.
Each part was labeled (A,B,C...) when they pourde the models that created each individual piece, so there's no way to have a label peel off. If you follow the directions, it goes together very easily, and the finished product is quite sturdy. Mine is currently home to a gasoline pressure washer and hoses/fittings, a huge winter pool cover, a 4-bike rack (large, heavy), about 6 huge flower pots (think small-trees) nested inside each other, and a couple of garden hoses. There is room left for more stuff too.
The height of this shed is about rib-height on a 6' male. It rises to just underneath my pool fence, so I'm hopeful that my HOA won't complain that I have a "shed," which is not allowed by our HOA.
The slide-back roof operates smoothly and makes accessing items in the rear simple. It also looks very pleasant and non-obtrusive.
The weakness of this box is the locking mechanism. It has holes molded into the roof and door handles that line up so that you can use two padlocks to secure the roof to the doors, and the doors to each other. They work fine, but if a crook is determined, it would be simple to defeat them. The door handles only attach with two screws each, so it would be easy to rip them off with a crowbar, and since the locking holes are in the handles, that's the flaw in the design. Still, if you are concerned about using these in a high-theft area, you probably should be shopping for a real wooden or metal shed, not a plastic box. I do lock mine as a mild deterrent, and I'm not concerned about theft where this is located.
If you want an exceptionally well-made "baby-shed" that's larger than a deck box, but smaller than a real shed, this is it!
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This Item  Suncast BMS4900 98 cu. ft. Glidetop Horizontal Storage Shed - Brown |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Price | Currently unavailable. | -19% $241.61 List: $299.99 | -9% $336.00 List: $368.26 | $368.78 | $469.00 | -5% $47.49 List: $49.99 |
| Delivery | — | Get it as soon as Monday, May 13 | Get it May 10 - 15 | Get it May 10 - 15 | — | — |
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| Sold By | — | Amazon.com | ADDOK | KINYING | Amazon.com | HappyTravel |
| material | Resin | — | Thicker HDPE Resin | Plastic, Thicker HDPE, Waterproof, Colorfast, Weather resistance, Moisture resistance | Resin | Waterproof PU 4000MM 210D Oxford Cloth |
| weight | 112 pounds | — | 92 pounds | 110 pounds | 125 pounds | 5.5 pounds |
| style | Garden,Lawn,Outdoor,Patio,Lockable | Garden,Lawn,Outdoor | Outdoor,Patio,Garden,Horizontal | Modern | Garden,Lawn,Outdoor,Patio | Bike Storage Shed,Bike Tent,Lawn,Patio Storage |
| water resistance | — | waterproof | waterproof | waterproof | not water resistant | waterproof |
| top material | Resin | Laminate,Resin | Resin | Resin | Resin | Waterproof PU 4000MM 210D Oxford Cloth |
| door style | — | — | Sliding Doors | — | wood-like | D-Shaped Doors, D-Shaped Doors |
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Nice shed, some problems with assembly.
The problem with injection molding of plastic parts is flash. Flash is the unwanted plastic material protruding from the panel usually along the parting line. The panels for any shed manufactured with injection molding of plastics will have flash which needs to be trimmed off by hand. There is considerable cost in hand trimming every panel and the people at Suncast did not do a great job of this on my shed. The small flaps and projections of unwanted plastic made it initially impossible for the front and back side panels to properly align and during my first attempt at installing the front and back side panels on the base there was a big gap between the front and back panels because the plastic hooks along the bottom of the panel did not seat properly. When I took the side panels off to see why they weren’t properly fitting to the base I noticed quite a bit of flash (unwanted plastic) protruding from the the connection points. I trimmed the plastic (using a box cutter) from the points I thought were impeding the sliding and locking into proper position of the panels. This turned out to be key and allowed for close approximation and proper alignment of the front and back panels. Without this nothing else would have properly fit. If Suncast is not going to do proper job trimming flash from there panels they should at least mention the problem of unwanted plastic flash in the assembly instructions. Why don’t they tell you this. Presumably they think it would be bad PR and confuse people. It took me several extra hours of assembly time first to figure out what the problem was and then to trim the flash which should have been properly done by Suncast to start with. I noticed a few areas that had been trimmed but they missed the most important areas at the base of the side panels.Otherwise very nice shed. Fit two bikes which I had bought it for as well as pads and pillows for outdoor furniture. Hope everything stays dry!
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Adanaca
Well constructed shed - very easy to assemble
Reviewed in Canada on November 12, 2016
Adanaca
Reviewed in Canada on November 12, 2016
All parts were there and assembly was a breeze. It is supposed to be done by two people, but I managed to put it together on my own in about two hours. It was a little tricky to get the two side panels completely aligned, especially with only one person. I used a rubber mallet, but kicking it with the side of my foot worked better. :-)
Shed is very well engineered - I am impressed with how solid it is and how easily the roof slides to get better access to the contents inside.
I purchased this shed to store my snow blower in and there was lots of room to spare, as you can see by the photo. Perfect for this purpose.
Item is pricey, but well worth the money. Time will tell - we will see how it survives a Canadian (New Brunswick) winter.
Edited in July 2019 to add: Shed has been through two Canadian winters now. Still looks like the day I put it up. Only thing I did was to put down some patio stones, to raise the shed off the ground by a couple of inches. We were having a lot of freezing rain and the bottom of the shed doors would ice up. Now, that issue is solved.
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