2x4 Basics Hopkins 90190 Gazebo Kit, Barn style roof, Wood not included, only gaskets

I’m writing this review mainly to try dilute all the low star reviews from the brain dead mouth breathers who thought they were buying an £800 shed with all the trimmings for £80. This is quite obviously a set of brackets. It’s says so several times in the advertising. So my review on the brackets. They work well. They do as they are supposed to. Obviously you need some basic diy skills to build a shed. So if you have the skills you can turn this kit into a nice shed. The instructions are pretty poor. But as mentioned you need some skill. Trying to build a shed from scratch with no skills is a pretty bad idea anyway. So if you need to rely on instructions. This probably isn’t the project for you. I swapped my brackets around to alter the angles of my roof. I didn’t want it too high. I built mine 8ft by 8ft as this made more sense to me as the sheet wood for the base and roof comes in 8ft by 4ft sheets. It’s also 8ft tall in the centre. I made my door 6ft by 3ft. Because I didn’t want to have to duck to get in the shed. I priced up full sheds and a 7ft by 7ft in the same design as mine started at £550 but built out of 1” square frame, and very thin cladding. It had lots of bad reviews regarding the quality too. The closest I could find was a 8ft by 7ft that was quite sturdy. But not as big, and the material was still thinner. That was £1200. My shed came in at £600 in total. Including all the timber, the brackets, roof felt, screws, hinges, bolts and the drainage. All timber came from a local wood yard. The drainage, screws and roof felt from wicks. So about half the price of the closest I could find to compare. I’m very happy with the results and the kit. I just need to finish the rest of the garden to match the shed. All prices mentioned were correct as of May 2024

You don't wood with it, a bit of a con

simple and easy to assemble a bigger version was what I was looking for . this form of metal former gave a much better finish than the usual kit shed and will give years of durability

I have never built anything like this before and it really helped me. However, if you are happy to cut angles and figure it out then you don’t have to purchase this. If you do purchase this they are really sharp. I got quite a bad cut on my thumb getting them out of the box. Wore gloves every time I handled them after that. Arrived well ahead of planned date.

I was a little surprised that the shed came in a shoebox 🙃...it was only the metal hinges...I love DIY so I am looking forward to go to B&Q get the wood which is the main part and build this little beautiful house 🤪...not so sure about my time slots perhaps I should call it COVID 19

Great kit easy to assemble

This is just the plans with a few bits and bobs. False Advertising!

helps get a shed built but needs reinforcements for large sizes.

Concept intéressant, mais aucune solidité, les connecteurs n'ont pas de tenue.

Ocupo me envíen el instructivo en pdf. Gracias

good

I have only fair carpentry skills and need a shed on my off grid property. This kit worked very well for me. I was able to fabricate the roof truss assemblies off site and bring by trailer. I deviated from the plans in spots and built a 8x12 shed, with higher side walls and 2x4 floor sills. Due to the snow load, I went with 2 foot centre's so I needed 2 kits. Most of the measurements were spot on in the instructions, one critical one was missing and I can't remember what it was but I figured it out. All screwed together on site, with cordless drivers. I used solid 12 foot 2x4s in the roof assembly and a 14 foot ridge, allowing a hang over for hoisting a deer. I also built gable ends on the roof giving additional rain and snow shedding abilities over the door and where I will be installing a window on the far end, and extended the width of the lower roof panel so that rain will run off and not onto the walls. It survived this past northern Ontario winter with no issues, and we broke records for snowfall this year. If carpentry isn't your strongest suit, then definitely look at this kit.

Progetto originale e personalizzabile. Io ho utilizzato quasi tutto materiale di recupero.