Suncast 20 Cubic ft. Vertical Resin Tool Storage Shed, Taupe/Mocha

It was easy peasy to put together for this 67 year old, very average, woman to put together by herself. It maybe took me 45 minutes, but that includes opening the box! The hinges were the trickiest-just took a deep breath, re-read the instructions and looked at the picture. It all came together nicely. I had prepared a level surface for it the week before it came-just laid inexpensive 12"x12" concrete pavers using a level. One area was not quite as level as it should have been but once that was fixed everything was just as promised.I was pleasantly surprised to see that it came with a wire shelf and 2 S hooks! There is a template on the packaging box for a wooden one if you want to make one. I set my long handled items in by sliding the handle into one of the larger spaces on the shelf so they easily stay upright. The S hooks attached to the shelf hold hanging things.Other storage options I'd seen were too big or more like a box or rather industrial looking. This one could go in a more visible spot in the yard and be fine. I did see a video someone had put up, maybe on another site, and he had it on a condo deck. It looked fine. It isn't wood, but the "wood look" of it takes it up a notch, IMO, from the other major manufacturer's item. I have mine in a corner, behind a couple of large redwood trees. My yard is small and I didn't want anything "intrusive" in it. This fits the small spot for it and your eye is not drawn to it when entering the yard (which is a peaceful "Disney meadow" in my opinion).My garage has not direct access to the back yard, where 95% of my gardening takes place. Before this shed came I had to trek 3/4 of the way around my house, unlocking and then relocking the front gate, or bring things through the house. Sometimes I even just put the wood handled items in the kitchen if rain was coming because I was too lazy to make my way to the garage. Now, they have their own dry storage that is easy to get to and in a logical location.

I purchased this from Amazon since it was free shipping. I had earlier purchased a BMS1250 model from my local home improvement stores website for the same price but since truck shipping costs $70 I had it shipped to my local store, which was a pain to pick up. Compared to the earlier BMS1250 model, the GS1250B is a LOT easier to put together since everything just snaps in place, and only requires a single person to assemble. Since I'm short the only thing I needed was a ladder to snap the top in place. However I would say that the construction is not as strong as the BMS1250 and due to a lot of small holes would not be as water tight. Also the GS1250 only is designed to put in a single shelf while you can put in as many as 4 in the BMS1250. The BMS1250 design has a lot of ribs on the sides which prevented the cast resin from deforming too easily while the GS1250 came with the left side wall slightly bowed out since it lacks those ribs. Still, given how much easier it was to put together and the fact that I'm not planning on placing it in an area that would require stronger construction, I'm still pretty pleased with it overall.One other thing - I noticed in the Q&A area that it was stated that a signature was needed for delivery. Not in my case. UPS delivered it my front porch and left it there - no signature required.

I had build a solid and level foundation in anticipation of putting up this tool shed. After ripping open the packaging (not suitable for re-use) I discovered that the two side panels were badly warped making it literally impossible to snap them to the back panel. It also made it impossible to put the roof on without significant effort of bending various portions of the back and side panels using pliers, drills, etc. Finally, I used a roll of duct tape to keep the sides fastened to the back panel. That, combined with considerable effort, allowed me to put the roof on - again, the roof did not "click" into place, but duct tape allowed me to "sort of" put the whole thing together. I am not sure if this is a fault of the manufacturer or of the reseller, who offered it at "End of Season Clearance Price (about $ 50 below its present price on Amazon), and perhaps stored the package in a hot environment for considerable time. I decided to not return it as it would have been a hassle (torn packaging, plier bent panel edges, drill holes, etc.). Based upon the Amazon "Frequently Bought together" I also purchased the "Suncast ABH3 Hook & Bracket" and the "Suncast ACS24 Corner Shelf". It turns out that these do NOT FIT this specific Suncast Model (verified after speaking with Suncast). One of the vendors (Corner Shelf) immediately sent (free) return instructions, while the other vendor maintained that upon further investigation I would have discovered that their listing on Amazon (different from the "Frequently Bought Together" description clearly listed the proper models (I ate that shipment as he was right - my own laziness and belief in the Amazon "Frequently . . .". In any event: please be very CAREFUL when purchasing this Tool Shed and above all do not automatically assume that the "Frequently Bought Together" information is even remotely accurate! Attached Picture are just of one side - follow the "seam" from top to bottom and you will see precisely what the issue is. The same applies to the other side.