Costco Keter 7x7 Artisan DuoTech Shed Review
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2018
- Update June 2022: No leaks, slight deterioration of color, door lock latch mechanism required re-tightening and lubing. Lubricated all door hinges.
Update June 2020:
The shed still holds up nice and strong, with no sign of deterioration under Florida sun and rain!
Update March 2019:
It's been almost half a year since I installed the shed. I've added a few heavy-duty shelves and moved most of the stuff into the shed. We are absolutely LOVING it! There are no leaks, and the ventilation hole seems to be working well to at least keep some airflow into the shed and out. The hinge and the door mechanism is still working perfectly and well-aligned. Really happy with the purchase.
I bought the shed from Costco when they had it on sale. Best purchase decision ever, as I compared a lot of other sheds from local hardware stores (Rubbermaid, US Leisure, Suncast) before settling on this one.
Couple of reasons made me choose this one:
The roof design of a single slope compared to gables which would dump water in front of the shed
Metal reinforced door area, as well as interior spaces.
3 Metal hinges on each door, and a metal door handle/locking mechanism.
The neutral color blends in well with plants and surroundings.
Great customer service. The shed arrived with one broken panel, they shipped a replacement to me in less than a week.
Unforturently they no longer sell this shed on the Costco website :(
A Bosch Drill to help make this project a lot easier: amzn.to/3094ACN
Installation Video Guide from Keter:
• How to | Artisan 7x7 D...
Installation PDF:
a.sellpoint.net/a/Artisan+7x7...
The look of the shed is modern and unique. Even got compliments from the neighbor!
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Your video is very helpful! I've been waiting for this shed to come back to retailers. It is produced in and shipped from Isreal and all Keter sheds are on hold given the pandemic.
Great Video! Excuse me for butting in, I would love your opinion. Have you heard about - Mahorrla Wooden Paradise Method (do a google search)? It is a great one off product for building better sheds and woodworking minus the hard work. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my work colleague after many years got amazing success with it.
I just build a 11 x 7 and love it. Our SAMS club have it on sale for $899. Rock solid and beautiful. Totally agree with all point you have made.
Thanks for the video content! Sorry for butting in, I would love your initial thoughts. Have you considered - Mahorrla Wooden Paradise Method (probably on Google)? It is a smashing one of a kind product for building better sheds and woodworking minus the normal expense. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my friend Sam at last got amazing results with it.
Fantastic review. Many thanks.
Great tips and we all learned from your experience! Thx for posting!
Thanks for the Video clip! Sorry for butting in, I would love your initial thoughts. Have you thought about - Mahorrla Wooden Paradise Method (just google it)? It is an awesome one off guide for building better sheds and woodworking minus the headache. Ive heard some decent things about it and my close friend Aubrey got great success with it.
Thanks for sharing Li Fan. Your presentation is very helpful. :)
Great job, bro
I love the standing on the chair part 😁. Good job mate, I have the 11 x 7 ft to put up at the weekend 😬
How did it go?! I also have the 11x7 arriving tomorrow!
@@cheyeung4935 where did u bought....tks
Thanks for the excellent video. This looks like what I need EXCEPT that I would need the high part of the roof to be on the back. In other words I would want to rotate the roof 180 degrees so the downward slope is toward the doors. Could you comment on whether this can be done? It looks like I could just mount the pieces with the high piece in back, the low piece in the front, and the triangular pieces with their low ends toward the front. But I can't really tell for sure from the video. I'd be grateful for your insight into whether this would be easy, hard or not possible. Thanks again.
I got the 9x7 version and took me myself 6hrs to put it together , mind you now I think I can do it in less time , as it gets easier the 2nd time around
Useful video. If you poured a custom concrete foundation or wooden raised foundation does it have a way to bolt/screw into it or is it supposed to just sit there by its own weight?
Hi Li Fan,
can you tell me, the distance of the anchor points from the inner edges? Thank you.
Nice shed! How many inches is the roof overhang on the front from the front walls? My back wall to front sidewalk is 82" so I'm hoping from the back of my house to front wall is around 82" and the rest of the space is the overhang which is up high over my head so it's ok if it sticks past 82".
