2 x 4 BASICS 90190MI Custom Barn, Outdoor Storage Shed Kit, Tool Shed & Garden Storage Cabinet for Backyard, Patio, Equipment & Bike, Peak Roof

This kit is designed to help the basic DIY builder. You do not have to cut angles or figure out how long to cut the lumber or where to place each piece. Yes the brackets are flimsy, but the function of the brackets is to hold the rafters at the correct angle. We built each rafter assembly on the ground and then attached them to the floor. It helps to have a couple of people to hold them in place until you secure them to the floor with screws. There will be back and forth movement but they had excellent compression strength and they held my 200 pound frame as I hung from it to test it. Once you attach the 3 cross braces the structure will be strong enough to support itself as you finish it. When you install the 4 by 8 roofing and siding the structure will be extremely strong. The instructions were simple and clear, if a bit basic. However they got the job done. Once you get the frame done you really don't need them much. You can youtube how to roof it with your preferred material and best to buy a cheap door and frame around it. I modified mine to be a kids play house. I used it as an opportunity to learn how to tile and practiced by placing a tile floor in it. As long as you make sure everything stays square and level then you won't have any issues.

Worked good I modified the size it’s very easy to use I have never built a shed and it definitely made the process easier instructions could be better but then again a lot of it was useless since the size was different it is flimsy at first but as you continue to build it gets sturdy

Bought the smaller shed kit that can build a 10x 8 shed, and modified it to a 6x5 without flooring so I can build a well house. So for me, it took a bit of extra time reading and trying to understand the directions, which aren't the best, so I could modify the build.The angled roof brackets are thin, but they are mainly meant as guides to provide the correct angles. I dont think they are meant for anything structural really- the 2x4s do that. So even though you don't have cut any angles on the 2x4s with this kit, I did angle cut the ends so they fit in inside the brackets better, which internet makes it a bit sturdier. For this kit, its a 30 degree slope/cut.Once I figured out the correct lengths of each board for the base, the trusses, and height I wanted it, I pre-assembled the trusses and base. Then I started adding the wall studs. Besides the flimsy anchor brackets included, I bought 2x4 angle brackets to help keep the studs upright. Then I added the trusses, and the 2x4s across the top. I started to add the plywood exterior afterwards.Because this is at a cabin in remote woods, I didnt have the rest of the wood needed to finish the shed, as it was getting late, so the pictures show whats been completed - in 1 day by the way - as of this review.Overall, this is my 1st real project building something, and although I am mechanically inclined, this kit definitely helped in getting this project started. So depending on your own project, take your time, get things prepped with the tools needed and enough area to work in, and measure 3 times because you only get 1 chance to cut correctly. Finally, you WILL need a 2nd person to help at various stages, even if just holding something in place.

Just tried this out when i built another shed. On my last shed i cut and built the trusses from scratch. We were working up in the mountains this time and I thought this kit would save time and hassle for the trusses, but it actually was the opposite. I can truly say i HATE this product. Building my own trusses would have been much faster and easier, and would have turned out better. And much cheaper. The instructions included were confusing and worthless, I ended up throwing them away and just figuring it out. The brackets themselves were very thin and flimsy. I was expecting something in a heavier gauge, made out of steel, instead of the thin aluminum they turned out to be. But I still decided to try them. All they were was a big pain in my butt. If you know how to build a roof save yourself time and money and skip this. If you don't know how then find a friend who does.We built the shed up in the mountains where it can snow 10 feet so we used 12 inch spacing on the walls and roof. These kits are designed for 24 inch center so we needed 2. We marked the header every 12 inches and used wood screws to attached the hardware. Then we tried to put the wall studs in each bracket but had no luck. The thin aluminum brackets needed to be tweaked a little to get the wall studs to fit. We ended up taking the brackets off the header and putting them on the studs first, then reattaching them to the header. Thank goodness i used screws instead of nails.Due to the snow load i didn't feel comfortable with the "no cut" idea of attaching the individual roof beams so we ended up cutting them at the necessary angle anyway to get the most wood in the metal bracket. I ended up shooting a nail into these boards to attach them to the header as well since i didn't trust these flimsy brackets. All in all, this kit was flimsy, had horrible confusing instructions with too many pictures for different size sheds, and not enough written text. It was expensive, hard to use, took much longer, and I didn't trust them to stand up under heavy snow. I am sorry I ever tried these.