Patiowell 12 x 8 FT Outdoor Storage Shed, Steel Shed Storage House with Design of Lockable Doors, Utility and Tool Storage for Garden, Patio, Backyard, Outside use, Gray

First off, for the manufacturer, I think buyers would spend more to have screws that come w built in washers similar to metal roof screws used on pole buildings (and the supplier could mark these up and make an extra buck, assuming they know how to market this as an upgrade to their competitors ) The most time consuming part about this job is fitting washers over the 500 + sheet metal screws. Hex head screws would also be very helpful! The gable ends, which are arguably the most structurally securing part of the roof use the thinnest metal of the entire shed. The gables are secured w sheet metal screws vertically so a good wind will simply rip the thin metal through the screws. The gable ends carry the trusses and the trusses carry the roof panels. Yes, the panels do secure to the rigid side wall support but this is only one secure spot out of the three points of contact. The other two are the trusses. The gables are a pre formed facia material (30 ga if I’m being generous) expected to hold the entire roof and roof truss assembly in place. I ended up securing the trusses to the lower horizontal bar w plumb strap. Everything fit together well. All holes lined up. Instructions were good with the exception of the truss orientation. Trusses go in one way to make the roof holes line up. This part was not specified in the drawings. The protective plastic film from the stock sheet was left on after forming the panels. A full day would be required to remove the film so it stayed on. We will see what the sun does to the film. All in all a fun project and a shed that met my expectations for the cost and serves my needs.

If I Knew what I had to do to stop it from leaking I would not have bought it. The amount of caulking I have bought added about $75.00 to the cost . The shed looks good , not too bad to assemble. The problem is the side panels are vertical. they are light weight and allows water to enter as it comes down the sides.I have had to caulk over half the panel joints. IF the panels were assembled horizontally the water would shed over one to another instead of in.

Very flimsy. Nothing lines up. Delivered with most panels bent. Directions tells you to bend it back. Didn’t come with enough washers. Washers are too small anyways.

First off, main reason for purchasing this shed is the specs state the door opening is 47. 5 inches wide, when in fact it is only 44. My complaint is I have a 42 inch zero turn to go in there, 44 is doable, but pretty tight, 47.5 would have been much better. There are no braces in the middle of the walls, seems fairly sturdy without, but will probably add some as I live in Florida. My Arrow 8x10 made it through 2 hurricanes, but got pretty beat up as to why I replaced it with this unit. Went together like any other metal shed, tons of screws, took my buddy and wife and I about 7 hours to complete. No issues with alignment on holes, everything lined up well. All said and done, fairly satisfied with the exception of the door size and lack of mid wall braces.

Overall, I am satisfied with the product. It was delivered quickly and had minor damage to one box causing the corner panels to have small dents. My only issue was with the installation instructions. The images were small and lacking sufficient details. It caused me to have to dismantle and reinstall the upper supports. Aside from that it took me three days (6 hrs each day) to construct a wooden base platform and erect the 12'x8' shed myself.