Can you put the door on the other side instead? The low side, I want to put the high side next to the house so the rain can run off to the low side.
Thanks Li :-) Nice video. Can you pls. tell me what do you think about the floor? How much kg/lbs. can be placed on it ? Is it a tough robust floor? Or should I put something underneath? Thank you
Any condensation issues? Apparently it's a problem with plastic sheds. I'm looking at buying one but not sure now.
If you like this shed, take a look at the Suncast Defender. Same exact design, lower cost ($750) and it has a steel frame that goes inside for more strength.
Thanks, this Keter shed on sale was $700, and it does have the same steel reinforcement in the shed, as well as on the door frame so this shed is pretty well built
do you know how wide the door opening is?
Great job! How tall is it inside on the shortest wall? (Inside back wall from floor to ceiling.)
Excellent Video clip! Sorry for chiming in, I would appreciate your initial thoughts. Have you researched - Mahorrla Wooden Paradise Method (erm, check it on google should be there)? It is a good one of a kind guide for building better sheds and woodworking minus the normal expense. Ive heard some awesome things about it and my mate at very last got cool success with it.
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Hi Li, thanks for the great video and you mentioned, that you were not able to fit the bottom screws at the side where the shed is too close to the wall.
I'm facing the same problem and would like to ask you, is there is a problem, when the bottom screws are not fitted to one side of the shed ? Thanks, John
Potentially the shed wall may get blown off from the side that screw is not fitted in with hurricane winds
Is it possible to assemble this without the floor? We want to use this to house our existing pool filter and other equipment that is already plumbed into the ground in the concrete, so an existing floor is problematic. If the floor (or the edges of the floor) are required for wall assembly, maybe we could cut out the floor after the walls and such are assembled??? Thoughts??
It NEEDS a flat surface, otherwise, the panels will NOT line up property to put the roof on there. I don't think cutting the bottom off is a good idea, one small windy day will easily blow the top part off. Plus, most of the wall and top needs the ground for support and alignment. They actually recommend anchoring the shed down the ground to prevent the thing get's blown away. Maybe something like this amzn.to/3b1ugDe will do the job for much cheaper and less liability
By any chance you still remember the dimension of the shipping boxes? Would like to know if it would fit in a large size suv, thanks.
it will not, it's way wider than a suv length, that's all I remember. You can also call customer care and they should be able to tell you the dimension of the shipping box.
Can you please advise where exactly are the points for fixing of this garden house to the concrete floor? I need to prepare small concrete squares in advance. thanks
You may need to consult the user manual (link in description) since I didn't use a concrete base
Hello. Thanks for the video. After almost two years of use, did the corner plastic poles hold up? i saw that in some Keter corners poles, the plastic starts to peal off
No damage, plastic looks new around corner
Just wandering after two years of used,how’s the tree branch that touching the roof ?
Totally fine, no issues! We removed the tree branch after installation.
Hi thanks for the video. How did level the shed on an uneven ground? It looked like cardboard? Did you come up with a more permanent solution? Also do you have a rough idea about how many inches the concrete was out of level? I want to buy this shed and place it on surface that is sloped 1/4 inch per foot - so 1 3/4 inches over seven feet. Will I have problems?
The ground is very thin plastic, their manual suggest a properly poured concrete slab. I used exssisting slab with a slop maybe 5 degrees? Not ideal but still worked
We‘ve been considering to buy this shed, but wasn‘t sure it would fit. Our space is similar to yours i.e. on a tight corner. Your video helps us see that it is possible to use the space. Screwing down the panel to the bottom foundation on the side where the wall is could be tricky for us. Do you notice any water leaking into the shed on rainy days?
No leaking at all and we live in subtropical area lots of rain. Yes I would leave a little bit of space near the wall so that you can use a short screwdriver to screw at least some of the screws to secure the wall side onto the base.
Thanks for the great review! Question, what is the minimum setback you would recommend to keep the side and back away from adjacent fences/buidings? Thanks!
I would say as much as possible, definitely needs to be more than enough for you to squeeze in to bolt the wall panels to the base using provided long screws. Mine was way too close to the wall that I can not get into the side of the shed to bolt in the screws as the last step. Also, different local permiting requires different setbacks, especially near the neighboring fence.
