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Dear Valued Customer,
We would like to congratulate you on y
our purchase of a Hillcrest™ Outdoor Storage Shed! W
e
are con
fi
dent that you have made the perfect choice and y
ou will be very pleased with your new
storage solution.
Hillcrest™ Outdoor Storage is part of the family of brands created and manufactured by
Lifetime® Products, Inc. Like all of our products, y
ou can be assured that the quality of y
our
Lifetime Outdoor Storage Shed is the best in the w
orld! All of our sheds are made in the USA,
something that is very important to us.
And, we back that quality up by o
ff
ering the best
warranty in the business – A 10-y
ear warranty that fully covers the shed!
All of our sheds are built with the highest-quality steel and poly
ethylene parts. The design and
construction of our steel-reinforced double-w
all panels is second to none. All of our exposed
steel parts and trusses are powder coated and w
e use high-impact polyethylene plastic. What
makes polyethylene so special? It has superior strength and durability
, and, it won’t crack or
degrade outdoors.
So now that you know the quality y
ou are ge ing in a Lifetime Outdoor Storage Shed, please
take the time to READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL!
We have taken great care in providing the best possible form of instructions to help y
ou put
your new Outdoor Storage Shed together
. Before you get started, PLEASE read the following
preparation tips to help you get started!
We can assure you, your construction experience will be a lot more enjoy
able if you do!
PREPARATION TIPS:
• The
fi
rst step is simple…RELAX! You hav
e made a great purchase, but Rome w
as not
built in a day. Plan to spend a good part of y
our a ernoon pu ing together your
fi
ne Outdoor
Storage Shed. Our philosophy is, if it comes together quickly and easily
, it surely will come apart
quickly and easily! Your Lifetime Outdoor Storage Shed will surely last a long, long time, if y
ou
are patient, and take all the time necessary to put it together as w
e have instructed.
•
Grab a friend to join in on the fun! This is not a one-person endeav
or. We have found that
not only will things go smoother if y
ou have two or more people participating in the construc-
tion of the shed, but it will go quicker as w
ell. So, the more the merrier!
•
Make sure you have all the tools necessary for constructing y
our new shed. There is a
“Suggested Tools & Materials” list on page three of this Owner
’s Manual.
•
The plastic pieces of your shed may become damaged by ov
er tightening the screws. To
avoid this damage, we strongly recommend the use of a low-pow
ered power screwdriver or a
drill that has an adjustable clutch that is set on a low-torque se
ing. If neither is available, use
a hand screwdriver. If a hand screwdriv
er is all you have, take several breaks…y
our wrist will
need it!
•
You will also need two small step ladders (when it comes time to do the roof
!).
•
Before beginning assembly, remov
e the Parts List from the center of this Owner
’s Manual
and take an inventory of the parts included with y
our Outdoor Storage Shed. Also, read through
the entire instruction manual. It’s alw
ays a great practice to get a feel for the
fl
ow of the process
and to familiarize yourself with the parts inv
olved. But, try not to get ahead of y
ourself and start
the process out of order.
•
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER! Ev
erything goes together in a certain order
,
and we have learned what that correct order should be. In our state-of-the-art research and test-
ing facility, we have painstakingly created these instructions. The order of construction is there
for a reason, and some parts simply will not
fi
t if built out of order. Just follow along with the
order in the instructions and everything will
fi
t together and things will go very smooth.
•
YOUR SHED MUST BE BUILT ON
A LEVEL SURFACE! If the spot y
ou have chosen to
place your wonderful new Outdoor Storage Shed is not lev
el, the shed will not assemble correct-
ly! We recommend a cement patio, a w
ood platform or creating a pad with pea grav
el. Your shed
is meant to last a lifetime, so provide the proper foundation for it before y
ou start to build.
•
Before you build it, make sure you are allow
ed to build it! Consult all building codes, as
well as city and county ordinances, to ensure that y
ou do not require a building permit to con-
struct your Outdoor Storage Shed. Proper building permit documentation may be required in
your neighborhood, and it would be quite unfortunate to learn this a
er your Outdoor Storage
Shed is already built!
Now that you’re ready to begin the construction of y
our wonderful new Outdoor Storage Shed,
step back, take a deep breath, get y
ourself a large cold beverage and enjoy y
ourself. We guaran-
tee that a er spending the right amount of time in building y
our shed, you will be able to enjoy it
for years to come.
Thanks for choosing Sentinel™ Outdoor Storage, and hav
e fun!
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