Arrow Shed YS47-A Compact Galvanized Steel Storage Shed with Pent Roof, 4' x 7'

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!

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.

After reading all of the reviews I was worried about the quality of the shed and the difficulty of assembly. The shed material is very thin however I suspect that it’s on par with the other sheds available. After assembling the shed it becomes more rigid and stable. The walls are very thin and can easily dent upon assembly. I was not missing and parts, but in some areas that require a washer,it was not possible to use one because the screws were too short. The holes did all line up when the shed was squared. Overall, it has a decent appearance, as long as you are extremely careful assembling because of the thinness of the metal. It was the only shed in this price range that had a door opening wide enough to accommodate my 30” wide snowblower. Overall I’m satisfied. It’s better than using a tarp to cover it but it’s certainly a very lightweight product. Definitely takes 2 people to assemble, instructions are ok. I had 6x6 laying around and a sheet of osb for a base. This made anchoring the shed much easier and gave the shed some weight to make it more stable.

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.

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.

The first part I got organized was the entry door. I quickly realized a problem. The door is about 60 inches high! I'm a normal sized male of a little over 72 inches tall. I could imagine trying to get a heavy object...a snow blower in the shed without knocking my self senseless on the door. A key part was missing which slowed assembly down but when it came to installing the aluminum siding, things really went bad. Its almost impossible to install the thin aluminum siding without bending or misshaping it. As well...we have heavy snow in the winter which will fall on the roof of the shed. I have no doubt that the heavy snow and ice that will fall on the thin aluminum roof will damage it. If I had realized that there was a timeline on the return of the product, I would have returned it. I'm disappointed that Amazon wont take it back or give me some sort of credit for it.

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.

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!

A couple parts were damaged and it was prob not from shipping. It was packaged like this because the paint and dents are on the interior of the box parts. Also some holes are completely incorrect and miss drilled. The doors are also nothing like the pictures or what I was expecting. It’s a mess. The doors are terrible and designed poorly with the U shaped cross braces.