Customer reviews for Lifetime 8' x 7.5' Outdoor Storage Shed forMember photos









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Good Sheds
I bought 2 of these and installed them side by side. Very good design, a bit of hassle to assemble on a hot day when the plastic expands, chose a more mild day. Overall very happy and about half the price for 2 of these to equal the same sqft as the 8x15 which was $2500
Good shed for the cost
Bought this shed a couple of weeks ago. Not sure why the reviews say so much negative about the instructions. They were very straight forward and simple for me. Had this built in about 6 hours from platform to finish with help from my son. Had very minor issues with a few things lining up but was able to easily correct. I did forgo using hand tools as it recommended and used power tools on all the screws and such which definitely sped things up. Would have given it 5 stars but I feel like the floor quality is a little cheap and thin for the cost, but I guess with it being built on a platform they didnt want to make it heavier.
Outdoor Shef
I purchased this shed yesterday..There are just too many screws/bolts. I've had 2 sheds installed in the past. A Tin Shed and a Tuff Shed..Tuff shed was much bigger than this and had less screws/bolts. The instructions were not clear. The installer watched the video, but the window was somewhat Confusing. I called the help desk x2..the guy referred me back to the video. The 2nd time the lady was very informative..They were both patient and had great customer service skills..overall nice shed but needs clearer installation instructions without having to watch a video over and over again ..I recommend a professional for installing unless you are experienced with the different codes.
Great Shed
I was worried it would be really hard to put this together but it wasnt at all. I am a 35 yr old woman with back issues and a toddler and put it together in about a day. Had to stop lots of times to help my toddler. I did watch the youtube video first then followed the direction and it was super easy. I had my father in law help when installing the wall panels and the first 2 roof panels. The rest was pretty simple. Great little shed and will hold up nicely.
Terrible! Simply terrible experience!!
I and my friend tried to put it together spending numerous hours. The manual is not well written. Then the video was made giving the impression it can be put together quickly. Videos are misleading when parts do not fit together. Parts are not marked well. We used the process of elimination, and tape measures to identify the parts for the next job. The final stage of the assembly is when we are trying to put together the topmost part of the roof (Roof-ridges and the sky-light windows on the roof). The roof ridges just will not fit together for us to screw in. From the side view of the roof, it is obvious that the roof ridges do not fit together. We spent 5 hours to figure out if there is a way for us to figure out to fit the roof ridges together. Then gave up as rain came in, flooding the inside. Called customer service. It said the right department will call you back. It is over three days, and no one called us back. Emailed customer service two days back. Still no response to our email to help. What a mess!!!
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affordable and durable.
not an easy assembly, but fairly straight forward. i got mine on sale for $700, so really good value. but probably spent $350 for lumber and screws to build a solid floor, resting on concrete blocks. great design. i put several shelves along two walls to maximize storage.
