I liked the way the product was packaged for shipment to me. When I cut away the strapping tape and opened the cardboard box, there were pieces of sheet surrounding all four sides of the packing carton. As I began to open things up and inspect the pieces, I was a little concerned since the sheet pieces were bent and dented from UPS probably dropping the box a few times and maybe running into its side with their forklift when picking it up (package is over 100 pounds). But luckily, all the cabinet pieces were not damaged at all due to the fine packaging with plastic sheeting, Styrofoam pieces, and the sheet shielding.
The instructions to assemble are very well written and the pictorial diagrams are easy to understand. If you go slowly and read all the instructions thoroughly and look carefully at the pictures too, you will have no problem assembling the cabinet. It took me only about 2 hours to do the whole thing and I had to have my wife help me only a couple of times. I needed my wifes help a couple of times until I got enough of the siding and top pieces assembled since the siding is thin, it wont easily stand up with support without bending and maybe damaging not only its looks but causing the siding to become misaligned. So be careful here and not let the sidings bend out of shape.
Once assembled, you can easily stand the cabinet up yourself. It only becomes very heavy when you add and insert the shelving and the doors. I actually stood my cabinet up and moved it into place where I wanted it in my , before adding the shelving and the doors. They also give you 16 plastic clips that are supposed to lock the 4 shelves into place, but I didnt use them. Each shelf sit on four strong and adjustable brackets and when you place your stuff on the shelves, the weight of your stuff will keep the shelves in place.
All/in/all, I think that this is a pretty good product. I also believe that if you keep it in a place that is free from moisture, it should last a long time. But if you leave it in the rain, or in a place where there is lots of moisture in the air, it will probably rust away because the is pretty thin. Mine is in my in and we have low moisture here.
Not a bad product for the Price
I liked the way the product was packaged for shipment to me. When I cut away the strapping tape and opened the cardboard box, there were pieces of sheet surrounding all four sides of the packing carton. As I began to open things up and inspect the pieces, I was a little concerned since the sheet pieces were bent and dented from UPS probably dropping the box a few times and maybe running into its side with their forklift when picking it up (package is over 100 pounds). But luckily, all the cabinet pieces were not damaged at all due to the fine packaging with plastic sheeting, Styrofoam pieces, and the sheet shielding. The instructions to assemble are very well written and the pictorial diagrams are easy to understand. If you go slowly and read all the instructions thoroughly and look carefully at the pictures too, you will have no problem assembling the cabinet. It took me only about 2 hours to do the whole thing and I had to have my wife help me only a couple of times. I needed my wifes help a couple of times until I got enough of the siding and top pieces assembled since the siding is thin, it wont easily stand up with support without bending and maybe damaging not only its looks but causing the siding to become misaligned. So be careful here and not let the sidings bend out of shape. Once assembled, you can easily stand the cabinet up yourself. It only becomes very heavy when you add and insert the shelving and the doors. I actually stood my cabinet up and moved it into place where I wanted it in my , before adding the shelving and the doors. They also give you 16 plastic clips that are supposed to lock the 4 shelves into place, but I didnt use them. Each shelf sit on four strong and adjustable brackets and when you place your stuff on the shelves, the weight of your stuff will keep the shelves in place. All/in/all, I think that this is a pretty good product. I also believe that if you keep it in a place that is free from moisture, it should last a long time. But if you leave it in the rain, or in a place where there is lots of moisture in the air, it will probably rust away because the is pretty thin. Mine is in my in and we have low moisture here.