I anticipated this when I bought mine. I used UPol "Tiger Seal" on ALL the joints. At the bottom, I inverted the steel frame, and filled it with cement then sat it in more cement on top of a low wall of concrete blocks. It is impossible for my shed to leak.

I've also got a metal yardmaster shed. Mine doesn't really leak as such, but it is still a moisture magnet on warm damp days. It seems to condense every molecule of water out of the air onto the inside of the roof, and when I rattle the doors it all falls down in there. It probably doesn't help that it's on a gravel base, and equipment isn't necessarily dry when I put it all away in there, but it's a tad annoying when it can rain in the shed, even when it's not raining outside. :D

mine has never leaked a single drop, because from day one i put a tarp over it, keeps the rain away from the panels, dont fix the tarp down but thread the eyelets alltye way through so the tarp can move up and down the rope...6 years on its still solid it's a 10x13, putting another one up this summer 10x10. also further more you can create a water tight gasket if you use antinox sheet under the base frame when putting it down. I know it's hard but try not to use a machine when doing the roof screws tighten screws by hand tool and feel.

I have just started putting my Yardmaster Pent shed together, and have found that there is a bag of 54 spire clips included, which are shown in the instruction booklet, but not mentioned at all in the Yardmaster tutorial video. They appear to be used to strengthen the grip of the little screws that hold everything together, and especially the roof. They are shown as being used inside the shed, and will presumably allow the plastic washer to more compressed once the screw is tightened. I wonder if Yardmaster are responding to the problems of water getting in by adding this to the construction process? I have no idea if they will make any difference, but I will certainly be trying them now!!

Thanks mate, I was getting one of these until I saw your video

I've got a yard master shiplap shed as l was advised they were more rigid l haven't had time to silicone any joins yet but have had quite a few downfalls of heavy rain and no leaks so far so finger's crossed. still intend to silicone the screw holes though just as a precaution

Ohhh that rain on the floor made me sleeeeeepy...lol

Just installed mine, now waiting for it to rain, on all roof screws I put sealant in hopefully this will stop any water, also to combat the water running underneath the base I’ve added a strip of damp proof membrane which the frame sits on and folded up on the inside so in theory the water should run around rather than under

Open the vents and insulation is also needed,plus seal the concrete slab then seal around it

Luckily it doesn't rain much in England !

I didn’t have much trouble with leaks, I mounted it on heavy duty pallets cut to size and laid a ply floor inside the shed then silicone sealed inside and out. But rust - OMG. It rusted up within a few weeks and looks terrible.

I've got a Yard master shed and it does have some leaks but that's because the mate who helped me overtightened the roof screws. It's been up for approx 10 yrs. I did put silicone on screw heads and used fast nuts so I could tighten them up. I've had rain hammering down and just a slight weep from mentioned overtightened screw that I missed and as it's a weep I've never got around to doing it.

You can get the floor kit frame bars for floor then put hardboard down so you have slightly higher floor Yardmaster do floor kits now provide boards yourself you’ve worked so hard on your Yardmaster like the electrics suggest making electrics shelter

Ho-hoy! Love your sense of humour, I'd be fuming. Even if you stop the leaks they're apparently prone to lots of condensation. One fix is to spray the whole of the inside with foam to seal it and insulate it. Hope you got it sorted now.

glad i came across this video before buying one, think ill spend that bit extra and build one myself

Your right mate more perforations than a tea bag!! Lol. I have sorted the roof.. Got a plan with some dpm for water getting in from floor fingers crossed.. video made me laugh🤣🤣🤣

Ok leak around bottom of shed makes concrete pad all wet, the entire pad. So I bought three bags of 60lb cement and spread around the base inside and outside, doused a bit with water hose sprinkling it on. Next to work on the roof, all inside entire roof has water, dripping. Roof give suggestions, rubberized paint? fiberglass? Tarp? Painted plywood, Shingled plywood?

I have just purchased a metal shed, and came across this video while browsing construction video's. It has been my intention to raise the sheds height by two dense concrete blocks high to increase the working height of the shed. One thig I shall be doing is replacing the self tapping screws with torx bolts & lock nuts washers on both sides of the panels with silicone wasshers both side 1 for security, and two you have more control when joining the panels. Each interconnecting pannle will have silicone sealent run down the joint before assembly, and also on every wassher before fixing as this will always be the point of water ingress. The other thing that will be done is a thin thermal vapour barrier will br fitted to all internal walls this should help with condensation buildup on the inside. One othe issue I have noticed it the strength of the roof beams, and inteent to address this when I install the stud walls into the shed. My advice to anyone who gets one of these shedis is to plan plan, and plan againg.

