Suncast 16' x 8' Tremont Storage Shed with Windows - Natural Wood-like Outdoor Storage for Power Equipment and Yard Tools - All-Weather Resin Material, Skylights and Shingle Style Roof

The people who reviewed this low and complained must be because you have to clue how to build this or cant follow instructions.This shed was EASY TO PUT UP.3 afternoons after work for about 3 hours each afternoon and half a day Saturday and done.Everything matched up great. Those who complain next time pay someone who knows how.Excellent product. Very happy I got it.

Initial impression review after building.Summary: 4 starts for going up quickly and quality of parts, 1 lost for security concerns and stability questions for future.Completed building this shed in 3 hours single handed -- not including platform construction. The only part that really needs 2 people is putting up roof braces, but that can be worked around if you rearrange the middle truss after the roof braces are in place.Overall, not too bad of a design. I spent more time constructing the wood frame than the shed.Plastic: Worth it?The plastic bits, in most cases, were doing as designed and didn't cause problems. The screws (3 bags in my case, all labeled differently which was confusing) are a common screw used for just about everything. As long as the little dimple in the screw side is lined up you'll get a tight bond. Miss and it will strip quite easily. I ran into problems with the roof not lining up and had to persuade it to align by shifting the walls and putting stones on the roof to push down. I'd say about 95% of the screws lined up despite being on a flat platform. I was concerned about the sides as they wobbled, but once all together it does stiffen up considerably. This is not going to be a shed to hold a motorcycle as security is pretty weak, though a crow bar on even a wooden one is just as likely to give in as this one.Answer: Yes; It's good for dirty items and quick construction. Has "some" security and strength is there to handle most weather. Reinforce with 2x2 or metal bars and through-wall rivets/etc to strengthen for snow is likely required?Construction/instructions:All were pretty clear to me. The annoying part was trying to decipher "JJ" screws and MM bolts. Turns out the multiple bags are all the same. If it looks the same, it is. It's not as complicated as it seems with the multiple bags. The longest build part, which is where most time will be spent for solo, is prepping. You can probably get down to 2 hours total or less with more people working in parallel in the prep part. Getting windows/skylight/etc all installed took a significant amount of time. Let's put it this way, I probably spent an hour+ lining up the gaskets/etc and spent maybe 20 minutes putting up the walls/floor. But... the prep work is there for a reason, don't build in place or ad-hoc.Tools used:B&D cordless drill (chuck set to 3-5 to prevent stripping). Instructions say use hand screwdriver, for some this would be better to prevent accidental stripping, but will likely make you really hate putting 200+ screws in at the end of the day. One charge worked just fine for the whole processRatchet/socket (cross beams) + wrenches: both metricSuggested: mallet if you have flexible shoos to place walls, otherwise just kick it inTakeaway #1: If you don't build this on a FLAT ground, it will be troublesome to connect together.Takeaway #2: Construction time probably about 2 hours with more people. But once walls and roof start going up only 2 max is suggested.Takeaway #3: If you don't have a platform, plan on spending approx $300 extra for quality lumber. Do research on how you're installing. I choose GC 2x8 so that I don't need to care significantly about bushes/leaves/etc but they cost 30% more than normal pressure treated.Comparative to wooden shed:At the same time building this shed, I concluded that it's equivalent to the same in wood for the strength. (had plans for building wooden one, but time was a big constraining factor).Things that could be improved:Better latching of roof pieces to each other.Doors do bind when closing, but not a significant problem. Unlatched door does flex quite a bit when pulling, likely rain entry point.Front/back wall are flimsy after built, likely to reinforce at later timeVent mesh + screws == bad. Very difficult to not bunch up the mesh while not making gaps. Extra sealing is required to prevent bees from getting in.Things that are good:Went up very quickly (major benefit in my review rating)Solid enough construction for yard equipment or wood storage.Even if it leaks from rain, very easy to remedy (some complaints about this from others)Looks goodRoof should be able to handle some load decently well (snow/branches falling)Steel parts feel solid.Little to zero maintenanceUndecided:Duration. We'll see how it handles heavy snow and wind. It's in a sheltered area from wind but poses other risks from branches. Snow in my area has been known to collapse homes.Longevity: While plastic can handle all sorts of abuse wood can't, we'll see what UV exposure does after a few years.Security: Yeah, there is some but at the same time it's plastic. Not concerned as it can lock but also I can easily see how to circumvent it with a box-cutter. Likely to reinforce with metal bars or internal wooden structure when needed.Bottom line: Recommended if already in a secure area and is sheltered from most weather events. It will go up quickly and should last several years. Plastic has benefits of being reparable to a point and requires minimal maintenance unlike wood.Not for: Windy areas or valuables. Even if anchored to pavement/concrete I have my doubts in an un-sheltered area this would last.

