Just finished assembling this cabinet, so I thought Id share my fresh observations.
Its a piece of furniture, so youre getting composite pressboard-type material. Dont expect pine or hardwood. Ive seen some reviews whining about the quality, hello, youre buying a piece of furniture for around $100.00, what do you expect?
As far as assembly goes, I will say it is fairly easy to assmeble. Parts are very well laid out and marked and even come in separate bubble wrapped compartments that are clearly labeled. Each wooden piece was also marked well. All you really need for to put this thing together is a Phillips head screwdriver, a hammer and your done. I opted to use a drill to help speed up the assembly process, but you can do it all by hand.
Now, for the downside to the assembly:
1) The feet assembly is severely lacking in my opionion. The starter holes for the screws you use in the feet are too SMALL to adequately start the screws. I drilled the top of them out a bit and they all worked well except for one I couldnt tighten up all the way. You might want to consider some wood glue in those holes just to be sure they are solid.
2) The doors were easy to assemble and have an adequate adjustment mechanism, but as of yet, I cannot get the bow out of the bottome of the doors where they meet. Seems like should have included a stop for both the bottom and the top of the unit to help catch the doors. They are NOT even at the bottom.
Overall, good sturdy piece and I would recommend, keeping in mind what youre getting. It looks nice and isnt too heavy to move around.
There were some other low reviews about the packaging. One thing did for this piece that was impressive was to install strips of thick cardboard all around the main box for the unit. There was no damamge to the unit I received.
I would have given this unit 5 stars if there hadnt of been the issue with the feet..
Good, But a Little Lacking
Just finished assembling this cabinet, so I thought Id share my fresh observations. Its a piece of furniture, so youre getting composite pressboard-type material. Dont expect pine or hardwood. Ive seen some reviews whining about the quality, hello, youre buying a piece of furniture for around $100.00, what do you expect? As far as assembly goes, I will say it is fairly easy to assmeble. Parts are very well laid out and marked and even come in separate bubble wrapped compartments that are clearly labeled. Each wooden piece was also marked well. All you really need for to put this thing together is a Phillips head screwdriver, a hammer and your done. I opted to use a drill to help speed up the assembly process, but you can do it all by hand. Now, for the downside to the assembly: 1) The feet assembly is severely lacking in my opionion. The starter holes for the screws you use in the feet are too SMALL to adequately start the screws. I drilled the top of them out a bit and they all worked well except for one I couldnt tighten up all the way. You might want to consider some wood glue in those holes just to be sure they are solid. 2) The doors were easy to assemble and have an adequate adjustment mechanism, but as of yet, I cannot get the bow out of the bottome of the doors where they meet. Seems like should have included a stop for both the bottom and the top of the unit to help catch the doors. They are NOT even at the bottom. Overall, good sturdy piece and I would recommend, keeping in mind what youre getting. It looks nice and isnt too heavy to move around. There were some other low reviews about the packaging. One thing did for this piece that was impressive was to install strips of thick cardboard all around the main box for the unit. There was no damamge to the unit I received. I would have given this unit 5 stars if there hadnt of been the issue with the feet..