Structural integrity
Positive aspects are visual appeal, with the idea of low outside maintenance, but that is where it ends. Purchased May 2025 during a sale, intending to install months later due to renovations. Shed delivered quickly without issues. Sam's Club did a perfect job at that. Undamaged boxes stored in large garage until backyard was ready to receive shed foundation. Concrete poured October 2025. Three weeks later in October 2025 opened boxes. Part alignment problems, warped doors and panels. Metal L stiffeners do not lay in the wall channels properly and holes do not all lineup. Screws thread into thin light gauge plastic by only a few threads, the slightest torque will strip. Wind vibrations will no doubt loosen a perfectly torqued screw. Some areas that have little to do with overall structure use bolts, like on the doors at the handle latch area, those will hold up better. The door requires a squire tube bracing that is meant to easily slide into receivers of the door. Since panels are not flat this required excessive force and mallet hammering for almost entire length. Damaged the mallet. Use a piece of wood between the two next time. The list is endless. Wall panel concerns halted wall install. Seriously questioning the strength and durability of finished product. The bracing should be designed with bolting from outside in, not install surface mounted bracing with tiny screws into thin plastic. Very much under braced. Coming from a history of designing, engineering, building of structures, electrical, electronic using every known building material and component, I know when something is built to last. For the weekend homeowner it is likely the shed will not assemble well. The hardware identifiers within instructions are terrible. There is a lot of bla bla bla in provided instructions. Get to the point and stop with all the languages. That can easily be done with the download versions. Better to lay out all parts and hardware then figure out on your own. I actually checked the video, although not complete would say the video will assist most towards a better understanding. All in all, in my book, it's a backyard toy. Instructions do not mention recommended temperatures for assembly. Made entirely from thin gauge plastic that expands and contracts further messing with aliments. Poor quality thin gauge injection molding and using supplied bracing and hardware questions wind loading. Feels as if one winter storm or summer thunderstorm downdraft will destroy the structure. This shed might do well indoors. No joke. Cost for the concrete foundation (imagine paying for the labor, forget about it!) preparing ground, laying crushed concrete, compacting, then pouring a perfectly level steel rebar reinforced concrete slab 4” thick to install what is a thin, light weight, poorly designed overpriced plastic shed. This shed is worth about $150.00 at the most. Shed remains unacceptable and not completely assembled. Reached out to manufacturer.
We are sorry that you have not had a good experience with your new shed. Please contact our customer service department to see if we can make this right for you. They can be contacted through Live Chat on our website (lifetime.com) Monday-Friday, or over the phone Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at (800) 225-3865. They can also be reached by email at customercare@lifetime.com. Customer Service hours are from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm (MT). *DC
don't waste your time on this
I feel desperate trying to put this together, there are parts that could have already come assembled but didn't, it's illogical, it's really crazy trying to put this storage together, the instructions don't help much, they're confusing and the video helps a little more but it's not as easy as it looks in the video, I hope to put it together in three days after work, I don't recommend it, and I'm missing a piece that goes on the back to put things on it.
We apologize about the frustration with the assembly of your new shed. We do have several assembly help options available if you run into questions, including; YouTube video tutorials, the BILT app, as well as our customer service department is always a great resource. They can be contacted through Live Chat on our website (lifetime.com) Monday-Friday, or over the phone Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at (800) 225-3865. They can also be reached by email at customercare@lifetime.com. Customer Service hours are from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm (MT). Customer service can also send you any missing parts that you may be needing. *DC
Verified Purchase
NO CASH BACK IF YOUR NOT PRIMARY CARD HOLDER
Would have been nice to know before I purchased this shed being I am a secondary card holder. My son added me to his Sam’s Club account. So when I purchased this via online and he went to pick it up and paid cash, I did not get credited for spending be almost $700 and neither did he. I actually made a trip to Sam’s Club went to the service desk and inquired about why I didn’t have any money coming back towards the purchase. This is when I was informed it’s because I’m the secondary cardholder. If I would have known this, I would have used his card to reserve it online so at least he could have got cash back. Also, two weeks prior I spent almost $600 in groceries once again, not knowing me being a secondary car holder I would receive no cash back. I have made numerous trips to Sam’s Club in the past year And now I’m finding out I get no cash back. Please all your other people who have a secondary card by a member you will not be getting any cash back as I did not. Total spent in May 2025 at Sam’s Club was approximately $1700. Not Happy
We're sorry to hear that you didn't have a good experience. Reach out to Sam's Club directly to see if they can help. They can be reached at 888-746-7726. *DC
Nice storage shed
I give the shed a 5 star for ease of putting together and how it came together and looks. It feels sturdy inside, installed on July3rd, 2023. I watched the installation video before I started, but would like to see the metals items also numbered and mentioned by number on the respective pages and if marked up and down for installation. I have also installed the anchor wire 1/8 inch, through both the roof truss and will anchor them into the ground. You have to prepare the ground first, watch the installation video and then plan the install, once completed you should also put in the 6 anchor screws in the floor of the shed, then the shed will be perfect. The floor, walls and doors two can put together, the roof you will need a third person. It took approximately 6 hours to put together completely.

