Arrow Lexington 10'x14' Outdoor Storage Shed (LX1014) Category: Arrow Sheds

Comment: read the bad reviews, built the shed. the holes DO line up. as you build the walls just start but don't tighten any of the screws. when all walls are installed go around and tighten all screws. when building the roof start but don't tighten the screws until all screws are in one panel, then tighten all in that panel. go to next panel and repeat previous step. the instructions were clear enough. yes it is a long job and physicaly tiring, taking 2 whole days (10am to 5pm) with my 13 year old son, 14 year old daughter and myself. but i didn't see anything about it to merit the bad reviews i read. one complaint, not enough white plastic washers, but my kids were in charge of handing me screws with washers and might have lost one sheet. had some left over from previous shed i built 20 years ago so no problem. only change to instructions, i loosely assembled gables and roof beams on the ground and lifted assembly to top off walls instead of piece working it. this shed is replacing my smaller 20 year old arrow shed which was still good but rusted ugly and too small for all the 20 years accumulated stuff. 20 years and still usable, from a $400+/- shed was a fair deal, thats why i got another one. and no i don't work for arrow or lowes and have no interest except the bad reviews seem unjustified to me.

Comment: 1. This is a 2 to 3 person job.
2. The directions and diagrams are poorly written and drawn
3. Despite the floor being square and level (we checked multiple times) the predrilled holes don't all align.
4. It took about 20 hours including building a wood floor of 2X4 and 3/4" plywood.
5. If you don't heed these reviews and do buy the shed DON'T BUY THE METAL FLOORING KIT! It is a useless add on.(Mine is sitting by the the side of the road waiting for the recyclers to pick it up)
6. Buy 2 metal drill bits to make the inevitable add on holes that you will need to make
7. Buy extra weather proofing tape and use caulk as you assemble
8. In terms of helpers, choose either someone you hate and wish to torture, or someone who loves you and will forgive you for your moronic decision to start "a little project."
9. Most important advice...DON'T BUY THIS SHED!

Comment: I bought this shed around the first of May 2005 and completed it on July 20th 2005. First of all it's not an easy shed to assemble especially if you order the roof strengthening kit as I did for the heavy snows we get here in northern Minnesota. The added beams of the strengthening kit make it almost impossible to fasten the roof panels to the beams as the added beams block the bolts making attaching the nuts to the bolts impossible. I solved the problem by drilling additional holes in better locations.
The real frustrating part if this kit, however, is the leaking roof. This is especially true on the two lower ridges of the barn style roof. The ridges of the roof panels separate when bent over the beams making a quarter inch gap which you are suppose to cover with tape. The roof leaked like a sieve so I removed the ridge covers, carefully retaped and caulked the gaps for good measure. They still leaked. Next I went over the gaps with a thick slather of silicone bathtub caulk and this seemed to have solved the problem. But the next thunderstorm proved me wrong as the leaks were still there. It looked like the top ridge was leaking and because there was no way I could re-tape or caulk the top ridge without dismantling the entire shed, I cut pieces from plastic gutter guard and slid it them under the top ridge on both sides. This was the one successful thing I did and it appears to have stopped any leaks on the top ridge. Yet today after a heavy rain the roof still leaks. I am going to re-caulk around the tops of the lower ridges where it still could be leaking but I am not confident it will work. As a final solution I'll cover the roof with a tarp. Believe me, don't buy this shed. Get a good wood one instead.