Patiowell 5x3 FT Metal Shed, Garden Tool Outdoor Storage Shed with Sloping Roof and Lockable Door, Outdoor Shed for Backyard Garden Patio Lawn

I was hesitant to buy this because of many bad reviews and because Amazon lists it as a frequently returned item. However, I bought it because I plan to use this as a pump shed so I didn’t really care how bad it turned out. Price: this shed costs less than half of what I would have paid at my local hardware store and it’s the same flimsy material. Instructions: the instructions were Google translated as there are parts that have clear translation issues but they were very easy to follow. I do recommend you have someone help you. You can arm it yourself but you will take much longer and probably hurt yourself easier. Allignment: every single hole longed up with absolutely no issue. Since you start at the base, I highly recommend you make sure things are lined up there because if it is not then everything going up will possibly be out of alignment. Also, make sure you build on level ground. Overall quality: it’s cheap but will get the job done. The main thing I noticed as I put this together is that many of the screws spun out and never tightened and I used a hand screwdriver not a drill. For the door hinges, I ended up having to put a piece of 1x2 because the screws there simply spun out. Other than that I’m still giving this 5 stars because I would have had to do the same for the shed bought from the national chain of hardware stores but paying more than double the price.

Dimensions are very misleading. States that it is an 8x8 shed but it isn’t even close. I’m measuring 7’3” on each outside edge. Interior space is less than that. Stuck with a shed that isn’t what I thought and isn’t big enough for my needs.

I watched 10-15 videos of people taking several days with help. I did it in less than a day, plus a couple hours after work pre-building the roof beams, wall tops, and building, squaring, and screwing the base down to the platform I built. You need to be organized. Build the big complicated pieces first have them ready to go on. Use a tool belt like carpenters use and keep the bag of screws and plastic washers in it. Read the instructions a bunch of times and pay attention to the locations and which way things face compared to the base. The only thing I had real issue with was the top most part of the roof, and if I had a better ladder I'd have wedged a couple of 2x4s under the beam and put them on after getting all the panels on. Lifting one up from the center where it was attached was a pain, if you need to do it put one more panel on first. That being said despite seeming flimsy it's well designed and once it's all together it's VERY solid. I'm going to frame out a couple walls inside so I can add wood so I can hang stuff and lean things against the wall without worrying about denting it, but it's not needed for strength. I might add a little reinforcement just because we sometimes get a lot of snow and I don't feel like shoveling a roof etc. The bad: the door latch hardware is a joke. There is a gap so rain can pass through the center, I just added a strip of folded drip edging that I pounded flat and used the extra provided screws on the back of the fixed door (with latches on top and bottom). The fixed door latches are good. I also added screws along the edge of the roof, you don't even need to drill the screws they provide are very high quality and if you just want to add a screw here and there you just line it up where you want it and bump the back of your driver with your palm, the tips are sharp and will give you a bite enough to drive it through. Also they give you plenty of extra hardware. All said, I'm very happy with the shed. It's strong, looks good, the plastic on each panel really is just extra protection and I figure if it starts to peel from the sun it will be easy to take up piecemeal. Do your prep, have a good level surface for it, square your base well before you get going and pre-build everything you can, having the wall tops, roof beams, the peak of the roof with vents already installed and the braces etc. That made it a breeze. Once you get the corners up with one panel on each put your upper walls on get it all screwed in and you'll have it together in 6 hours.

The quality is awful. The cheap metal came dented and bent. I was very disappointed in how cheap quality this product is. Metal is paper thin. Literally feels like a coke can. Very complicated to assemble. Parts came dented and banged up, so even brand new it appears yrs older. Would never recommend. This is not a product built to last.

Damaged item, resolution not followed through with! Bent panels