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Yardmaster 13' x 12'

by Gregory Black
(Lanark, South Lanarkshire, United Kigndom)

Nice appearance, though the door height is to low I am 6'4" and skinned the top of my head on more than one occasion, The anti-rust seems to work fine.

The biggest problem is it does not withstand snow build up and collapsed with 12"-14" of the snow on the roof despite Yardmasters claims of you have no worries about snow build up.The shed is 2 and 1/2 years old and is a total write off.

Yard master offered £90 off a new shed or £180 off a garage costing £582 The shed cost me more than £400 (now available for about £365) I have not taken them up on their offer as I think they should have offered much more. Yardmaster are now ignoring my emails and it looks like I will have to take it to law.

The product does not live up to its design claims. I will update the picture when I dismantle the remains of the shed.

Greg Black

Comment from Potter Shed:

Thanks for the photo and review Greg. When you dismantle the shed (not sure if the thaw has set in up in Scotland yet!) take a few photos and if you could sketch how the roof is framed I could try a few calculations to see if I can determine the roof capacity. May be possible, may be not, as sometimes these are 'designed' using full scale tests rather than calculation.

All the best

Potter Shed

PS if you send in further photos/sketches I can add them to this thread.

Here's the extra photos from Greg

Cheers

Potter

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Feb 03, 2010
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Yardmaster 13' x 12'
by: Greg Black

Hi yardmaster have been out and had a look at the shed, they have offered a roof replacement kit for free if I paid the £20.00 carraige, this I have done so it is a good result in the end.
Now I know that the roof wil not support more than a few inches of snow I will attempt to clear it if it happens again. I would have done this normally but I was away fo rchristmas and it happened on boxing day . I should have the new roof early next week.
Cheerio greg

Feb 02, 2010
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They make a roof reinforcement kit
by: Anonymous

I have one of those sheds I believe its 10'x12'. Heres the probelm I have with them. Once you start building you must finish or the wind may damage it. that being said, you do not find out until you start assembling the roof that you need to add the reinforcement kit at that point (nice that they tell you about it once it is too late to get it or add it) this kit must be ordered as the stores do not carry them. Oh well guess its too late now. The kit if I remember right is $300 for a few extra beams. It says this is recommended if you live in an area that gets snow. I have had mine for 2 winters now and I clean the snow off it with a roof rake if it has more than an inch on it. No problems as of yet. Even with the kit I would recommend keeping snow off it to be safe. So save the money and clean it off after it snows.

Jan 17, 2010
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Harsh Weather and Sheds
by: Ron Young

Forget about investing your money a car port, a canopy, a metal shed, a plastic shed or a soft sided building that will be damaged during harsh winter months. What you really need is 4 solid walls, secure doors and windows and a good strong roof system over your vehicle, farm equipment, workshop area or tools. You need a building that will last and provide you with many years of service.

Ron Young

Atlantic Shed
East Taunton, Massachusetts

www.AtlanticShed.com

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