Yes I have leaks as much as you and I am also trying to find a solution but I'm not sure there is. I have currently spent around £120 on products that fail.

The top screws need to go from the outside in, with number 2 plastic washer the sharp end pointing inside

Well if had mine for 3 months and it's now leaking .from the roof I built mine on 2 ft square box to raise it off the floor but now as its leaking I'll have to try stop the leaks .

I moved into a place with one of these as a "garage" and a couple of years later it is obvious that the previous owners did not make it waterproof. I had thought they just didn't finish the construction and left something out, but now it looks like it is the garage itself that is just cheap, flimsy and poorly designed. Do you have a video where you show where you put the silicone sealant?

I love the gutters. We don’t have those type here in the US…. I see they are plastic? I’d love the specs on it to aid my google search . Or did u just get what your local store had? Mine def doesn’t have that type

just got a second hand yardmaster metal 10-17 garage / shed for £50 off gumtree..it was already dissembled..wish me luck.

Bugger, I get a delivery of a Yardmaster at the weekend😂

They even leak when it isn’t raining ,condensation on the inside of the roof, and the steel is as thin as a fag paper. But don’t worry you won’t have it long or I didn’t the strong wind blew it to bits😊 Andy.

Next time you do a vid, ask the neighbours to avoid moving their caravan into frame. I missed most of the time lapse....! Just seen a deal online for one of these. Thought I would do a bit of yootoob research. So...thanks.....- you just steered me back in the right direction.

I had a similar problem a few yrs back the only solution that'd cheap is silicone all the panels and screw holes not ideal but will work .... now I'm wondering if you could help me? I'm after a link as to where you got your lovely side panal bolts for the vector if poss..... as ive lost a couple over time and mine are just standard bolts 🔩 all the best for future videos and always enjoy each one

Nice video, I got a 3m x 2m yardmaster shed. Leaks from a few roof screws. I used CT1 silicon on the inside of the roof screws to stop them getting loose, which seems to have also helped with the leaking too. I plan to cover the tops of the leaking screws with silicon too just as a preventative. Roofs a brown colour. Not sure if to go with liquid rubber or CT1 ? Any suggestions?

Any chance I can bring the kids around to use your paddling pool? 👍

Did the screws have neoprene washers on them? In hindsight it probably would have been better to have a step on the edge of the concrete.

thanks a lot for this review , i'll make sure i buy few tubes of clear sili and seal every single joint on it . p.s once it's done and it will rain i'll come back and let know if it helped .

Just got a question. What cement mix did you use for the base? Just cement or other stuff too?

I just watched the yard master assembly and I am amazed with how many screws are exposed to Mother Nature … ridiculous and will not be buying. Shed has been installed directly onto slab base, so you will also get water pooling for sure.

I've just bought one of these 6x7 I now know why it was only £300 as its going to take another £300 of my time to put the bloody thing together hundreds of fiddly screws and bits also the screws and washers are such poor quality I'm not surprised it leaks. Advice is guys spend a couple hundred more and get a conventional wood shed

Blimey! Which model was it, i've been looking at yardmaster ones ?

How did you put the guttering on

First, who laid the foundation?? And did you use the plastic washers on every screw or bolt??

Just wanted to update you… i installed the shed myself and it’s been thinderstorming and I haven’t had one leak….

Hey its not that bad eh it only leaks when it rains outside lol

Thats not a shed, thats a pool!

Mine is way worse. It’s wood and trying to figure out what to do to fix it

I was thinking of buying one, but then I saw a video of one being erected and realised what a flimsy fiddly affair it might prove to be, I shall build my own and it won't leak.

Whats the point of the gutter? Its completely hidden

ive been battling water in the yardmaster every weekend since i have got it. its a piece of shit

You need to understand that the gaps under the walls are there to let the water OUT.

Yep I've got one there crap never buy one again

You’ve not done it right then mate I’ve got two and no leaks whatsoever

This is better than PVC?

I was interested in watching this video, but sadly I had to stop due to the blasphemy... 😓😓

i think you owe me £10. Just wait till it all freezes! and the rot sets in.