@@TheGizmoGarage thanks for the reply! And there's no chance you can slide the shed around eh?
@@davidduonghau5332 if on a smooth cement base, possible, but in mud, not much chance to move it around
Can you 'slide' the shed out? For those screws in the side at the end you weren't able to put in since it was too close to the wall?
i can in my case, but there are mud on the bottom as I didn't anchor it in, it's really hard to do, have to lift empty shed up onto a large plywood board or something to move it out to put the screws in, but I did manage to get some screws in on the side near the wall, just used a very short screw driver to do it on areas that I can reach.
Thanks for posting this detailed video! I was wondering if there was any rust after so many years? I live in Northern California and get a lot of fog so am scared the metal pieces will rust.
No significant rust, door mechanism gotten a bit lose after all these years, but I do put lubricating silicon spray through the hindges and other areas that might be exposed to weather from exterior. And we live in florida, where humidity year round is almost 70-100%
@@TheGizmoGarage thank you!
Thank you so much for this tutorial and review! My husband and I are seriously considering getting this shed, but we read a few reviews where the floor had cracked after someone dropped something heavy on it. We have heavy duty shelving units that we would hope to put in the shed, but are nervous about the floor cracking or breaking. What are your thoughts after having the shed for 18 months?
The floor is a bit flimsy I agree, so don't drop heavy stuff on it. It also depends on how level your base is, if you have uneven surfaces the floor could deform and have hollow space under it, that's when if you drop weight on it, it will crack :-) but to hold weights they should be fine, I also have 2 heavy duty shelves in the shed, no cracking. Shed is still in like new condition after all these time.
@@TheGizmoGarage Thank you very much for getting back to me! I appreciate your feedback on the floor :)
I've just built the 9x7 here in the UK. Took 8 hours on my own at easy pace. Dropped my 2kg hammer on the floor which left half a hole, so floor base is thin. If you don't let gravity take its course with your tools there's no problem with everyday use. I had no need to bolt down to concrete base due to fencing on three sides to reduce wind buffeting. Lost count of the number of (different) screws, but very happy with it (£1300/$1800).
Li, my instructions say to screw it "down" to whatever foundation. Did you do that since it is on cement? Thanks!
They want you to anchor it to the ground using whatever means possible, using appropriate anchoring methods approved by your local permit requirements of course. I did not screw or secure it down on the ground. I"m hoping the weight of my contents inside can hold it onto ground if something bad was to happen.
@@TheGizmoGarage Thank you. That was my exact thought. Once you get the weight in there, it shouldn't move.
Hi thanks for the video, can I ask how many boxes this comes in please as I’ve just got my order update and it is showing 2 boxes and says ‘Part of your Costco order has shipped’ which to me indicates that it isn’t complete?
It came in two boxes as shown in beginning of video
Great tutorial! We have this shed also & I’m wondering how you went about installing your shelves? Did you just drill brackets into the walls and then put wood boards on the brackets? I’m just afraid the screws will drill through since the shed walls aren’t super thick...
I am not feeling comfortable drilling through those plastic walls they don't feel secure enough to hold much weight. So I just bought two heavy duty metal shelves and put on two sides of the shef to hold most of the stuff. And lay longer items at the corner.
Li Fan thanks for the tip!
Do you get condensation?
If you empty the whole shed, is it light and sturdy enough for 3-4 people to move it a couple of meters every couple of years to just retreat a wood base?
Yes you can move it around
This is really helpful, Li Fan. I have a couple of questions that maybe you can answer- I am building a platform for the same shed but have conflicting measurements from the Keter website and installation instructions. Can you verify the width and depth of the footprint, and how much the flanges on the side and the door transom stick out? I assume the width does NOT include the amount they stick out, probably no more than ½ to 1 inch? Thank you for your documentation!
If you can, I would highly suggest to make a platform much larger than shed, as illustrated in Keter catalog bit.ly/3bN2ECa The widest part outside of the wall is 2.5" so if you need to build a platform, I'd say use whichever spec they've provided and add at least 3-4"
@@TheGizmoGarage Thank you! I have decided on an 8x8, and your response helps confirm this choice. Stay healthy!
