Customer reviews for Lifetime 8' x 17.5' Outdoor Storage Shed Dual Entry, Tan forLifetime 8' x 17.5' Outdoor Storage Shed Dual Entry, Tan
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5 out of 5 stars review
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Awesome shed!!! I went with the assembly company to put together which they did in 3.5 hours. But I love this shed lots of room which that is what I wanted. Love the fact it’s plastic
So I can garden hose the floor and walls. And this is why I chose this shed for all the things I needed for!!!
Liz
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1 out of 5 stars review
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- 5 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase3/28/2021Awesome shed!!! I went with the assembly company to put together which they did in 3.5 hours. But I love this shed lots of room which that is what I wanted. Love the fact it’s plastic So I can garden hose the floor and walls. And this is why I chose this shed for all the things I needed for!!!Liz
- 4 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase9/4/2019I would suggest you have the foundation of this shed put together before it arrives. If it sits out too long it will somewhat warp. You need 4 people to put it together and no breeze either. The instructions were a challenge to understand in some places. Never having constructed a shed before it took a few days to get it together. Make sure you get the floor down correct or it will mess the whole thing up!
Difficult assembly
N90999 - 4 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase7/23/2019It was a bear to assemble, like the others said. We just got it put up, so time will tell on its durability. You should know going into it that screwing into plastic is only going to be so secure. Easy to strip some of the holes, even when screwing in by hand.
Nice for the price
modad57 - 1 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase7/31/2019You will be very angry that you bought this shed. The company was very nice to replace all the missing parts but what a mess. Poor fitting parts, instructions with typos, blurry examples. Your happiest day will be when you decided NOT to buy this shed
Please Don’t
Michael BLifetimeProductsWe are sorry to hear that you are unhappy with your shed, if you need any further assistance please reach out to our custome... - 1 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase4/29/2020The shed is great, once it is built. The instructions are ridiculously long as in 117 pages to put up walls and a roof! It was not made clear in the description of the shed that a platform would have to be built separate from the kit, which incurred additional costs. It might be cheaper for someone to purchase a pre-fabricated steel shed of the same dimensions. After building the separate base foundation for the shed, I began to assemble the kit. The floor pieces appeared to be simple to put together and the diagram showed clearly how to do it. However most of this project requires 3 people to complete not two. After assembling the floor, I began to assemble the walls. The panels began to slide into place fairly easy and within a few minute...
Good shed, Intense assembly required
Exhausted and frustratedLifetimeProductsI'm so sorry you have not had a good experience. Please give us a call in customer service to see if we can make this right... - 4 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase2/27/2018The storage shed arrived on the 12th with two assembling it took 12 days and a few call to the help center to complete. The finished product is very attractive.
Good investment
Big Jim - 4 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase8/1/2019Because the parts slide-lock into place, a professionaly built foundation is strongly recommended. We were still able to build the shed, but it took more than three people at times.
Foundation critical factor
Happy - 4 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase4/6/2020Very difficult and unclear instructions using mostly pictures instead of text. Technical writing of instructions extremely poor. Took 3 days to assemble with 3 adults on a pre-made wooden platform. Once assembled it seems to be very sturdy and a very nice shed. All parts were included to assemble. Happy with the shed itself just not instructions for assembling
Lifetime 8x17.5 outdoor shed
Lori - 2 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase7/31/2019After it took us 2 days to put together, we had to take back down and take back to store because the back side and roof was warped.
Looks Nice
wildcatfan - 4 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase4/5/2021Pros: It seems like it was built to last a long time. Cons: confusing instructions, a lot of work and a lot of reading instructions. I felt like I could had built one out of wood faster.
Built to last
Arm - 5 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase4/10/2020Great looking shed. It takes a minimum of 2 people plus a third to help hold panels in place while insuring they are even and inserting screws. Instructions are not written for novice assemblers as there are helpful hints that are not included.
Love the shed.
Jackie47 - 3 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase3/20/2021This needs a foundation as the flooring isn't very strong and no where in this description does it state that only in the instructions after one has purchased the product.