This is a nice shed to store your excess stuff in, or lawn mowers and such. Now that it is done it looks pretty good. It was a pain to install for some of the steps, but overall was not too terrible. My son and I (I am a 68 year old arthritic female) assembled it in about 8 hours, with appropriate breaks and such. I read in some reviews that the vents at the top of the front and back were not well done, as the screen material tore or bunched when the screws were installed. To avoid that issue, I used washers on the screws and it solved the bunching issue. However, the screen material was cut way too short. On both vents there were places it only barely touched the edge. I used silicon caulk all around the edges of the screen material and that seems to have sealed the not so great fitting edges. The 6 skylights are wonderful. In the day time it is as bright inside as if you had a bright light turned on. Nice. While the skylights are a frosted material (not clear), the windows in the doors are very clear plastic. If you live in an area where thefts are an issue, you might not want totally clear windows in the doors so anyone can see exactly what you are storing. The walls and doors are not exactly solid, and it wouldn't take too much to break in if someone really wanted to do so. I put frosted contact paper on the inside of the door windows and it works great. Still lets in light, but no one can see the contents of the shed. The very worst step in the installation was adding the roof panels. The instructions tell you to have one person inside the shed to install the screws (which are too short to do a very good job. We used slightly longer screws, and even those were hard to get to catch), and the other person needs to go up top and "push down" on the panels. That is a pretty tall roof! On a very sturdy 8 foot ladder my (almost 6 foot tall) son tried to reach up and hold down a panel. I was inside waiting for the go-ahead to try the screws, when I heard him exclaim urgently. I couldn't tell what was happening from inside, so I stepped out and found him trying to hold onto the roof while the ladder was half tipped over. Luckily there is another shed 3 feet away on that side, and it stopped the ladder from going completely over. Needless to say, it was not a pleasant experience. So, there was no way I was going to let anyone try to climb up and lay over that roof. Just not worth the risk! I had read one review where the person tied bricks to the roof to hold down the panels and he said it worked pretty well. This is what we did: We took two 16 foot cargo tie-downs and tossed them over the roof so that each end was draped over the edge of the shed on either side. We did one roof panel section at a time (the two front panels, the two middle panels, then the two back panels). We filled 4 buckets with large rocks and then each of us got on one side of the shed and we lifted up 2 of the buckets at the same time and placed them on the hooks on the end of the tie-downs. We repeated the process with the next tie-down and the last 2 buckets, easing them up or down until they were evenly suspended over the shed. Then we laid a 8 x 16 patio block over each bucket for extra weight. It may or may not have been as good as a "body" lying across the roof, but it was certainly a lot safer. My son was able to get the roof screws in place (using the longer screws I mentioned earlier). Hey, whatever gets the job done, right? In order to provide more weight for stability in strong winds, we filled four 5 gallon buckets with big rocks (we have no shortage of rocks around here) and placed them inside the shed at the four corners. After the assembly, I noticed there were a lot of very large holes around the trusses where bees and other critters could come in, so I sealed those with foam and tape, and also used silicon caulk around various places where I could see cracks that were letting light in. Once the doors were installed I was disappointed to realize the windows were a bit crooked. There is a ridge that the window frame fits around, so there really isn't any play to move them, so I guess we will live with it. On both sides the upper left corner is about 3/4 inch higher than the upper right corner. If they were opposites it would have looked planned, but no, they are just tilted to one side the same on each door. The door windows were part of the pre-assembly stuff, so they were not side by side when installed or maybe I would have noticed and possibly been able to torque them a bit. If you know this ahead of time maybe you could measure both door window openings to see if you could fix it at that time. Once the shed was installed I did not want to try tearing the door windows apart. Just one of those annoying little features. Overall it is a pretty nice shed. I believe some things could have been made better, but then it would probably have been a lot more expensive. Delivery was interesting. I read how big the 2 boxes were and how heavy and knew we could never pick them up at the store and get them home in my little pickup. So I had it delivered, especially since Amazon offered free shipping. It showed up in my city 3 days earlier than my scheduled delivery date, and ABF freight called and arranged the day and time of delivery, which I had done 1 day earlier than planned (nice-since it rained all day the original delivery was planned). The driver pulled up at the end of the driveway and he loaded one box at a time on a 2-wheel hand truck and came down the driveway with the box spanning the whole drive, and then turned it sideways and set it upright close to the garage. The garage was as far as they would go, but he couldn't have gotten those huge boxes into my back yard anyway. I was amazed that one guy brought those boxes out of the truck and down the drive with only a 2-wheel hand truck. After he left, we opened the boxes and carried all the pieces to the back yard and laid them on the covered patio, using one flattened box on the bottom and the other flattened box on the top, and patio blocks on top of that because it was due to storm that night. What an adventure. The shed is now occupied by 2 ladders, a wheelbarrow, a lawn roller, a tiller, and a de-thatching machine, and there is still room for more. It was a lot of work getting the pad prepped and doing the installation, but I believe it was worth it.

