Assembling a Rubbermaid Shed
There are plenty of things you will need to consider before even purchasing your shed, but what do you do once you have those taken care of and you have your Rubbermaid shed sitting there in the box before you?
Well, if you have already leveled the spot of land where you are going to place your shed, and put a foundation or flooring of your choice down, then the next thing you are going to want to do is look over the instructions that come with your shed. Make sure that you have all the tools that are required and ask a friend or two to give you a hand.
If you have never done a project like this before, then you shouldn’t attempt your first one without a little bit of help. The instructions are very easy to follow, but having that extra pair of hands can make or break your attempt at putting your shed together the right way.
Another great piece of advice for beginners is to organize the different pieces and sections of your shed so that all the parts are in the right place. In this way, you won’t have to search around for a certain part that is lying at the bottom of the pile of other parts.
You will also want to consider the weather for the day that you are planning to build your shed. Not everyone is going to try to build a shed in a rainstorm, but very few people consider how difficult it is to put a shed roof on while the wind is blowing. This is especially true if those roof pieces are big and very light. Even a small breeze can take you off your ladder and damage you, the roof piece, and even the entire shed if you are not careful.
If you read over the instructions a couple of times and organize every piece that you are going to be putting together, you shouldn’t have too many issues with building your shed. Of course, that doesn’t mean that there might not be some kind of defect in the shed itself that causes things to not line up properly. Because of this, you should consider not tightening every blot and screw on the shed until you have most of the pieces put together.
This will allow you to gently nudge the pieces into alignment so that everything is level and square. Then you can tighten everything down and stand back to admire the hard work you put into making your shed a successful project.
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