Keter Artisan, Cortina & Signature Ashwood Shed Build & Review

After several years of putting it off I finally bought the Keter Artisan shed that I've been after. There’s something quite special that will be temporarily housed in here which you’ll see in some upcoming videos. I've bought a number of Keter products in the past, and I do appreciate the zero-maintenance approach to their products.
Keter make this pent-roofed style of large shed in three different ranges. The Artisan, as featured in the video, which has vertical wall panels. The Signature Ashwood and the Cortina range are basically the same shed but with horizontal panels. All three are available in 7ft x 7ft (2.14m x 2.18m), 9ft x 7ft (2.79m x 2.18m) and 11t x 7ft (3.4m x 2.18m) as featured here.
The shed itself if only part of the story though, and preperation is key. This video shows my own process of achieving a flat base and constructing the shed via timelapse video, and my thoughts on my purchase.
Not shown on the video but worth noting. Although not necessary, the instructions do recommend using 8no ground anchors once you've built the shed to secure it to the base slab. I've done this just to make sure it doesn't move in high winds.
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This product was purchased by myself from Keter via Costco with no influence on my review from any third-party and is entirely unpaid.
The product on test in the video is the Keter Artisan 11ft x 7ft Pent Shed.

[@Walker983]

As a guy of British ancestry born in California, I've just got to say that the funny Still of you at 6:05 is virtually like looking at myself in the Shaving Mirror ! Thanks for the good info . . . 😺😺😺

[@lodey]

Impressive build! Looks sharp too. Can't wait to see what goes in it.

[@ToughMonkey]

I’m very much looking forward to it as well, and making plenty of videos about it too!

[@stun9771]

and if you don't like the colour, well you can paint it...Keter say the Artisan is fully paintable...

[@ToughMonkey]

You can indeed paint it. I considered it myself for a while but painting would become a maintenance item, and it’s difficult to find the correct paint. I think it was a waterproof acrylic it needs.

[@Icemanja2006]

Nice and Clean I've been looking at these but was worried about side wall stability but you solved that problem with the added timber. Is the timber screwed from inside or outside in?

[@ToughMonkey]

The walls are pretty sturdy without the timber frame I put in. It all starts to come together as a composite structure when you begin putting the roof components on. There are a number of steel columns that create its own frame, and steel beams across the roof structure the brace and give the whole thing rigidity.
The wall panels are a cellular structure, with a small cavity in between an inner and outer layer of the plastic, so lightweight but strong.
I added the timber frame more to give me options going forward. The biggest downside with the plastic material is the inability to screw heavy items to it. So, mounting tools or hanging a bicycle for example isn’t easy. The frame allows me to mount things, plus create a cavity to install insulation. Although it’s been purchased as a tool shed there is a possibility of it become a more permanent home for something else entirely and having it dry and warm would be advantageous.
The timbers were screwed from inside. I used 45mm screws with those timbers, first drilling a countersink. I analysed the screws that came with the shed and worked out how much they must project into the plastic panels and figured if they can be used without risking piercing the outer skin then this combination of 45mm screw and timber would be safe as it was the same overall length.