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Tom~~ The two important items in having a shed, is a fairly level area and consider anchors to keep it from blowing down the block in a high wind situation.
You want to keep it level, because when putting it together, the pre drilled holes will easily line up to screw the sections together.. If it's NOT level, FORGETABOUTIT !! You''ll learn words you never knew exisited.
Believe me, I've put 3 together so far. I learned the first time about leveling the area, the hard way. The 2nd & 3rd went smooth as butter, because it was level.
You''ll most likely need a helping hand with the roof assembly. The rest can be done by yourself. You're up on a ladder while helper is inside shed lining up the sheets correctly. The screws come with NUTS and WASHERS that are put on from inside the shed. You put the screw & washer in from the top. Helper puts the washer & nut on from inside. Get it?? A MUST IS AN ELECTRIC DRILL and a rachet wrench to hold the nuts whie u put the screw in.
The anchors can be drilled into the concrete blocks with a CONCRETE DRILL BIT.
Drill hole and screw in anchor. Another idea is using Long Stake PINS. You drive the pins into ground, sorta like staking a tent , so it don't move. Thats' the easiest, I'd say.
If that shed is exposed to high winds, like in a Thunder Storm or Nor'easter, you MUST stake it , if you want it there after the storm.
Assembly is usually easy following the instructions. It could take 2-3 days to complete, if you're by yourself for the most part.
Good luck.
You don't need a full concrete slab. I'd suggest concrete blocks , laid around the perimeter. I dug a small trench aound the spot and laid the blocks in it and maintained a level base. I also place blocks across the floor area, so my wooden floor kit rested on the blocks, so the floor dosen't sag when walked on. The floor kit comes with floor girders you place in a tick tack toe design. (usually about 12 x 12" squares. You then screw the wooden floor on the the cross members so the floor don't move around or bow up after a while from the weight of article placed inside the Shed.
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