KeterFactor Outdoor Garden Storage Shed, Beige, 6 x 6 ft & 249317 Store it Out Nova Outdoor Garden Storage Shed, 132 x 71.5 x 113.5 cm, Light Grey with Dark Grey Lid

I paid for the build service which was really good. They immediately showed me damage to the door when they was unboxing the shed. As it was on the inside, today is the only day I have available and there was two guys here to build it, I decided not to return the shed and go ahead with the build.It isn't going to affect the structural integrity of the shed and it's not the end of the world, but it was an expensive shed that took me 6 months to saved up for so I am hoping that I can get some money off the shed because of the damage.

The shed was great value for money. Easy to put up with little tools needed. I would recommend this shed to anyone. You need to have a solid base first.

I bought this shed primarily because I couldn’t be bothered with wood and having to paint and treat it. I just wanted something I could assemble and then leave. But please read my other review about the base I bought to go with this shed, as it might help you decide on whether to buy this shed or a different base. I was deliberating for ages about whether to buy this shed because they don’t stipulate the delivery window. I checked around 8 or 9 other websites, and it was by far the cheapest on here. And to be honest, I wouldn’t want to pay any more than this for something of this quality anyway. I ordered it on the Monday morning, and it arrived on the Friday morning. So not bad really in terms of delivery.Cleverly, we waited until one of the hottest days of the year to put this shed together. With a rapidly deteriorating thatch, I donned the straw fedora and outright lied to the Mrs that I’d need to borrow her for an hour or so. 6 hours later, and after a warning from the neighbour over the language coming from our garden, the shed was up. However, I was now in very real danger of being buried underneath it.When the shed was delivered, it took two men a lot of effort to carry two huge boxes from their van. Quite surpising how much they weighed given that the panels themselves feel like they’d blow down when subjected to a particularly robust fart.The Mrs and I laid all the parts out on the lawn, and I must admit that everything was clearly labelled and easily identifiable from the assembly instructions.The panels do feel very flimsy and light when you’re putting the shed together, but I must say that when they’re all interlocked and bolted together, the whole structure does feel quite strong. In fact, the very next day after we assembled it, we had some really high winds and the shed didn’t move an inch.Putting it together tests not only your DIY skills, but the solidity of the relationship between you and the poor soul you rope in to putting it together. All the parts are there, the instructions make perfect sense, but the parts (particularly the panels) are VERY tough to get in the right position. Sliding the side panels in between the four corner pieces was not easy. You’d slot it in place one side, only to watch it pop out the other side. You really have to force the corner “pillars” into slightly unnatural angles in order to get the panels to fit properly. It’s the same with the roof panels. You’d slot it in to the groove on one side, only to see it pop out the other side. I had to climb up a ladder and guide it in while The Mrs pushed it from the ground. But even after you’ve done all that, you have to hold the entire structure in place while you drill some screws in to hold it all together. However, even after forcing the front and back roof beams together so the roof panels could be screwed in to place, the roof still doesn’t look water tight. There’s a gap of approximately 1 inch at the front and back. Easily plugged with some gaffer tape I suppose. Although having said all that, it has rained once since we put it up and no water got in the shed.The doors fit very snugly indeed, and sit flush with each other when shut. There’s two internal latches and one external latch, so coupled with the padlock the doors are very secure I think. I bought a heavy duty 50mm titanium padlock to lock it all up, and it fits perfectly.The window that comes with the shed isn’t really a window as such, it really just serves to let some light in as you can’t see in or out of the window. Looks good though.I bought a 6ftx6ft base (which wasn’t even 6ftx6ft), to fit this 6ftx6ft shed (which isn’t even 6ftx6ft), and there’s approximately a 1 to 2 inch overhang on each side. In all honesty, I wouldn’t bother with a pre-cast plastic base as they’re the wrong size and can’t be cut easily. You’re muich better off just buying a load of concrete slabs because at least if you buy too many it’ll still look good.Like I say, it took us 6hrs to put it together, but I think that, even if we hadn’t stopped for arguments or drinks, the quickest we could have done this would have been 4hrs. You do definitely need 2 people to put it together as some parts are large and others you need to hold in place while you drill somewhere else. So much easier with 2 people.All in all, I am happy with the shed as it’s the perfect size, looks great, feels solid, delivery was quick, price was good, can’t really complain too much. I just wish some parts were slightly larger, some were slightly smaller, and there was an option to have someone come round and build it for me!

After reviewing similar types of shed and the reviews for this one, I opted for the 6x6 version, the shed arrived early and was contacted prior to delivery which was helpful in clearing a space. The shed arrived in 2 very large flat pack boxes and everything was there with no damage to anything. I assembled the shed by myself and it took about 3 hours, the main part was relatively quick and a good hour was taken up by the various fixings to the door, handles etc and fitting window. I would suggested;Make sure you assemble on a flat surface, the interlocking sides won’t align as easily otherwise.Assemble as per the instructions ie start at the front corner and fit the sides all the way round to the other side (eg don’t be tempted to fit all the corners).Look at the various YouTube videos about assembling the shed, the Keter ones are good, albeit they are quite quick time but you can always watch again or slow them down, there are some which highlight what not to do (as mentioned fit sides out of order and try to ‘slot’ sides in from the top) I found the videos really helpful and sped up things once I got going.Small steps needed to fit the upper side and end bits, they need to locate evenly to get the securing pins in, the roof was quite easy to fit by myself so wasn’t a problem and was no heavy lifting at all.I used a drill with a screw driver attachment which sped things up.I moved the shed after it was assembled, 2 of us managed and used a rope under it and ‘shuffled’ it into place I wouldn’t push hard at the sides or try lifting by the roof as although it’s certainly sturdy enough for use if you pushed hard at the sides, especially mid sections, you could damage them.I found the 2 slots where the door locking mechanism were supposed to be inserted weren’t fully ‘punched through) but they pushed in no problem at all, again the video helped clarify where they went.SummaryDelighted with the shed and since assembled there have been a couple of torrential downpours and no problems at all with leaks, assembled it myself with no real problems, doors a bit fiddly, moved it once assembled with 2 people and a rope, the shelves are really handy as the plastic sides not really suitable for attaching brackets for bought shelves, arrived early and well packaged.