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INSTALATION AVAILABLE 4’7 x 2’5 Suncast 507 Litre Ratten-effect Plastic Storage Box – Stoney Grey (1.4m x 0.73m)
First Added - February 27 2022
Last Updated - August 4 2022 - 13 Data Points Updated - 2 Data Points Added
Reviewed & curated by a panel of garden building experts. Using methodology 1.1
Product ID: SKU: BMDB13400STBUN
Size: 4' x 2'
Merchants Checked: 12
Our verdict on the 4’7 x 2’5 Suncast 507 Litre Ratten-effect Plastic Storage Box Stoney Grey
The 4’7 x 2’5 Suncast 507 Litre Ratten-effect Plastic Storage Box Stoney Grey holds a 5 Years guarantee and is treated using a uv protected process [1].
Base material: plastic
Our experts say this has 1 stand out feature. A stand out feature is something found on over 70% of the top 10% of products in a particular category or is an exceptionally good feature as rated by our panel of experts.
1. A uv protected treatment like the one used on this garden storage is one our experts are happy to say is one of the best around.
Below is a brief overview of how some of the key points of this garden storage fairs across the market.
Treatment/Guarantee
The uv protected treatment process used here is one of the best types of treatment out of 2 [2] types we’ve identified on same-size garden storage that you’ll see getting used on 2% [3] (20 of 965) of all garden storage analysed, as well as being used on 5% [4] (5 of 96) of the top 10% of garden storage. You’ll also find the uv protected treatment showing up on 4% of 4′ x 2′ garden storage (4 in total [5]), and when taking the average Expert Score of those 4′ x 2′ garden storage (83), the 4’7 x 2’5 Suncast 507 Litre Ratten-effect Plastic Storage Box Stoney Grey is just above the average with an Expert Score of 85.
On a plastic garden storage box, the guarantee that the manufacturer offers is usually a very good indicator of the quality of the building. The longer the guarantee the more the manufacturer believes in the quality of the building they have produced. Typically we see manufacturer guarantees for plastic Garden Storage ranging from zero right up to a limited lifetime guarantee.
This plastic garden storage box comes with a 5 years guarantee. Most plastic garden storage come with a 15 years guarantee (26.04% of them) [6].
For this particular brand (Suncast) they offer 11 [7] different types of guarantees on their plastic garden storage, with the 5 years guarantee on this being the shortest they offer. The 5 years guarantee is found on 84.21% of Suncast plastic garden storage [8], with a 10 year guarantee on 15.79% of its plastic garden storage. It is a shame this garden storage was given the lowest guarantee offered by the brand, and this could be a reasonable indication that the manufacturer doesn’t have as much faith it the overall quality of this part of their product range.
When looking at comparable 4′ x 2′ plastic garden storage (we found 106 of them) the most popular guarantee length offered by manufacturers was 10 years [9]. 72.64% came with a missing guarantee, 4.72% came with a 10 year guarantee, 4.72% came with a 2 year guarantee, 4.72% came with a 5 year guarantee, 3.77% came with a 20 year guarantee, 3.77% came with a 25 year guarantee, 2.83% came with a 15 year guarantee, 1.89% came with a 1 year guarantee and 0.94% came with a 12 year guarantee.
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Cladding
The plastic cladding(walls) used here is an about average form of construction for garden storage walls out of the 2 types [10] we’ve identified on same-size garden storage, that you’ll also see getting used on 7% (65 of 965) of all garden storage analysed [11], as well as being used on 7% (7 of 96) of the top 10% of garden storage [12]. You’ll also find the plastic cladding showing up on 14% of 4′ x 2′ garden storage (15 in total) [13], and if we compare this item against those 15 we find it’s Expert Score is 15% higher than the average score for a 4′ x 2′ plastic garden storage.
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Height
The height of this garden storage is 685.0mm (2′) which is 36% less than the average 4′ x 2′ garden storage, giving you 245.0mm (0.8′) less height.
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We found 22 4′ x 2′ garden storage with comparable specifications. The 4’7 x 2’5 Suncast 507 Litre Ratten-effect Plastic Storage Box Stoney Grey has an Expert Score that is 14% higher than average and is £40 less expensive than average. If you are looking for the best value or highest expert scoring garden storage out of the 22 with comparable specifications the following might be of interest.
