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 reviews on this item are just crazy. It's a corrugated metal shed that arrives in a cardboard box... OF COURSE it's going to be cheap, and OF COURSE the assembly is going to be tedious. If you don't want that, spend more money! That said, I was actually impressed at how well it came together. It won't feature in better homes and gardens anytime soon, but it was a cheap solution that got tons of crap out of my garage and should last for years in my dry climate.Three notes:If you don't have a friend who's willing to devote about two days to helping you assemble it, don't buy it. It's not a one person job. Full stop.If you start with a square and level base, assembly is easy. I built a simple platform from pressure treated 2x4s and OSB for less than $100, and that made the rest of the structure go together SO easy. If your base isn't level and square, none of the holes will line up and you'll have a real fight on your hands.None of the holes are threaded. They're just holes. So if you over-tighten a screw, that hole is shot. DON'T OVER-TIGHTEN the hardware. If you're using a drill, keep it on the lowest clutch setting. Otherwise, tighten by hand to avoid stripping the holes.