Rant: I was dead wrong about those premade shed kits

I spent 2 years telling everyone on here that premade shed kits were junk and a waste of money. Then my neighbor in Columbus bought one from a local lumber yard for $1,200 and put it up in a single weekend with just his brother. I went over to help level it and the thing is actually solid, the tongue and groove floor held up fine through a rainy spring. Has anyone else here had a cheap kit that surprised them or am I just eating crow for no reason?

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felixb2518h ago

That $1,200 price point is interesting because most of the cheap ones I've seen start closer to $800, what size shed did he actually get for that?

diana_park17h ago

The $800 ones usually end up being those thin metal things that rust in a season or two, or the tiny plastic resin boxes that barely fit a lawnmower. For $1,200 you're probably looking at something like an 8x10 or maybe a 6x12 with decent tongue and groove wood, not just plywood tacked on a frame. My neighbor got a 10x12 Tuff Shed for around that price a few years back and it's held up way better than my cousin's cheap $600 kit that leaked from day one. So the price difference often comes down to actual materials and if the floor is built to last or just sitting on dirt. What good is saving $400 if you're rebuilding it in three years, right?

nora_campbell6617h ago

Wonder if people overthink sheds this much.