To those complaining its not sturdy, or crooked, you need to level the base with rubber feet (not the supplied felt pads), and read the directions on adjusting the hinges. If you dont like following directions, have someone else assemble it. If it were an inch or two deeper it might seem less likely to need the safety strap, but its still best to use it with little ones around.
I bought two of these, one for the kitchen and one for the bedroom. The packaging arrived pretty beat up, but nothing inside was damaged. A cordless drill on a low torque setting will save your wrist from all the Phillips screws, just be careful not to over tighten. Dont put any feet on it until you get it into the position you want it, as sliding it around will just peel them off. As mentioned, I wouldnt recommend the supplied felt pads, but I already had some rubber feet in the junk drawer.
The hinges are three way adjustable, but if your doors arent lining up at the top, you likely need to add a little height to one of the feet to level it. The center screw on the hinges will eliminate the gap in between the doors, and the back screw will allow a little more clearance if it feels like the doors are too flush with the cabinet on the hinge side.
Im not sure why the white one is worth $40 more than the others, but Im pleased with it so far. Pictures will show how it lines up properly once leveled. Dog included for scale, lol.
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To those complaining its not sturdy, or crooked, you need to level the base with rubber feet (not the supplied felt pads), and read the directions on adjusting the hinges. If you dont like following directions, have someone else assemble it. If it were an inch or two deeper it might seem less likely to need the safety strap, but its still best to use it with little ones around. I bought two of these, one for the kitchen and one for the bedroom. The packaging arrived pretty beat up, but nothing inside was damaged. A cordless drill on a low torque setting will save your wrist from all the Phillips screws, just be careful not to over tighten. Dont put any feet on it until you get it into the position you want it, as sliding it around will just peel them off. As mentioned, I wouldnt recommend the supplied felt pads, but I already had some rubber feet in the junk drawer. The hinges are three way adjustable, but if your doors arent lining up at the top, you likely need to add a little height to one of the feet to level it. The center screw on the hinges will eliminate the gap in between the doors, and the back screw will allow a little more clearance if it feels like the doors are too flush with the cabinet on the hinge side. Im not sure why the white one is worth $40 more than the others, but Im pleased with it so far. Pictures will show how it lines up properly once leveled. Dog included for scale, lol.