Anyone bought a storage shed before? Resin, metal, wood?

[fuzzybabybunny]

Instead of renting a storage unit, I'm going to buy a storage shed and put it in the back parking lot of a warehouse that my cousin owns. It's a relatively quiet part of town, but since I've got some stuff in there like my desktop computer that I don't want to break or get stolen, safety is a bit of a issue. It's sunny California but it does rain a few times a year.

So far, a resin shed seems to be winning:

http://www.lowes.com/pd_321319-1217...=storage+shed&Ns=p_product_price|0&facetInfo=

Good reviews, easy enough to put together, decent security, good price (cheaper than half a year of storage, plus at the end I own a *shed*)

The steel ones sound like a complete pain in the ass to put together and are just more difficult to deal with.

Anyone have any input on storage sheds?

 

[shortylickens]

Never had one. Really want one. Spend too much on storage at Uhaul. And its inconvenient to go over there any time we need something.

 

[Doppel]

Resin are cheap and will never rot on you, but they look like crap (comparatively). You will have better security at a proper storage facility, so I hope that whatever you're putting in this plastic thing (even a young child could break into it with a crowbar) is of little real value to you.

 

[waggy]

we have a 1 car garage made into a storage shed. trouble is the old owners took out the huge door and put in a regular front door. its useless for anything wider then 32 inches.

i have a medal one i put my lawnmowers in. but i hate it. Its going on 3 years old and rusting.

So next one we get is going to be wood. the one i like is http://www.lowes.com/pd_344303-57658-183096_4294778098__?productId=3412838&Ntt=storage%2Bshed&Ns=p_product_price|0&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl_Wood%2BStorage%2BSheds_4294778098__s%3FNtt%3Dstorage%252Bshed%26page%3D3%26Ns%3Dp_product_price%7C0&facetInfo= its big enough i can put in a small wood working shop too.

 

[Red Squirrel]

What's the fun in buying prebuilt? Build one! Follow all the same codes as a house, great and fun learning experience.

 

[Jumpem]

Resin. Metal rusts, and wood rots. Easy to put together. Just make sure your base is flat and level or you'll have issues with fitment.

 

[waggy]

Resin. Metal rusts, and wood rots. Easy to put together. Just make sure your base is flat and level or you'll have issues with fitment.

IF built correctly by the time a wood one rots out he will be dead.

 

[0roo0roo]

http://foxhavenjournal.com/2009/11/16/the-walls-and-the-shed/

 

[Capt Caveman]

Resin is easy to build and zero maintenance but will provide no security. One could easily pry the doors open with their hands or kick in a wall.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

I need one in two days.

 

[BoomerD]

I have this one:

http://www.lowes.com/pd_293523-7512...nd_name|0||p_product_description|0&facetInfo=

(got it about 4 years ago for ~ $750 delivered by Lowe's.

It's fine for storage of my yard tools and such...in my back yard, but I wouldn't be comfortable leaving valuables in it in an unattended location. Even something like a "Tuff-Shed" leaves quite a bit to be desired for security if it's not in a location that's fairly secure.

 

[dud]

Resin. Metal rusts, and wood rots. Easy to put together. Just make sure your base is flat and level or you'll have issues with fitment.

This is the fact. When I was a kid my father poured a 12 x 12 slab and erected a metal shed on it. The shed was great ... until is started rusting and looking like crap.

Go the resin route ...

 

[Baked]

Lifetime brand plastic shed from Costco.com?

 

[Imp]

You can do what my dad did if you're cheap:

1. Build a really cheap, unstable frame, then stash all your garbage under it.
2. Walk around the neughbourhood, look through peoples' garbage, and find really large pieces of wood - don't buy plywood stupid, use thrown out closet doors.
3. Attach doors to wood frame with 2 nails a piece - don't worry, you aren't making doors, just a "covering" to comply with the municipal by-law inspector's orders.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

I think I've decided what I'm going to do:

I have perhaps 6-7 plastic bins of stuff. What I'm going to do is just put them in the back parking lot of the warehouse and cover it all with a plastic tarp. Then I'm going to pile some garbage on top of it. Junky plywood, branches, make it look dirty and stuff.

A shed costs money, looks to be a pain in the ass to assemble, and it's a big red arrow saying "hey, I store lots of shit in there."

 

[amish]

I think I've decided what I'm going to do:

I have perhaps 6-7 plastic bins of stuff. What I'm going to do is just put them in the back parking lot of the warehouse and cover it all with a plastic tarp. Then I'm going to pile some garbage on top of it. Junky plywood, branches, make it look dirty and stuff.

A shed costs money, looks to be a pain in the ass to assemble, and it's a big red arrow saying "hey, I store lots of shit in there."

the homeless are going to go through your shit like it is christmas

 

[TonyG]

You should be able to find a metal shipping container for about twice the price of that plastic shed and it will be much more secure, and look more at home behind a warehouse. I have seen some as small as about 10ft, but you are usually more likely to get them in in 20ft or 40ft.

 

[herm0016]

shipping container would be great, or a well built, wooden shed. none on your stuff will be there if you get a cheap plastic shed or cover your totes in garbage.

that's just stupid.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Shipping-co...749?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb9a3e1cd

 

[randay]

if safety is an issue why doesnt your "cousin" let you store your stuff inside the "warehouse".

 

[randay]

Maybe I should tell you, here in hawaii, if someone calls you aunty(antie), uncle(unko), cousin(cuz, cuzin), brother(bra, bradah), or sister(sistah), its just slang and they arent really related to you.

 

[Sinsear]

I think I've decided what I'm going to do:

I have perhaps 6-7 plastic bins of stuff. What I'm going to do is just put them in the back parking lot of the warehouse and cover it all with a plastic tarp. Then I'm going to pile some garbage on top of it. Junky plywood, branches, make it look dirty and stuff.

A shed costs money, looks to be a pain in the ass to assemble, and it's a big red arrow saying "hey, I store lots of shit in there."

You can't possibly serious.

 

[WelshBloke]

I think I've decided what I'm going to do:

I have perhaps 6-7 plastic bins of stuff. What I'm going to do is just put them in the back parking lot of the warehouse and cover it all with a plastic tarp. Then I'm going to pile some garbage on top of it. Junky plywood, branches, make it look dirty and stuff.

A shed costs money, looks to be a pain in the ass to assemble, and it's a big red arrow saying "hey, I store lots of shit in there."

Really?

I'm going to need pic's of this.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

You can't possibly serious.

As someone else said in another of his recent threads, it is amazing how many ridiculous and insanely common-sense type of questions come from him.

 

[xSauronx]

I think I've decided what I'm going to do:

I have perhaps 6-7 plastic bins of stuff. What I'm going to do is just put them in the back parking lot of the warehouse and cover it all with a plastic tarp. Then I'm going to pile some garbage on top of it. Junky plywood, branches, make it look dirty and stuff.

A shed costs money, looks to be a pain in the ass to assemble, and it's a big red arrow saying "hey, I store lots of shit in there."

best idea ive ever heard. you should do this immediately.

 

[lxskllr]

If you're gonna do that, why don't you just load everything in a blue barrel, and tie it to the roof of your car? It's cheap, and relatively secure. Leaving your crap laying around is the worst idea I've heard. I'm a scavenger, and I'd see through your ruse immediately. It wouldn't look right, and I'd investigate. After investigation, your crap would be my crap. I'd assume it was abandoned, and wouldn't feel a bit bad about taking it.