Suncast34 Cu Ft Capacity Horizontal Outdoor Storage Shed for Garbage Cans, Garden Accessories, Backyard, and Patio Use, Vanilla

You need to figure out how they want you to put it together. If you don’t have an aptitude for putting things together, you will get stuck as the project progresses. Instructions aren't good for novice but helpful. Look closely at the pictures. The company knows how to mold the plastic because pieces fit perfectly. Need a hammer and a screw gun. Took 2 hours from start to finish. 2 person job.

I was skeptical, but it is holding up very well after 5 months. Dry inside. Looks nice.

So I have two of the large Suncast BMS4900D 98 cubic foot 6ft x 4ft sheds. I assembled those easily, with no complications, in about 2 hours (each). This year, we needed a slightly smaller shed for another area, so I stayed with Suncast brand and bought this BMS2500 34 cubic foot shed. It was not as easy to assemble as the bigger ones, if you can believe that! It wasn't hard, just certain parts didn't go together as well, and the instructions were not as good, as for the BMS4900 shed. First, the doors are a little confusing to put on. They have these strange metal curved pieces that snap over a curved portion of the side hinge area. If you do not get these metal things in the exact correct position, all the way to the topmost part of the groove, before you press down to snap them on, the doors won't sit completely level, or the hole where you put the padlock through won't be perfectly lined up without you having to finagle it. The hinges on the bigger BMS4900 sheds were much, much better and way simpler to install, pretty much molded right into the doors.Second, the top roof piece was a pain to install, too, specifically, the instructions were not that clear about some aspects of it like the how to put in the rod that holds the roof lid up (kinda like a car hood when you're checking the oil). If you don't get that rod in place exactly right, it can fall down inside the side panel of the shed and you'll never see it again - ha ha. You have to really be careful. But we figured it out just by logically looking at it and maneuvering it manually, but no thanks to the instructions.Other than that, the shed mostly doesn't have pre-drilled holes, but there are round indentions where you can see where the screws go. The 25 screws are pointy, self piercing screws and they do go in easy when you twist them in with a screwdriver. I know they say not to use power screwdrivers to assemble these things, but in the case of this shed, I probably would next time if I bought another. It's a lot of manual screwing otherwise. If you don't go full speed with the power screwdriver, it would be ok and would not overtighten/strip the hole.With those assembly glitches aside (and if you are a handy person who assembles tons of these things, you probably won't have the issues I did since I'm only a mildly handy lady), the shed ended up being very sturdy. We got a 40 mph sustained wind event with gusts of 70 mph a few days after I assembed this and placed some christmas decoration tubs in it. This shed did not budge one bit. I was fully expecting the roof/lid to be slightly lifting up in the wind or the doors kind of moving. Nope. We have all of our sheds on the side of our house sitting on top of smallish-medium river rock smooth stones. If you make sure the stones are pretty level with a rake and then kind of move the floor bottom piece from side to side before starting to attach the back and side panels, it self levels just fine without needing any cement foundation or platform. I think it would also be just fine sitting on fairly level grass or sand, too. It's not that fussy. Once you weight it down with the stuff you're storing in it, it does't matter anyway.I would get another of these BMS2500 sheds if I needed it, but next time, I'll know what to watch for during door and roof assembly.

Thanks to our "wonderful" power company, we seem to lose power fairly often, so we had to buy a generator. We needed something to store the generator in, and when my husband found this one, we knew it would be perfect. After watching a You Tube video, he retro fitted it for our generator, including adding a vent. The size is perfect, it's a great way to securely store an otherwise ugly generator, and we love that it's made in the USA! Well worth the money and very sturdy, too!

I don't write many reviews at all, but this company just irritated me to the point that I had to say something. I would give NO stars if that were an option.I purchased a Suncast shed expecting a durable and reliable storage solution, but it has disappointed me. First, the assembly process was frustrating. Compared to an older Suncast shed we have, the overall durability is lacking.The roof is particularly frustrating as they have replaced the hydraulic hinges with a steel rod on one side that is difficult to raise and position. Since the shed did not come with the necessary hinges to properly keep the roof open, it forced me to buy them separately. Even after doing so, the hinges failed to hold the roof up as intended, making access to the shed a hassle and a safety concern. On top of that, the roof itself is slightly smaller than the walls, meaning rainwater drips inside the shed instead of running off properly. This completely defeats the purpose of having a storage unit meant to protect items from the elements.However, the most frustrating part was dealing with the Suncast afterward. I called their "customer service" to inquire about the issue. They KNEW what my concern was and still sold me hinges that did not keep the roof open. Their excuse was that “those hinges were the ones from the manual”. They actually had a manual that showed the hinges keeping the roof open, but these hinges do NOT keep the roof open in this particular model. I wanted to return those hinges and get the correct hinges that would keep the roof open or refund my money. The answer was NO because this was a final sale. I agree to a final sale on a product that WORKS, not something that is not the right part for the shed I purchased. I expected much better customer service, better quality, a functional design, and a part that keeps the roof open. Not much to ask after an expensive part that is useless because it does not do the work it needs to do. If you’re considering this shed, be prepared for unexpected costs and a frustrating experience. I would recommend looking into other brands that offer better construction and reliability. I will NEVER buy another Suncast product again.

Bought this to hold all my garden and landscaping tools. I have my mower, leaf blower/ vacuum, weed wacker, tools and extension cords in there and still have room. Not to bad as far as putting it together. Mine is just on the ground and is fine. Didnt get the shelf with it only issue.