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First Added - February 27 2022
Last Updated - August 4 2022 - 15 Data Points Updated - 3 Data Points Added
Reviewed & curated by a panel of garden building experts. Using methodology 1.1
Product ID: SKU: 636299
Size: 1' x 5'
Merchants Checked: 12
Available From: 1
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Our verdict on the Lifetime Horizontal Plastic Outdoor Storage Shed
The Lifetime Horizontal Plastic Outdoor Storage Shed comes with a pent style roof, holds a 5 Years guarantee, is fit with doors that are lockable through the latch locking system, and is treated using a uv protected process [1].
Base material: high-density polyethylene (hdpe) [2]
Our experts say this has 2 stand out features. 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. The high-density polyethylene (hdpe) cladding used on this garden storage is one the best available for garden storage rated by our experts.
2. 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, and our analysis shows us that this is in facet the only kind of treatment used 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. In fact this is the only 1′ x 5′ garden storage you’ll find that uses an uv protected treatment process [5].
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 (Lifetime) 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 10.53% of Lifetime plastic garden storage [8], with a 10 year guarantee on 47.37% 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 1′ x 5′ plastic garden storage (we found 3 of them) the most popular guarantee length offered by manufacturers was 5 years [9]. 66.67% came with a missing guarantee and 33.33% came with a 5 year guarantee.
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Cladding
The high-density polyethylene (hdpe) cladding(walls) used here is one of the best forms of construction for walls and is the only type [10] we’ve identified on same-size garden storage, that you’ll also see getting used on 1% (12 of 965) of all garden storage analysed [11], and sadly not present at all on any of the 96 garden storage that make up the top 10% of garden storage [12]. In fact this is the only 1′ x 5′ garden storage you’ll find that uses a high-density polyethylene (hdpe) wall [13].
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Flooring
The manufactures of this garden storage chose polyethylene for the floor construction, we rate this one of the worst forms of floor construction and is the only type found on this size of garden storage [14]. This type of floor construction is used on 1% of all garden storage we analysed, with none of the top 96 garden storage making use of this kind of floor material. The data we have on all garden storage shows us that this is the only 1′ x 5′ garden storage that comes with a polyethylene floor material.
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You Might Also Consider
We found 1 1′ x 5′ garden storage with comparable specifications. The Lifetime Horizontal Plastic Outdoor Storage Shed has an Expert Score that is 1% equal than average and is £1 equal expensive than average. If you are looking for the best value or highest expert scoring garden storage out of the 1 with comparable specifications the following might be of interest.
The Lifetime Horizontal Plastic Outdoor Storage Shed is the cheapest Garden Storage available.
The Lifetime Horizontal Plastic Outdoor Storage Shed is the best scoring garden storage available out of all 1 1′ x 5′ garden storage we analysed.
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 2 garden storage that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
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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 1 garden storage that have options that you might find a better fit if this is a concern you have.
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Merchants Checked
12 different sources were used to research information on this product, and 1 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.
Homebase – 35509 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.
Buy Sheds Direct – 1635 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.
Shedstore – 1373 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. High-Density Polyethylene: Polyethylene (Polythene) is one of the world’s most popular plastics. It is an enormously versatile polymer which is suited to a wide range of applications and is often used for things that need to be extra durable like garden containers (they often are made from high density polyethylene). The polymers’ low cost, high rigidity and ease of blow moulding has also made the material a natural choice in gardening furnishings and garden storage boxes and cabinets. You will also find it used on things such as park benches and waste bins.
According to data from the British Plastics Fedaration the physical properties of High-Density Polyethylene are that it is not very good when exposed to high heat with a maximum continuous use temperature of 65 °C. This is however offset by the outstanding Notched Impact Strength data that showed ‘no break’. ↩
3. Treatment types identified: uv protected ↩
4. Global treatment data sourced from: All uv protected garden storage ↩
5. Top treatment data sourced from: Top 96 uv protected garden storage ↩
6. 1′ x 5′ treatment data sourced from: 3 1′ x 5′ uv protected garden storage ↩
7. Global guarantee data sourced from: All 5 years garden storage ↩
9. Guarantee data sourced from: Lifetime 5 years garden storage ↩
10. 1′ x 5′ guarantee data sourced from: 3 1′ x 5′ 5 years guaranteed garden storage ↩
11. Cladding types identified: high-density polyethylene (hdpe) ↩
12. Global cladding data sourced from: All high-density polyethylene (hdpe) garden storage ↩
13. Top cladding data sourced from: Top 96 high-density polyethylene (hdpe) garden storage ↩
14. 1′ x 5′ cladding data sourced from: 3 1′ x 5′ high-density polyethylene (hdpe) garden storage ↩
15. Floor material types identified: polyethylene ↩