I assembled it myself, with just a helper to hold things in place for me. It says power tools arent needed, but theres a few parts where it expects you to screw directly into the wood, which is obviously WAY easier with a power drill than just a screwdriver. When you assemble the individual shelves, youll need to put a screw in a hole thats just a liiitle too small, which isnt a big deal except that theres a groove nearby, and trying to get the screw in would crack the wood into the groove. My solution was to use shorter screws than suggested. I cant remember now if screw R or S is the short one, but one of those is short and the other is longer. Since I had a few extra, I just substituted the shorter screws for this part.
Otherwise, assembly was very easy! Im not taking off a star for that since it wasnt too big of a deal and every other part was so easy. The finished sideboard also looks LOVELY and feels very sturdy. The box it was shipped in did look banged up, but nothing was damaged inside. Ive gotten tons of compliments from everyone whos seen it about how nice it looks, so it gets a 5 star review over all!
this item LOOKS as advertised after assembly,remember its not exactly heirloom quality, overtightened screws will strip extremely easily due to soft nature of the enginerred wood.
This manufacturers choice of mechanical fasteners and wood panel strength and quality results in a poor piece of furniture. Tightening the fasteners, even when using extreme care, caused the wood panels crack and break through panel surface. During my assembly, nearly every fastener created a bulge, crack or broke through the panel finish. The wood panels are not strong enough for this application. In addition, the instructions did not include enough written detail: the drawings were good but the how to was not there.
First things first, I was not prepared for how long this took. It took me 5 hours, partly due to user error (tightened almost all of the cam bolts a little too tight so the cam locks wouldnt hook). Seems to be a sturdy piece of furniture, other than the cam locks seem to be cheap (1 broke on me). Thankfully theres a few extra pieces of hardware included. I didnt have any issues with hole alignment. Very nice looking piece of furniture even though it was a huge pain in the a** for me to assemble alone!
Took three hours to put together by myself but I love it and it was well worth it. Well made, heavy, and sturdy. Assembly did make me drop the F bomb a few times but the end result is beautiful.
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super nice!
I assembled it myself, with just a helper to hold things in place for me. It says power tools arent needed, but theres a few parts where it expects you to screw directly into the wood, which is obviously WAY easier with a power drill than just a screwdriver. When you assemble the individual shelves, youll need to put a screw in a hole thats just a liiitle too small, which isnt a big deal except that theres a groove nearby, and trying to get the screw in would crack the wood into the groove. My solution was to use shorter screws than suggested. I cant remember now if screw R or S is the short one, but one of those is short and the other is longer. Since I had a few extra, I just substituted the shorter screws for this part. Otherwise, assembly was very easy! Im not taking off a star for that since it wasnt too big of a deal and every other part was so easy. The finished sideboard also looks LOVELY and feels very sturdy. The box it was shipped in did look banged up, but nothing was damaged inside. Ive gotten tons of compliments from everyone whos seen it about how nice it looks, so it gets a 5 star review over all!
be careful with assembly
this item LOOKS as advertised after assembly,remember its not exactly heirloom quality, overtightened screws will strip extremely easily due to soft nature of the enginerred wood.
Great piece of furniture for a great price
I have my coffee bar set up on this piece and Ive had so many compliments. Sturdy bar with lots of storage.
The wood panels break when fastened
This manufacturers choice of mechanical fasteners and wood panel strength and quality results in a poor piece of furniture. Tightening the fasteners, even when using extreme care, caused the wood panels crack and break through panel surface. During my assembly, nearly every fastener created a bulge, crack or broke through the panel finish. The wood panels are not strong enough for this application. In addition, the instructions did not include enough written detail: the drawings were good but the how to was not there.
Worth the assembly time
First things first, I was not prepared for how long this took. It took me 5 hours, partly due to user error (tightened almost all of the cam bolts a little too tight so the cam locks wouldnt hook). Seems to be a sturdy piece of furniture, other than the cam locks seem to be cheap (1 broke on me). Thankfully theres a few extra pieces of hardware included. I didnt have any issues with hole alignment. Very nice looking piece of furniture even though it was a huge pain in the a** for me to assemble alone!
Great quality, easy to put together, great price!
Under wall mounted television and looks beautiful! Love the height and glass in doors.
Very happy.
Great price for this solid wood console. Easy to put together just time consuming(3 hours).
Great size and versatility
Pleased with the result; limited space available for something to house electronics and provide a pleasing look. Nor so easy to assemble.
Worth the money
Took three hours to put together by myself but I love it and it was well worth it. Well made, heavy, and sturdy. Assembly did make me drop the F bomb a few times but the end result is beautiful.
Took a long time to put together but looks great!
Took me almost 3 hrs to put it together by myself, but Im really happy with the purchase.
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