SolidBuildWood.comReviews of solidbuildwood.com

I have recommended this product to friends and offered to help them build it when they order. If I need another “shed” (calling it a shed is like calling a penthouse an apartment) I will be ordering from Solidbuild. I do have some constructive feedback for improving the product. 1) I would change the instructions a little to install the doors before finishing the roof boards. The real test of if your door frame is square or not is if you can get your doors to open and close correctly. I did this and was very happy I did. Having the doors on is better than just measuring. 2) I ran into some quality issues with the hinges on one door. The hinges were off a few degrees but I was able to redrill holes and reattach the hinges to the door. I would suggest beefing up your quality inspection of doors since they are super critical. 3) Even with all the roof boards installed I’m seeing some drift in the squareness of the door frame. I’m going to add rafters to stiffen up the structure. These will run between the outter beams and the walls. Right now I have a temp brace attached to the subfloor and the wall. Since it has been in place I haven’t seen any drift. Of course it can’t stay there but since it works so well I have good confidence that I have found where the drift is happening and believe the rafters will fix it. Maybe there’s something you can add to your design to stiffen the structure. Maybe even rafters :-) In conclusion I just can’t say enough good things about this product. I’m so happy I purchased this instead of getting one of sheds from the local hardware store or building my own from scratch.

Can’t say enough about how happy I was with my Solid Build experience. The delivery was great, the communication was extremely prompt when I had some questions and feel really well supported as I build my shed.

The shed gets five stars for cuteness and wow factor. I did not know when I ordered the shed that it had to be shipped from someplace in northern Europe. My contact person was in the Seattle area and she did not say that the kit was not in the States. The delivery was professional and smooth. I wonder about users who claim that two of them put it together in two or three days. In my experience, six workers, two of them professional construction guys, spent three days over Mothers Day weekend assembling the shed. We assembled the shed on a concrete pad that is larger than the footprint of the shed. In rainy Oregon, we are concerned about water seeping under the shed and causing mold. We used caulk to seal the wood to the concrete. The accessory window works exactly as advertised, is novel and is very cute. The tongue-and-groove construction works well. The French doors did not latch when we first installed them. After some adjustment, the doors now latch but the left hand door does not clear the sill; it must be lifted and the bottom bolt does not fit into the bolt box. After the shed was assembled, the workers spent several more hours installing the roof.

We are delighted with our shed. It is airy light, and a wonderful and inviting space to daydream, write or simply look out through the charming windows at the stars or sun-dappled leaves. Everything arrived on time and we enjoyed the Lincoln-log-like process of assembling the shed. Despite a bit of a learning curve using cordless drills etc. - we are neophytes - it all came together beautifully. The sub-flooring (we went with waterproof plywood) and roofing were the most challenging part of the build, but we did it! and felt a real sense of accomplishment when all was said and done. When we had questions, and we didn't have many as the instructions are very good, they were answered promptly and well via chat or the phone. The design of the Whales is terrific and the wood and hardware are very high quality and attractive. We really could not be more pleased with the results.

The website was great and really answered all of my questions. I ordered a small 8' x8' shed and it was available to ship immediately. Within 4 days of ordering, it was delivered to my house. It took 3 adults half a day to put it together. The hardest part was deciding where I wanted to put my windows. Overall, the quality of the wood is really great - nicely finished and well made. It was a really fun project to do. Once you got in a rhythm, it went really quickly. I am thrilled with my shed. I'm using it as an outdoor office and installed a wall unit a/c and ran power to it. I had an issue with the windows closing but the customer service was amazing and walked me through how to fix it.

Wonderful Project and fun to build. Customer Service was there to answer a couple questions instantly and very helpful. I was impressed with the kit and how simple the assembly was. Since I built the shed myself, I would recommend having an additional person assist you. It took me 5 days to assemble the shed. It looks great, my friends and neighbors are very impressed and love the shed.

Moderna shed is excellent. Nicely designed and relatively easy to build even for a novice like me. Customer service was excellent (Igna and Tomas were knowledgeable, friendly, very responsive, followed up quickly and were very patient! 🙂. Would highly recommend based on my experience.

Everything was smooth from start to finish. Will be buying more units in the future!