Foundation
bobLifetimeProductsThank you for your feedback. It is recommended to have a foundation. We will make sure that this is properly listed on Sam's... - 4 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase11/14/2020Great quality product, however the assembly is not what they say. They tell you 2 guys 8 hours. My buddy and i work in the trades so not just a couple schmucks and it took us 14 hrs to assemble. The instructions in a few areas could've been better. The way it tells you to assemble the ridge skylight simply did not work the way they wanted you to do it. The other part that could use improvements is the sliding dead bolt style door latches. After using then maybe 10 times they lossened up to the point they won't keepbthe top of the doors katched. But over all a pretty decent shed kit. This is all however after i had to wait for a second shed kit. The first kit that arrived was completely trashed with all the boxes broke open and loose parts...
Shed kit honest review
Honest JoeOriginally posted onlifetime.com - 4 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase8/22/2022Shed is great - but you need a perfectly FLAT 20 ft long surface, or you'll have issues with the last roof pieces. There is a gottcha, for the floor (where the mid doors are) - not well explained in the docs. I also had to use some shimms under the roof to get the mid doors to fit right. All in all, good shed.
Flat means flat
ErikOriginally posted onlifetime.com - 2 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase3/22/2021Shed might be decent quality but the assembly instructions are horrendous!! I am extremely handy and very capable of following assembly instructions. But the directions here were horrible. I've built Cheap furniture from China that has better instructions and labeling than this Shed does.....shameful coming from an American company.
Might be solid shed, but instructions are disaster
YIHTOriginally posted onlifetime.comReviewsWe are sorry to hear that you had trouble assembling your shed. We would be happy to help with any specific questions you hav... - 5 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase10/17/2022After reading others installation reviews, was worried about challenges with assembly. Watched several of the factory YouTube videos for help PRIOR to arrival, which was a huge help as I already knew what I was looking for. With 2 people, we had no major issues during assembly. The 2 items that were slightly obscure in the instructions are floor piece orientation and door hinge bar selection. Pay attention to these two items, and you should have no issues. The base site was already prepped, not including that the total installation time was around 11 hours.
Simple Assembly
DuckyDudeOriginally posted onlifetime.com - 5 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase2/13/2022Beautiful shed. High quality and heavy duty materials. Very difficult to get corners in place, and skylight peak is very fragile and nearly impossible to install in one piece. The roof was also very difficult to assemble. You 100% need multiple people to install. We were told it would take 2 adults 3 days to assemble and this is correct! We thought that was a ridiculous timeframe but on day 3 of blood, sweat and tears (not an exaggeration) it finally all came together. It's definitely worth the price and efforts.
Intense assembly. High quality shed.
Beth KOriginally posted onlifetime.com - 3 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase10/4/2022This is a good looking shed but no picnic to assemble. Most of the instructions were just OK with some of the drawings being very difficult to interpret. The biggest problem I had was attaching the top row of skylights at the peak of the roof. You can not assemble the entire row of skylights, set them on the roof and expect them to line up as the instructions tell you to do because they will not. You need to put on one section at a time starting from the middle and work your way out installing one section at a time. It is still very difficult to get them to line up but they will if you force them. Another issue is that the overlapping sections of the floor that are supposed to be attached with the screws do not overlap enough and many...
Nice Shed for the Money but a Bear to Assemble
Dan SilvaOriginally posted onlifetime.comReviewsWe apologize about the frustration with the assembly of your new shed. We appreciate the feedback that you have provided to u... - 1 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase1/8/2019Ordered our shed form Sam's with assembly included. Took a month to get assemblers here, only to find out it only had 1 ceiling truss instead of 11. The assembler requested overnighting the parts, but Lifetime said 3-4 business days was the best they could do. We have to pray that the weather and temps hold another week and that the boxes, which unpacked cannot fit along my garage wall, now left on the patio, will hold up to probable rain. I am *very* disappointed in the unreturned and delayed phone calls and emails, but this final straw of slow shipment is unacceptable!
Incomplete kit, unacceptable wait time for replacement parts
VLMaplesOriginally posted onlifetime.comReviewsWe apologize for the shipping delays and are working hard to get these parts on their way to you! If you have any more proble... - 5 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchase7/8/2019Started opening the cartons to discover a defective wall panel. Talked to customer support who got back to us in a timely manner. Zachary and another sales rep spoke to us and we received the replacement panel in less than 4 days. While waiting have been assembling what I can and have been following the manual by the letter. Great instructions and easy to navigate as long as you take it step by step. I feel we are getting a quality shed from a reputable company who stands by their products with a great support/sales rep team.
Great so far!
BoykidOriginally posted onlifetime.com