I really like my 8x10 suncast shed! It's 4 years old and now my only complaint is the corners of the shed are cracking. From the inside I can see sunlight coming through in some areas at 2 corners. The corners are not two separate pieces that attach together, they're actually one solid piece that arrives flat in the shipping box and you bend it 90° to make a corner section. The area that bends is thin (about 1/16") flexible plastic. So basically one solid piece is going to split into two pieces, minimizing structural integrity. However, considering how much I like this shed I'm contemplating purchasing four pieces of aluminum angle & attaching them to every corner. I'll have to drill holes through the angles to attach them to the shed but I'm not complaining too much because EVERY shed requires upkeep. ALSO the front wall where the doors are isn't very solid. I purchased a cheap aluminum strip (you can get these at nearly every hardware store) & attached it to 1/4" unistrut nuts in the ridge beam (bar going front to back of shed) & door header beam. You could use steel but it's harder to bend. The only reason I can fit unistrut nuts in my ridge beam is because it was accidentally installed upside down, that's why a unitstrut nut worked for me. Otherwise just use a self-tapping screw WHILE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES to drill into this beam. The other end of the aluminum strip connects to the door header beam. Why this isn't included in the shed kit is beyond me because I feel it is absolutely necessary. Link to the front wall support bar I made & installed: www.flickr.com/photos/jd_bugman/50623375993/in/album-72177720298090366
I really like my 8x10 suncast shed! It's 4 years old and now my only complaint is the corners of the shed are cracking. From the inside I can see sunlight coming through in some areas at 2 corners. The corners are not two separate pieces that attach together, they're actually one solid piece that arrives flat in the shipping box and you bend it 90° to make a corner section. The area that bends is thin (about 1/16") flexible plastic. So basically one solid piece is going to split into two pieces, minimizing structural integrity. However, considering how much I like this shed I'm contemplating purchasing four pieces of aluminum angle & attaching them to every corner. I'll have to drill holes through the angles to attach them to the shed but I'm not complaining too much because EVERY shed requires upkeep.
ALSO the front wall where the doors are isn't very solid. I purchased a cheap aluminum strip (you can get these at nearly every hardware store) & attached it to 1/4" unistrut nuts in the ridge beam (bar going front to back of shed) & door header beam. You could use steel but it's harder to bend. The only reason I can fit unistrut nuts in my ridge beam is because it was accidentally installed upside down, that's why a unitstrut nut worked for me. Otherwise just use a self-tapping screw WHILE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES to drill into this beam. The other end of the aluminum strip connects to the door header beam. Why this isn't included in the shed kit is beyond me because I feel it is absolutely necessary.
Link to the front wall support bar I made & installed: www.flickr.com/photos/jd_bugman/50623375993/in/album-72177720298090366
Good job, that was a ton of work!
How much was that shed? Thank you for the video 😊
On sale for around 1,300
How much space do you have from the shed to the ground posts?
12"