Hi, I actually had the same question recently when building my base for this shed and I asked this question to Keter customer service. They replied that the 'external dimensions' on the website are actually the dimensions of the shed INCLUDING the parts of the roof sticking out, whereas the dimensions on page 3 in the installation manual are the size of the floor plate, i.e. the dimensions on page 3 in the manual are the ones you have to consider when creating the base/platform for the shed. Hope this helps!
Is there a way to open the small windows from the inside to get more ventilation?
Nope, there are some small ventilation holes on the side though.
Great video. How much was it on sale? Did you buy it online or at the store? Thanks
I think it was only $750 on sale, I ordered it online and it's delivered to me in a flat large box
Is the shed holding up good after 5 years? What about plastic aging, color, how are door holding up in terms of square and gap closing?
Thanks
Hell yeah, no sign of plastic aging, and minimal rust on the door hinge, I'm totally impressed with the investment. A slight tilt on door angle but solely due to the fact I didn't install it on a 100% flat base
Hi LI !! So now you have had the shed for a while , how do you like it ??? Thank you !!!!
Loving it. Kept everything inside dry during the raining season. No rusts on metal parts yet
Can you install the doors on the shorter wall?
Nope you can not, the mounting location is fixed to one long side
How can you collect the water from the roof?
I think you have to modify the rear of the roof to add a gutter in order to collect rain water but the roof area is really too small to be effective.
Great video, thank you. Is there an easy way to bring electricity into the shed?
This shed is not designed to have electricity access point. My suggestion is to use battery powered lights inside if necessary
Would you suggest using washers to protect the screws from sinking too deep?
Never thought of that, but the screws are pretty easy to strip because all panels are plastic, so make sure to not overtighten them and only use lowest torque setting if you are using a electric drill/screwdriver, stop just before fully set-in, and hand tighten at the very end.
My community has HOA shed requirements that only allow for a 6 ft tall shed. I fell in love with this shed is it possible to cut along the bottom to make it 6 ft tall while building it?
Sadly no, the metal structure frame is molded for a asymmetrical design with front being taller.
My man! Some people say it leaks. After 3 years we would love an update. How is your holding up? Thanks
4 years 0 leaks... If it leaks then it must be improperly built...
How strong is the roof?
I know tihis was built a few years back, how long did it take you to assemble this shed?
About half-a-day, it's not too hard. Do it on flat surface should make it quick and easy.
Thx for vid, how’s she holding so far? No water linking? Did you maybe use silicone?
No water leaking at all after all those years... No silicon used
@@TheGizmoGarage thx for quick reply and info!! 🍻planning to get one soon as they restock.
Hi, can this shed be used as a studio room?
Probably not, it's pretty small and plastic construction means sound isolation is non existent for a studio setting
Hello. Did you paint this barn or leave it as is?
left as-is, but the barn is paintable if you want to paint it.
can you open this shed from the inside?
Nope
Nice vid. So, you have had this for three years now. How has it held up?
It's good, holding up well, minor plastic discoloring from the sun but no leaks.
Hello,
I gave a thumbs up. How is it holding up now please?
Thank you sir, well worth it's price, holding up just fine, no sign of deterioration under Florida sun.
hello all, does anyone knows where i can buy one? thx
It's hard to find this exact same model at the moment as most places are out of stock
Is the door wood or plastic?
UV resistant textured plastic doors with steel reinforcement.
So...how has the shed held up in the past five years??
Nothing had broken yet, and no rust!
Hello. Do you still love it after 5 years?
Absolutely! Accessing it couple days a week!
@@TheGizmoGarage thanks. I will buy it next year. Do you have winter and snow in your state?
@@frankw3ll In Florida, no winter/snow, only intense UV damage and occational Hurricanes
Never by any Keter Plastic Product on line because if it arrives with bad or missing part they will ask you to ship the item back which most of the time costs more than the item itself. Just wanted to let you know so you learn from my mistake. By the way, their rating is 70% dissatisfied.
Their customer service actually sent me the parts that was broken (two side panels) without me having to send the bad parts back.
@@TheGizmoGarage Maybe You Are Special & I am not.
@@joefarwana3171 couldn't be more ordinary... All I did was making a call to Keter customer service