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!

This shed took a full day to build with one person and half-a day to weather-seal with caulk and install flooring. The aluminum is remarkably thin, with sharp edges and dents easily and catches and whips about in the slightest wind (so eye/face protection is a must). If you need a perfect-looking shed, this isn't for you. If you need a security shed that can't be broken into, this isn't for you. The panel sheets have part numbers painted on the outside making it look a bit ugly, and mine came scratched a bit in a beat-up cardboard box. You will dent it when installing it. The dents sort of pop back out, though. The screws are the shortest sheet metal screws I have ever seen, and thus, if things aren't just flush, they strip out, recommend #8 or #10, 3/4 inch pan head sheet metal screws in case you strip out what they give you, and these are a bit longer too. The giant bag of screws are daunting, and every last one is used, an extra bag comes with it in case something is lost (I think, although I dumped all the parts together and can't remember if the extra screws came with the floor kit or not) . The instructions are adequate, but pictures are poor, so you really have to lay each piece out and think about how they fit together. Pieces are not symmetrical in terms of holes (like the threshold plate, the top middle roof support bars). The "install the screw then remove and replace" complaint in prior reviews is a real issue as this weakens the metal with each install, but can be done with one install with planning. Once assembled, without a floor, you can get inside it and scoot it around pretty easily. If you anchor it, you need to buy an anchor kit. If you spring the extra $70, you can get about six metal bars that sit on the ground that you can later cut plywood to fit over, probably cheaper to build a wood frame and forgo these, but they do hold the bottom sides together, and weight down the frame with a full shed. The floor can be put in when all finished. If the frame is not completely square, nothing lines up, including the floor, and the doors when you are totally done, which takes some adjusting. Finally weatherproofing. I bought some roofing elastic caulk and some aluminum ducting tape (not plastic duct tape). After installing the roof, I sealed every conceivable exterior hole or crack with caulk (about three tubes), including covering the screws. Inside, I repeated the process on the roof. The sides got aluminum tape to bridge the wide gaps with some caulk on the open edges afterward. All in all 8 tubes of caulk. The door is "sticky" but closes. Waiting for the first rainstorm, and if this leaks, will repost more. Good luck.

All parts and packaging arrived intact. I'm 64 and assembled it by myself. It took me about 6 and a half hours including the wood foundation I constructed. As many reviews have previously noted, screws are short and can strip easily, however, if you treat it like the aluminum it is and not torque everything like your working on a car, it goes together quite well. Instructions do lack a bit and don't cover everything, but with any mechanical knowledge, it shouldn't present any significant problems. Unit went together well and is very sturdy provided you have a good square base to work with. The only real thing that I was not impressed with was the fact that it is not 4ft by 7ft. Its more like 4ft by 6 and a half feet. I constructed a 4ft by 7ft base and it fell short by a good six inches on the base. It will serve my needs, however, the extra six inches of storage would have been nice to have since its quite small in the first place. I would recommend this item to others, but with reservation as to the difficulties of construction by those that lack experience putting things together.

