Keter Store it out arc Plastic Garden storage box

Your experience with this product is going to depend to no small degree on whether it reaches you intact. Mine had a broken hinge but I was able to source a spare door without bothering Customer Services. I bought mine to house a lawnmower and other garden machinery to make more room in the shed for carpentry work. It was delivered quickly and the damaged part wasn't B&Q's fault - a snapped-off hinge was completely missing.

Assembly was reasonably straightforward, though the screws holding the door mechanisms on were very stiff and needed to be tightened and loosened a few times before they went in all the way. All the other screws went in easily with a cheap electric screwdriver (and a regular screwdriver for a couple of hard-to-reach ones). The box is pretty sturdy and capacious, and I like the gas-strut hinges. I also like the way the floor has a ramp at the front and keeps the contents well off the ground.

I don't like the back panel, which is very flimsy (no wonder they never show it in the manufacturer's photographs!). The reinforcement ribbing on this panel's exterior is going to be a perfect home for all sorts of damp, algae and dirt. The seam where the back panel meets the floor looks as though it will let in water (if I was building another one, I'd put some silicone sealant in there). The top of the back panel bows out so it doesn't sit snugly under the lid, and I'm worried about water getting in there too. The metal rib that runs along the top of the back panel has no strength, so it doesn't stop the back panel bowing outwards in the middle, but its shape might stop water getting in - I hope!

Because the end panels and the top hinges clip into place, it looks as though disassembling it (e.g. to move house) without damaging it would be very difficult. The holes for the padlock are quite small, so if you (like I did) bought a "weatherproof" padlock with little rubber washers on the shackle to stop water getting into the mechanism, those little rubber washers won't fit through the holes in the bolt on the box. Mind you, this box is never going to be high-security, so I might just leave the padlock off.

I think the box is reasonable for the price, but as I was building it I couldn't help thinking about the New Testament parable of the foolish man who had too much stuff so built a great big new barn to hold it...

Nice storage box, 1200l and lots of space. Assembly is relatively simple, IF...... The right hand door is not broken/cracked and the hinge is smashed off ! Not damaged in transit, packaging was undamaged. The doors are packed between larger panels so it was packed up in a broken state ! Shame but not a good start since I wanted to buy a second one !

Bought this product today and found it really easy to put together. Within 45 mins I had all my gardening equipment in their.

Product is fine. Bit fiddly to put together but not difficult. Main issue I had is that I also bought the lock listed as bought together on this B&Q website but it’s not the right one and doesn’t fit. Needs a specific expensive lock.

A bad design that means every time you open it water pours in from the back of the roof.. everything inside gets soaked.
What a thoughtless designer, obviously never tried it out in rain when they drew it.