Arrow Shed YS47-A Compact Galvanized Steel Storage Shed with Pent Roof, 4' x 7'

I purchased 4x10 metal shed when it was on sale. It is a great shed for the price. Instructions could be better but a lot of things are there. I assembled a lot of IKEA furniture for my home and this one is maybe twice as hard but if you follow the instructions and follow the logic, it will work. Holes do align, i suspect that reviewers that complain about alignment, did not do it right. The holes do not align because either the frame was not square OR the parts were incorrectly positioned. For me all holes aligned, maybe not perfectly, but with a little manipulation, they aligned. There was ONLY one hole where the instructions showed to use a screw but it needed a bolt and nut. The most difficult was the doors - cross members were difficult and would not align 100% and I had to cut 2 mm off the door trim. The rest was correctly given in the instructions. My only improvement was to buy some foam to seal the gaps because I will be storing plants over winter and need as little gaps as possible. Some tips: - take your time with the instructions. When mounting the sheets, the instructions show which holes will be used later and I missed that and had to unscrew a few screws. - if you are using a drill/driver, set it on lowest setting. To secure the edge trimming, do not use drill, hand tighten. I used a Ryobi drill and set to 4-6 for securing the sheets to the frame, and 2 for the rest, and hand tightened the edge trims. - when doing the roof sheets, do not tighten the screw all the way, that way you can adjust the alignment; but then do not forget to tighten all (do not over-torque) - look at pictures in the instructions to see which side is up (in some cases you can see the orientation from the location of holes). - if you need to install the door on the rights side (default is left as shown in the instructions), then the instructions say install the parts (side posts) on the opposite side. It is actually diagonally opposite for the side posts. - when assembling the cross members of the doors, first attach everything on the center and then do the four corners. Doors assembly was the only place i wished I had help because squeezing together parts and trying to put a screw through was a challenge. Again, it is doable and I did it myself. Holes align, instructions can be better but once you understand the logic, it will go smoother.

I had expectations of assembling a sturdy, strong storage unit that would be relatively easy to assemble and last for years. What I got was nothing but frustration and disappointment. When this Yardsaver unit arrived, its corners of the siding and edges of support arts were bent or buckled. Rather than send the unit back. I decided I could deal with slight damage. I perused the instructions and reviewed the list of parts that were supposed to be enclosed. All seemed well until I began the assembly process. I found the instructions hard to understand and the assembly illustrations lacking in detail. While attempting to follow the instructions, frustration and anger soon followed to the point of abandoning the project for the day. What I assumed would take hours, turned into a project that took 5 days to complete. Rather than expose myself to daily sessions of anger and regret, I took my time and dealt with the situation as best I could. Some major faults: too short sheet metal screws, having to insert then remove screws again during later assembly, screws not gripping properly, and not having enough hardware (bolts, screws, etc.) to complete assembling the storage unit. I cannot, truthfully, feel secure about this unit withstanding years of use let alone feeling confidence of its ability to withstand any winds stronger than 20 mph. I've dealt with Arrow products in the past but never have I had to deal with such poor, shoddy workmanship in a product that has such a high price tag (over $400.00!) or tried to follow instructions so hard to decipher. Shame on you, Arrow!

The shed serves it's purpose once you get it together, but I agree with all the other reviewers. The assembly instructions are vague, poorly written and poor graphics. Whoever wrote these assembly instructions needs to find a new career. Several assembly problems. First off the self-tapping screws are too short, most times they work, but many times not, especially if going through more than one layer of metal. They say you should only have problems with screw holes lining up if the frame is not square. Wrong. There were several times in a single panel were 2 or 3 holes would line up perfectly, and the other 1 or 2 wouldn't, and that's got nothing to do with the frame being square. They say the job can be cut by 40% if you use a variable speed drill to put in screws. Wrong again. Because of the short screws and holes not lining up, the drill only strips the screws even on the lowest setting, and you will use the drill more to drill holes were they don't line up. I drilled at least 2 dozen holes because of misalignment. The only thing they were right about was that it is a 2 man job. Don't even consider doing it alone. The shed is ok once assembled, but I definitely wouldn't want to do it again, nor would I recommend it to anyone. Unless you are highly skilled mechanically and can read between the lines, you will find this assembly to be an exercise in extreme frustration.

I liked the shed's flexibility to put the doors on either end of the unit. This feature was important to me because of where I wanted to put it. Doors which open instead of slide is also important, however, the screws into the frame base should be flat instead of rounded because the doors scrape against them. Need two or three people (one to read the instructions) to build the shed in about 5 hours provided the surface for the shed is prepared. A choice of colour for the shed would have earned it the 5th star.

One of the first purchase I did lately. This shed material it's absolutely just a joke!!!!!very poor instructions The amount of time you need to put together for two people is beyond belief I wish I never opened the package and I would send it back !very upsetting experience!!!

Instructions could be better. Some parts are too easy to install reversed and then holes do not line up for the next step. A very nice shed once completed.

Very good Shed for the price, However as many other reviews suggested, Arrow can simplify the assembly process and certainly make the instructions better. I would give a 2/10 for the instructions.

Far too many fasteners to assemble but decent for the price. Beware of the $120 in lumber you will need (and labor) to build a platform. :) My oversight, but considering the labour time and foundation build, I might have opted for a more labor friendly solution!