Love it. Needed some extra room in the garage - this was the perfect choice. We rent and didn't want a permanent structure - something we can disassemble and take with us or sell when we move. Assembly was easy and fast - but it is definitely a "two" man job. Recommend you have plenty of space and a large level concrete slab or deck to assemble the shed. I pre-assembled all the sub-structures the day before and then the next day my son and I knocked out the final assembly in about two hours. Instructions are clear - but I found a couple of steps could've been in a different order or made a little clearer - would of made ease of assembly better - especially when installing the roof panels and supports rails. So I highly recommend you "READ" over the instructions a couple of times before you even start. Also there are about 300-400 screws - so cordless screw drivers and/or an adjustable torque drill motors are a must! Otherwise the shed seems extremely durable and much stronger than other vinyl sheds I've made in the past. Medal reinforcements & supports really make for a solid structure.

I tried to take the negative reviews with a grain of salt assuming whoever put theirs together didn’t have a level base, didn’t know what they were doing, or didn’t take their time. I shouldn’t have.First of all, the shed I received has differences from the sheds I see in other reviews and videos. My trusses and roof supports are not black, they’re raw aluminum, and the “Suncast” logo on the front is not colored. My guess is I received an older model but I really hope I didn’t receive some kind of knockoff or cheaper version.I noticed right away while opening the box and separating pieces that some parts were bent and bowed. The headers had kind of U-shape to them and the roof supports were twisted up. I dismissed it with the thought that I could force them back into shape while assembling and it would be no big deal. TIP: do not assume that!The walls seemed to go up fine and the right side of the roof went up fine as well. My issues started on the left side of the roof. I had to REALLY force the front left roof panel into place. The screw holes were misaligned by probably close to two inches. Forcing the roof panel into place resulted in large gaps between the front header and walls. The last two roof panels went on fine after that but I knew I was going to have problems when it was time to hang the doors because of what I had to do get the roof on.Sure enough I hung the doors and they are WAY OFF. I mean not even close to aligning. The doors will not shut and they have zero adjustability, so there’s nothing I can do make it work. I currently have a bungee strap keeping the doors as closed as they’ll get until I can get ahold of customer service.I don’t know which piece or pieces are causing problems. Yes, my base is level as you can see in the photos I’ve attached. One or more of these pieces are not molded correctly and even if they send me new parts, I will pretty much have to disassemble the entire shed to fix it.Bottom line…either take the gamble with this shed, or buy a wooden one and save yourself the headache.