Review Info - Lifetime 10x8 Side Entry Plastic Storage Shed with Floor

Lifetime 10x8 Side Entry Storage Shed w/ Floor
[60178]

~~$2099.99~~ $1655.95

by J. Arthur

Date Added: Tuesday 23 July, 2024

Shed is as advertised. I would add these comments:

Shipping: Was expecting/hoping to receive shed during Memorial Weekend. That didn't happen and came a few days after which caused it to sit in my garage in a box for a month as we were in the middle of travel baseball season.

Unboxing: Instructions were in the top box of the delivery (2 boxes). However, some of the other items needed first were in the second box. You would think that with them knowing which box to put the instructions, most of the items you need first would also be in the first box, but that is not the case.

Assembly: Assembly was not difficult, but it did take time. We basically split the project into two days. We did "pre-assembly" of the items and then put the pieces together the second day. It was basically my wife and myself that did the installation. At no time was I super frustrated with the assembly as I have gotten with other things. Instructions were pretty clear and an installation video (not from Lifetime, but a reseller) was helpful as I knew what to expect with some of the parts. For example, the instructions say to mount the handles on the door before installing the windows, but I installed the windows first so that the door would lay flat, and then I installed the handles. A few little things like that saved me some frustration.

Quality: Overall the quality appears to be as advertised. It has only been up for about 3 weeks, so I cannot speak to longevity. Out of everything, I was most disappointed in the floor. My son dropped one of the support beams and it cracked the floor. I think a hammer from bench height could do the same thing. It also gets pretty soft in the morning as the shed faces East and gets the morning sun. The windows cause a greenhouse effect and the black floor becomes very hot and somewhat mushy. Hopefully it holds up as a floor replacement would require an entire disassembly of the shed.

Overall: If I had to do it again, I would still get Lifetime shed at this point. The quality seems to be as advertised, just make sure you install the metal supports in the side panels as they help maintain the shape of the walls (if not installed they will start to bow out). I also may opt to not have as many windows as the sun shining through the windows gets the shed really hot. This may be true with or without the amount of windows, but seems like it is worse with the number of windows in this unit. Again, I haven't made it through a full season in Ohio yet, but am hopeful.

Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]

Lifetime 10x8 Side Entry Storage Shed w/ Floor

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