The whole project took a few days. Prepping the spot for where the shed would live definitely took the most work and the most time. We decided -who am I kidding- I decided to put the shed in a large bed (that was once home to azaleas... Before dogs) against the house. The shed is 8'x7.5', and fits quite nicely in the area. I have always visioned that my yard should be seen in segments, and where we put the shed certainly helps with limiting someone's view from the gate to the yard. It is really cool how it breaks it up so you can take in one "space" at a time. I am certainly over analyzing the flow of my yard, but it really is what I have wanted from day one.
I digress, so after the ground was prepped and leveled, the rest of the shed went in without too much stress or agony. The instructions were a little weird, pictures only, but there was a great timelapse video we all watched before we got started. It really helped us understand the overall plan of attack:) check it out here: http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=dXc__8QN7LM&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdXc__8QN7LM
We ended up splitting into two teams: the men (my husband and my father) worked on the tedious tasks inside our house, while the women (my mother, best friend and I) braved the 30 degree weather and installed the floor and walls. By the time the walls were up, we all worked together to get the roof installed and the shelving put in place. All in all the building of the shed took about 6 hours- including lunch and Girl Scout cookie breaks.
I was worried the whole time that the bike wouldn't fit through the gate, or that the shed would be too short( we have an expansion kit coming). But it ended up fitting perfectly, we even got the lawnmower in there:) kudos to Lifetime for such a great product- and for including all of the pieces in the boxes!