Best value – If you are looking for something comparable that costs less, then you could save £190 with this Keter Emily 277L Outdoor Garden Storage Box Graphite. It is priced at £32, this is 594% less than this and has an Expert Score of 70, 15 points less than the 4’7 x 2’5 Suncast 507 Litre Ratten-effect Plastic Storage Box Stoney Grey.
The 4’7 x 2’5 Suncast 507 Litre Ratten-effect Plastic Storage Box Stoney Grey is the best scoring garden storage available out of all 22 4′ x 2′ garden storage we analysed.
High Wind Area – If you live in a particularly exposed or high wind area then having a garden storage with a thicker cladding and higher than average frame thickness can be preferable. We found at least 3 garden storage that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
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Adley 4′ x 3′ Tongue and groove Shiplap Storage Chest
4×2 Shire Wooden Garden Storage Unit
Coastal Consideration – If you live in a particularly wet or harsher environment such as by the coast then you might want to consider something with a more robust pressure treatment or something made from metal or plastic, both materials that are particularly suited to such harsh environments. We’ve found at least 3 garden storage that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
3’7 x 1’8 Forest Wooden Shiplap Apex Midi Wooden Garden Storage Outdoor Patio Storage
4×2 Biohort StoreMAX 120 Metal Box
4′ x 2′ Falcon 130 Heavy Duty Metal Garden Storage Box 400L
Public-Facing – Extra security measures might be more of a concern if you’re placing your building in an area that is more public-facing than a garden. Features such as security windows or even having no windows at all, and the ability to lock all opening doors are usually much more important when you have something that is more public-facing. We found at least 3 garden storage that have options that you might find a better fit if this is a concern you have.
3’7 x 1’8 Forest Wooden Shiplap Apex Midi Wooden Garden Storage Outdoor Patio Storage
4×2 Biohort StoreMAX 120 Metal Box
4×2 Trimetals Sentinel Metal Garden Storage Unit
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Sources
Merchants Checked
12 different sources were used to research information on this product, and 2 contained information that we were able to use to compile the data used on this page.
The following merchants were checked on the 06 August, 2022 to see if they stocked this product.
Buy Sheds Direct – 1635 products checked, found 1 match.
Shedstore – 1373 products checked, found 1 match.
Waltons – 231 products checked, found no matches.
Wickes – 19576 products checked, found no matches.
B&Q – 78905 products checked, found no matches.
ManoMano UK – 922302 products checked, found no matches.
Wilko.com – 21232 products checked, found no matches.
Homebase – 35509 products checked, found no matches.
sheds.co.uk – 1999 products checked, found no matches.
BillyOh – 1244 products checked, found no matches.
Garden Buildings Direct – 1284 products checked, found no matches.
Tiger Sheds – 635 products checked, found no matches.
1. UV treated: The British Plastics Federation says that the addition of light stabilisers (they are called hindered amine light stabilisers (HALS)) in plastics are used “to inhibit the reactions in plastics which cause undesirable chemical degradation from exposure to UV light.” This chemical degradation from exposure to UV light is often seen as chalking or a white residue that forms as the polymers degrade over time. This degradation can often be avoided by adding HALS that are UV absorbers such as benzotriazoles, benzophenones or organic nickel compounds. By incorporating weathering stabilisers into the plastics used the damaging effects of UV light will be slowed down considerably. ↩
2. Treatment types identified: untreated, uv protected ↩
3. Global treatment data sourced from: All uv protected garden storage ↩
4. Top treatment data sourced from: Top 96 uv protected garden storage ↩
5. 4′ x 2′ treatment data sourced from: 106 4′ x 2′ uv protected garden storage ↩
6. Global guarantee data sourced from: All 5 years garden storage ↩
8. Guarantee data sourced from: Suncast 5 years garden storage ↩
9. 4′ x 2′ guarantee data sourced from: 106 4′ x 2′ 5 years guaranteed garden storage ↩
10. Cladding types identified: plastic, polypropylene, resin ↩
11. Global cladding data sourced from: All plastic garden storage ↩
12. Top cladding data sourced from: Top 96 plastic garden storage ↩
13. 4′ x 2′ cladding data sourced from: 106 4′ x 2′ plastic garden storage ↩