NEW SHED BUILD, KETER DARWIN 8 X 6, Installation and Time Lapse

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Welcome to Adi's Little Shedshop and thankyou for watching.
PLEASE READ ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE BUYING ONE
Todays video is the installation of the base and build of my new KETER DARWIN 8X6 shed, I needed a shed for storage and it needed to be waterproof for the items that were going into it. So a plastic shed is what came to mind and it actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be putting it together, until we got to the roof.
Starting with base selection, I thought I needed an easy base build and Pallets are great because they are designed to last for years and go through stupid amounts of grief, plus you can normally get them really cheap or free, depending on the quality of them, we got these for £1 each as they are practically new. BONUS. Screwing the pallets together was a cinch and they levelled really easily, plus they give the shed, once attached to it, an extra 100KG roughly which is handy as the Keter Darwin 8X6 is only around 96KG on its own.
The floor goes together ridiculously easily, you really cant mess that up which is nice to start, then comes the walls where you really have to make sure that the tops are completely level with each other and then only held together with ONE screw near the top, which doesn't feel anywhere near secure enough. You also have to make sure that the corners are measured correctly too because they are 11.2 inches one way and 12 inches the other, also they don't match from the front to the back which is rather annoying, so a lot of attention paying to the instructions there.
Now we get to the Roof, what a pain in the A#@E that is!!!! A boat load of swearing once you get to the third and fourth panels and realise the sodding shed has moved and you actually are never getting it back to the place you had it completely level to start with, so fettling and swearing and more swearing and wondering if the neighbours are going to call the police for the expletives coming from the plastic box in your garden. Anyways a big plastic spudger comes in handy here and a good old rubber mallet, oh not forgetting to threaten the shed a few times too.
If you got this far without swearing, I commend your efforts and ask "what is wrong with you?", that would be superhuman in effort.
Once you have the roof on everything else is fairly straight forward, ok I had to drill some extra holes in the support bars because they were too short which was ridiculous, must have been a Friday job, finally the doors go on and there is a ruddy gap at the bottom of them and no amount of hanging them will stop the gap being there. So that'll be an ingenious fix somehow at some point soon.
Would I buy another one.................probably NOT!!! and I hope I don't have to.
I'm actually quite proud of the build and I hope you like the video and if you have any questions please feel to ask away I will always try to reply.
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[@ThePhilvantwo]

I extended the base of our old shed with some more 2x2 slabs, wouldn't recommend using pallets! I let the Mrs put the window in.....easiest bit! Yes last two roof panels were a pain, used a flat prybar. Top tip, don't assemble in cold weather as the plastic will be brittle.

[@adislittleshedshop]

Thankyou for watching Adi's Little Shedshop, we were going to use slabs but it was possibly only going to be a semi permanent placement as the Mrs is already thinking of knocking down the old wooden shed and getting one of the better Keter ones so it'll probably all have to move for some concrete to go down. It does have some 50cm Rebar stakes that have been added since the video tho which is handy. That's a top tip and never even thought about the cold, I bet it would just shatter with a little love TSP from the mallet.

[@markpullen61]

I've just been gifted one. Think it's 11' x 7' going to be using it as a workshop. I've got to put a hard base down (council orders), so I'm using old coucil 3' x 2' slabs. I'm going to line it out once it's up with 3' x 2's and OSB and build a work bench. Just subscribed, so I'll have a look through your videos over the next few days and see what you're making. Oh and I've just been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia so it's going to be fun and therapeutic starting out on my woodworking journey. Looking forward to seeing more projects from your channel. 😊

[@adislittleshedshop]

Hi Mark, thankyou for watching Adi's Little Shedshop, that is awesome being gifted one and a great size 11' x 7' we originally looked at the security version at that size with the little windows at the top, but I gotta overulled by Mrs S. Council slabs is a fantastic idea they are a good 2" thick too, I would recommend once it's up and settled for a couple of days to then attach it to the floor too because those slabs will give it a stupid amount of extra weight, good luck with it. I am sorry to hear about the fibromyalgia, just take your time and get some help you will definitely need it, also swearing is life's cheat codes. Being disabled myself I completely understand. Good luck.

[@TheDanfruhauf]

Can you put the window on the other side? Are the sidewall panels interchangeable

[@adislittleshedshop]

Hi thankyou for watching Adi's Little Shedshop, I'm pretty sure you can put the window in any one of the 4 corners of the shed as the panels are interchangeable. If you are thinking of getting one definitely read through the manual first but I reckon you can definitely pop it in each corner as long as there isn't a brace in the way.

[@lesliecrowther7004]

In the future ( not back to the future) It will not be Adi's garden shed say's Mrs shed shop but, it will become known as Adi's shed garden 😂😂😂 lol

[@adislittleshedshop]

😂😂😂😭🤠 sefo agree with that

[@sometimesalive3681]

Was there any sealant used in the build

[@adislittleshedshop]

Hi thankyou for watching Adi's Little Shedshop, I did buy some sealant to actually seal each piece, then decided not to use it after nothing really fit together as it should, but it has been through some serious weather including 50mph winds and so far it is still standing, only leaking once. That was quickly fixed with some P sealant around the doors. If you are building one I wish you luck, I hope you have a better version of it than I had, there was way too much swearing that day.

[@davidcudlip6587]

I'm not a contractor or even play one on TV, but I do know if these aren't put on very level ground, it is a bitch to line up drill holes, roof or door. Need to be anchored down or it will be the property of the little old widow who lives a block away.

[@adislittleshedshop]

Thankyou for watching Adi's Little Shedshop, I totally agree with that statement these are extremely hard to put up on uneven ground we helped with one before we got ours and learned that lesson there which was quite handy because normally I would just eye it and say that'll do, this time took ages levelling the floor out and screwed the flooring to the pallets. Since filming we put 50cm Rebar stakes in to make sure it doesn't end up in our neighbors. Thankyou and keep watching

[@lesliecrowther7004]

I don't know 😕 🤷 you got a brand new shed, and all you do is moan 😏 and then suddenly, redemption you like it 😉 Yeeee'h.

[@adislittleshedshop]

Thankyou for watching Adi's Little Shedshop, yep I know, I moaned about it and I challenge anyone to build one without moaning or swearing a lot 😉. It's not too bad tho, I certainly wouldn't buy another one that's for sure, ok, I get it, your laughing because it's actually number 3 shed now 😁🤠 yep