Rubbermaid Plastic Horizontal Outdoor Storage Shed, 18-Cubic Feet, FG3748010LVSS

I bought this item a few months ago and just got around to putting it together. After laying out the pieces and reading the printed instructions, I searched for a video showing the assembly process. No joy! So I read a few reviews, learned of some potential problems, re-read the instructions, donned my work gloves, and picked up my rubber mallet. Before you start, be aware that you really need to do this on a hard surface. If your shed's ultimate location is on your lawn or other soft ground, DO NOT ASSEMBLE IT THERE. Yes, moving it once it's put together is a chore, but trust me on this, it's necessary. Also, you'll need plenty of room to make assembly easier. Finally, I put this together by myself, but for a lot of buyers it should be a two person job. I ran into the first problem right away. The instructions say to snap the left and right side/back pieces together, and it sounds easy. Don't try to do this with the pieces upright. Lay them flat and bend each side part upright until it snaps in position. Butt the two pieces together so the four connections line up. Forget the mallet. Step onto the pieces and then stomp on each of the connections until you hear each one snap into place. Once that's done, lift it back upright. The next step is to slide the floor piece into place at the bottom of the sides. If you look, you'll see two places on each side where the floor can be set into grooves on the sides. Line those up and then, standing in front of the partial shed, grab the front of each side and pull them so the grooves and tabs are in position to go together. Kick the front edge of the floor piece until the tabs are in the grooves. You won't get them to snap into place yet. Tilt the whole thing toward its front so that the back is topmost. Grab your mallet and bang on the four places where the floor meets the back until you hear and see them snap together. Once that's done, stand it back upright. Time for the doors. Both are added the same way and it doesn't matter which you do first right now but I'll write this up starting with the left one. There's a pivot pin at the top of the door that fits easily into a hole in the side piece. There's another pivot pin at the bottom that's not so easy. With the top pin in place, push the door into the more-or-less closed position while lifting up on the right edge so the bottom door pin rides up onto the floor. Push the door so the bottom pin is heading toward its floor hole and it will jam itself into position so you can let go and bend down to see where the pin is relative to the hole. Bang on the door with your mallet while watching your progress and you should be able to get the bottom pin in correctly. It isn't difficult but you do need to watch what you're doing. Then do the same thing for the other door. The last piece is the top, and it will be easier with two people. Hold the top up over the rest of the shed so the metal prop-up rod dangles over the slot in the top front of the right side piece. You need to rotate the top counter clockwise while holding it flat so that the bend at the bottom of the prop can go into the slot. Once it's in, rotate the top back into alignment, then lower it to line up the hinge points at the back. Bang on them with the mallet until they snap into place. That's it, you're finished. Not counting the unproductive time I spent trying things that ended up not working, the whole assembly took me maybe 20 minutes, and would have taken less time if I'd had a helper. I like the shed. It sure feels sturdy now that it's assembled, and it appears to be reasonably weather resistant for the way it's built. My only real gripe is poor, or at best inadequate, instructions. Rubbermaid would be doing themselves and their customers a favor by putting together some simple YouTube assembly videos for this product line. I'd volunteer but I'm old, fat, and homely.

Very good Rubbermaid Storage, we lovet, strong and easie to instale.

The box says “assembles in 15 minutes” and “no tools required.” First thing I noticed in the brief instructions was, “Tools required: Rubber mallet.” This caused me to chuckle a bit but I found I didn’t need to use my mallet. Went together easy enough and probably in 15 minutes. I like it. The roof is not flat and does overhang an inch or so all around so there is no water that pools on top when it rains which is really nice. I haven’t had it long enough to notice if condensation on the inside is an issue or not but I’m not storing anything that I would worry about. I was really tempted to give this 5 stars but took one off because I would like to see a little more resistance on the front doors when lifting up the lid. Most times I just want to get in from the top but there is only a small detent that keeps the doors in place when the lid is open so at times it does open up the front when I am not wanting it too. That may be from me putting too many furniture cushions in it or not arranging them so they don’t push on the doors from the inside. All in all this is a good, sturdy storage bin and although I wish I had one with more room, this one fit and works very well with the space allowed.

I have to say that I was worried on ordering this after reading other reviews, but I think there are two issues that need to be address. One, it arrived in a very large, cumbersome flat box and two it isn't the easiest to put together. Amazon left the box right up against my house by the garage. So the delivery was done with care & the box was in good order. I had to carry each pcs. by hand from there into the backyard. It is very sturdy, heavy & waterproof. No complaints there. However, when you put it together there are no nuts, blots or screw. It instead, physically pops together and here is where the problems begin. One needs a friend and a very strong mallet. Because in order for it to be assembled, especially the floor, you need some seriously good muscles. Which I completely lacked. I gave up and got my neighbor's muscles. I held, while he whacked away with my heavy mallet, pounding it into submission. His muscle strength made all the difference in how it fit together. You may not have such an agreeable neighbor, so just know that going in. I love it now that he properly fit it together. It holds all the cushions & pillows to my outdoor furniture. I live in the North Carolina were we get a lot of biblical weather. It has already done well with one major storm. The whole thing was dry as a bone. So great product... if you have strength to put it together !

Delivered promptly and matches almost perfectly our other one that’s probably 30 years old. We’re using it for storage of firewood out in the elements. It’s great.

I use these to store outdoor furniture and puppy whelping equipment, which stores nicely and easy to access as I need them and keeps things organized and tidy. I now have five of these, some are over ten years old and still look as brand new as the ones I just added, due to the fact that they are so easy to clean and do not become brittle.

It was easy to put together ... it just snaps in place! I did it myself but having a second pair of hands is helpful. Sturdy unit which holds all our recycle needs with room to spare.

Love it. Great size. Quick delivery

No es impermeable, muy buen espacio y de fácil acceso por las puertas que tiene

Is great nice and sturdy, lot of room. Well built.