Backyard Discovery Little Country Workshop

I worked on this casually in the evenings over a week. I'd estimate I spent 14-16 hours putting it together. (Disclaimer: I'm OCD to a ridiculous level. I kept checking square, alignments, and expecting perfect joints...) That said, I was pleasantly surprised how well this went together.The pre-drilled pilot holes were dead-on 99% of the time; it got to the point towards the end, I wasn't checking and just lining up and driving the screws. The kit comes in three boxes. STRONG SUGGESTION: do NOT unload the boxes. The inventory list in each box will eliminate a LOT of frustration in terms of finding parts, if you leave the items in the box and check the respective lists, They are NOT packed in order of installation, but they are packed for efficiency in box space and shipping. I did have a few pieces of light-colored trim that had dark smudges from rubbing against the black roof panels, but nothing major... Tha part numbers are sometimes hard to find, typically stamped on the end of a panel or part. If you're clever, you can place them where they are down/hidden/obscured by adjoining parts. I had a little alignment issue with the roof panels over the porch. They didn't seem to place correctly. It became more apparent once I started to align the light-colored trim along the front and rear faces. (Frame of reference, we're talking between 1/8" and 3/16".) I used a Dremel to cut a little relief in the frame so the roof panel would fit tighter, and the trim pieces lined up nicely after that. The manual is written extremely well, and the graphics are clear. It clearly calls out places to focus, and items to pay attention to. This is truly the key to a successful build process, it's so well written. There are a significant number of bags of screws, nuts, washers, bolts, and fittings. I found it simplest just to lay them out on my work bench in numerical order so I could find the correct part. You'll go blind if you start cutting bags open and pouring parts out. I'm extremely pleased with the quality of this kit.

Great grandson just loved it he is always wanting to go to the big barn and this will keep him happy and alot safer.