Much cheaper than building from scratch. Probably recommend the other 8x12.5 Lifetime shed with side entrance which is $400 cheaper and guessing much easier to install. This looks nicer but the added middle entry roof part added much more complexicity. We seem to put everything in correctly but the earlier slight errors seem to be compouded in the end. We had to like cut notches, raise door hinges to finally get things to work. Lots of bending and pushing of the plastic to screw things in. Not easy to pack things up to return so we had to push forward and get creative to get this to work.

We purchased this and had it professionally put together. Just months later the door is completely warped then my husband pointed out that the roof is starting to buckle. I called and they said they would send me a new door and when I asked who would install it "crickets". We did everything the right way paid to have a cement pad and had professionals put it together.

The advantage of these sheds is this - when you're done you are truly finished. No painting, no roofing really no finishing at all - love it. Side entry works well for us. Seems very sturdy once it's up but only time will tell. I put mine on a wood platform. You must be level and square with your platform- no exceptions if not you are going to struggle fitting the last pieces on especially the roof panels. We put 7/16 OSB on top of foot for more protection. Be very careful not to over tighten!! Everything screws into the plastic material which is why I gave it four stars instead of five. It seems there could be a better solution with some kind of reinforcement at critical points on the corners and roof. Study directions carefully and call customer support if confused-they are extremely helpful. When cinching two plastic parts try to making sure they are touching before you begin to screw. Ours was received on mid December and took a couple of days to completion but that was due to the cold temperatures outside. Great product-would like to review 10 year's from now and oh did I mention not to over tighten.

Bought one a few years back, after only a few months several screws popped off from the expansion and contraction of the plastic. It's a pain in the neck to put together and I'm pretty handy. The walls have some L beams for support, some came off from the screws coming off. I called Lifetime about it and they offered to send me new parts, the problem is that to replace them, I gotta take off the whole roof again! No thanks!! I would never recommend this type of shed to anyone!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I purchased this shed as I needed something for storage and I needed something to have my hobby out of. Living in a camper we do not have much space. This should do it!!! The company is great to work with. I had a few pieces missing and they were great and fast at sending it. I've called twice on assembling it as I was not understanding it. They walked me through it. Awesome customer service!!!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I am glad I have chosen this Lifetime shed. It has many features and makes my backyard look beautiful. I had a small problem finishing the shed (my fault) Lifetime Customer Services immediately response and help.

I BOUGHT THIS WEEKS AGO, AND IT CAME WITH WRONG FLOOR PIECES, CONTACTED COMPANY, THEY SID TWO WEEKS, ALREADY HAD SHED OUT OF BOX WHEN REALIZED, IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN ELEMENTS, WARPED PIECES LOOKS LIKE JUNK, NOW I FOUND OUT WHEN STARTED TO PUT TOGETHER TODAY, MISSING ANOTHER PIECE , STAY AWAY FROM THIS SHED!!!! AND COMPANY, MY TIME IS VALUABLE AND SAMS, NOR LIFETIME GIVE A CARE.

My husband and I needed a shed to store items on our property, that is exactly what we got. My husband is a builder and could have built a more permanent style shed but thought how hard can this be....well let me share our experience. Free delivery was a top selling point for us, except the very nice driver was 60 years old (he told us) and no way to get this off the truck other than a hi-lo which we do not have! The driver did a have a connection with a local company that did have a hi-lo and unloaded the shed into the back of our pick up. We planned to open the top box pull out the directions and any parts we could assemble to lighten our load except box 1 of 2 was on the bottom and contained the directions. So we had to lower the top box off the bed of the truck (that was a chore and I am trying to keep the review short). Once we located the directions and began the assembly we quickly realized the directions were poorly written and had to be read a couple times to understand. We also realized the hardware within the bags was not properly identified. There are about a dozen bags marked with a three letter code, these bags are called out during the assembly. Inside each bag are more bags of the items you need to complete the following steps, except those smaller bags are where we had issues because nothing on them matched the call out in the step including the item count. We had a few bags that contained more items than needed and a few bags that contained less items than we needed. As I said earlier, my husband is a builder and just happened to have some of the replacement items that were missing. Once we started to put the shed together we found many of the holes did not line up and required strength to pull, twist, hold, and fasten. This only got worse when we got to the roof! Lifetime, if you are reading this I will be in contact! We need all new sunlight panels and the correct fasteners! We didn't have what we needed to install them and had to improvise. Had this been at our home we could have covered the holes until new hardware was shipped but it was on our property and needed to be covered to prevent animals from getting inside with no way out until we returned. The window does not hold well in place and will need to be looked at a little closer when we get back up there. If we did something wrong we will figure it out, if it is installed as it was intended this will need to be modified. Oddly enough once the shed was built it was sturdy and will serve it's purpose. The directions really need help with better pictures. Not all areas have reception to view the helpful videos.

Bought this in July. Love the shed. Did not like the assembly. It was just me and my husband putting it together. Directions very confusing. Took us a month & a half to put together. Best to have 4 guys to put it together or spend the extra to have it put together.

My husband and I started putting this shed together on July 3, 2017 wrong floor panels were sent. I called Lifetime customer service on July 8, 2017 spoke with Bruce sent him pictures and he said he'll have replacement panels sent to us. I called Lifetime customer service July 12, 2017 for a tracking number of the replacement panels spoke with Zachery. Zachery said, “sorry the order had not been placed”. I did receive an email with the order number for the replacement panels on July 12, 2017. It's July 17, 2017 and still waiting for panels sent an email and requested a call back with the tracking. We just want to complete our shed and hope we get our replacement panels this week.