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I bought this at our local Lowes store for $315. I guess that Lowe's had a lot of trouble with this kind of shed. It comes with about 520 screws and bolts. To use this screws and bolts you will have to drill at least 250 holes as half of the existing holes are at the wrong place. After we started to assemble this shed we found out that the separate floor kit ($70) does not make any sense. We asked our local Lowe's store if they would know some contractor. They declined and told us that they had their demo unit built by a contractor. This contractor was not willing to assemble this building as he had already to much trouble with the demo units at Lowes. To many parts don't fit.
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I bought my shed from Home Depot for 298$The most difficult part of this shed was deciding on which method to use for a foundation. Since it comes with a floor kit the task was really about clearing a level space. After a discussion with a guy at Lowe's, (Went to Lowe's for the plywood, etc.) he recommended laying down 3 10' 4x4's parallel to each other. One for the front edge, one for the back edge and one right down the middle. After doing a some light trenching with a pick/mattock (not unlike this one: Pick Mattock 2-1/2 Lb), I got them square and level to one another.
I did find the instructions to be lacking in some spots. And did not always agree with the order specified in them. I assembled all possible parts to pre-assemble. The instructions have you assemble the framework first, but I went ahead and mounted brackets to the gables, and assembled the doors as well. Once I screwed the floor kit and floor frame to the 4x4's the assembly went quickly. I'd schedule 8 hours for shed assembly and lunch.
By the time I got to the third wall, I found it best to put the screws in just enough to hold the whole wall/roof panel in place, working from the outside to the center of each individual piece or section, and then go back and tighten the screws. The ribs in the sheet metal will compress a bit making them more rigid and will also bring the pre-drilled holes into alignment. I could see how others might not have the patience to work with this kit but found I was able to align all but 2 or 3 holes. I did not need to re-drill any holes. (Ribs will compress from \_/ to |_| ~ish)
I was less than thrilled about the success of screwing the plywood to the floor kit. Wood to metal. The instructions say to use drywall screws. And in truth these did work best. Use fine thread though. NOT coarse. The spots where I could go all the way through the metal into the 4x4's are solid, but the flex in the metal has a tendency to pop loose any over-tightened screws in the floor. Another possible fix would be to sandwich the floor-kit with plywood. This way the screws have enough of a bite to actually go flush to your plywood flooring.
I did also order and install the auger anchor kit: Auger Anchor Kit. My one gripe here was that the cable buckled the rib at the top of the wall when I tightened them.
All said and done I'm very happy with this shed. It was definitely worth the 300$ + augers and lumber. More importantly my wife and I can park in the garage again :D
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It's ok, took over a month to put it together, still not complete, using 3 men. It 's very frustrating will not recommend
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