This product turned out to be a great little shed for storage. The description says that one person can put it together - that is probably technically true but it would require plenty of clamps and a lot more patience than I currently (or have ever) possess. Also, there are some bolts/nuts that would be really hard to tighten by yourself when the last few pieces of siding are going on. I was skeptical about the weather-resistance at first, but it is designed fairly well to shed water. We have a decent snow (2-3 inches) within a week of completion and, other than a little snow drifting in at the bottom corner of the door, the inside was nice and dry. A couple of suggestions: 1. Get a can of clear Flex Seal (or the like) and spray (liberally) all of the exterior bolt/screw heads and the corners (just to be safe). Plastic washers are provided but you never know. 2. The aluminum tape they provide will work fine but Aluminum Duct Tape is wider and gives you a little more coverage. I misplaced one of the provided rolls and had to use Duct Tape, which worked a little better. 3. Use gloves or you will slice open fingers/hand/etc. (Heck, you might still do it even with gloves) 4. The instructions suggest using roof cement to seal the bottom edge. I highly recommend this as it has worked great so far (as long as you can stand the smell). I used 2 tubes in a caulkl gun and did the inside and outside. I meant to put a layer down under the bottom frame but forgot and had it anchored already before I remembered. Guess I got excited being close to the end. 5. Before you start putting it together, open the packaging and get the instructions. Each step lists the individually numbered parts you will need for that step. Organize your parts in groups - Step 1 requires Parts a, b, c, and d (although they are actually numbered, not lettered). Find those parts and put them together. Then group the parts for Step 2 and so on. If you have enough room, lay the groups out in order so you can go from one to the next. This accomplishes 2 objectives: 1. You verify that you have all of the parts you need; and 2. You have all of the parts grouped together and laid out in order. That way, moving from one step to the next is fairly easy. I sunk concrete deck blocks and built a wooden base out of 2x4's and plywood. I got it as even as I could but it is still a little off. The doors stick some but once the structure finishes settling, I am confident that I can adjust it so the doors work fine. I found the instructions to be very easy to understand and very detailed. Just follow the instructions and you should be fine. This project took my dad and I about 10 hours over 4 days and that included sinking the deck blocks and building the floor. The instructions are written to put the door on the left side (looking at the front/shorter side of the shed). Thankfully, that is the side I wanted the door to be on. I can't speak to how easy it would be to put the door on the other side, but it should just require a little reversal of a few of the Steps. Overall, I would definitely recommend buying this product.

Summary - I want my money back. I am so mad for buying this piece of crap for the amount of money it cost us. This is very hard to put together. The instructions lack detail. The pieces are flimsy. The parts don’t line up. The screws are short and strip easy. The screw holes don’t line up. You better have a second set of hands to help you, and 2 days to do it. And a lawyer for that matter if you’re assembling this with your spouse.

I gambled the reviews were wrong. I learned my lesson. This thing is junk. I started with a sturdy foundation of pressure-treated wood, perfectly level and square, and exactly according to instructions. I built the shed carefully--every screw in its place, and as square as humanly possible. In many places, the design is fairly ingenious. Unfortunately, it's also often just laughably wrong. The siding panels do not--and cannot--form a weather tight seal. Details around the door and where the walls fit the roof and base are poorly designed so that water just wicks around edges into the interior. Water running down the side will wick around the top of the door and rain down inside. I added a strip of flashing to stop that from happening and upgraded gaskets around the door. I've also gone through three tubes of gutter seal and one can of spray form trying to make this thing weather tight, but I fear there is not enough weatherstripping in the world to complete the job. I once built an entire barn by myself in less time than this little pain in the ass took , yet despite all my care, I can only close and latch the doors if I grab one wall and pull. The shed is flimsy enough to let me do that, and the structure is so ingeniously minimalist there is literally nothing to reinforce or brace to fix the problem. Oh, and neither the door latch, the hinges, or any of the screws are galzanized--just chrome. I covered all the screws with gutter seal. Everything else will rust--and the way the door is made, good luck attempting repairs. I bought this to store bicycles in. I thought in Houston's harsh environment, the steel would wear better, and with the use of desiccant, provide a safe and secure home for my bikes. Now I'm wishing I'd just scratch-built a shed out of wood. I could have done it in a third the time and it would have lasted a lifetime. I will likely end up ripping this thing down and tossing it in the trash. As least my wooden foundation is good. I'd sue the manufacturer for selling a product not fit for purpose, but I've wasted enough time already. Never again.

Great shed for the price. I wanted a shed to put on the side of the house tucked back in the corner where I only had 6 feet or so to the fence-line. Options are very limited on these types of sheds!! I was a bit scared of all the reviews of the building nightmares but figured I'd give it a shot. It took my dad and I every bit of 7 hours to construct this thing, it's definately NOT a Rubbermaid "snap" together shed. It's got a million screws and washers and not the best directions but in the end I am very pleased with the finished product and would recommend to anyone looking for this size/type. I read reviews on leaking so I put some plumbers tape on all seams and corners where the sides and roof came together UNDER the seam covers- problem solved-no leaks and I've had for almost 1 year now. I put on an existing concrete sidewalk so I didn't buy the floor kit but if you're going to put on pavers on dirt I'd get the floor kit as the sheet metal floor frame is not enough to support an even distribution of weight.

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!