First, this product is generally over built. Although I have experienced cam locks loosening over time on other ready to assemble furniture, these cam locks were the easiest to install Ive ever seen and seem to tighten nicely. The glued dowels also help.
As a preface, I have been a manager in both purchasing and product costing for a furniture manufacturing company. Im also challenged when it comes to actual assembly! Having said that, however, I have put together many, many pieces of ready to assemble furniture over the last 20 years. Im also 61 years old, I have a bad back, rheumatoid arthritis and carpal tunnel. And I still got through it all by myself!
This is a good, solid piece of furniture once assembled and more than worth the price. Beware of the cam bolts however. As someone who used to purchase hardware from a number of national distributors, these are the cheapest parts Ive ever seen. In fact, when they are screwed in even partly, you can actually bend them with your thumb. So dont use too much force and dont over tighten! With the cam bolts that do not have the shoulder on them, once you sink the last turning on the bolt, I would just give it two or three more turns at most. And eyeball all of the bolts on whatever piece you are working on, so that you can gauge approximate equal height.
You will need a couple of different workspaces to assemble this, hopefully a little ways off the floor so that you can save your back. I started out with the top resting onto old dining room chairs, with cardboard underneath it. I eventually assembled the next large piece on the floor, so that I could turn it on its side when needed.
Take your time, rest when you need to and keep track of all the hardware as you go, taking care to put pieces youre not using back in their proper bags. Youll be happy that you did.
Very beautiful piece. Time consuming to put together. The instructions advise to not use a electric drill/ after hours I switched to the electric drill/ much easier! Instructions are easy to follow. Overall great buy!
I love everything about this table. Instruction to assemble is easy to understand. It has a lot of parts but everything was complete and some packets have even more than what it should be. It took me about 2/3 hrs to assemble bit it was fun doing it. Delivery was fast. There were different options for sellers and im glad i picked the right one. Disnt have any single issue. The size is perfect for my dining room, not big nor small. The price is very cheap for the quality youre getting.
We LOVE this TV stand. Arrived on time and is absolutely as advertised: great quality and very sturdy. It took my husband and me approximately 3 hours to put together. The directions were easy and precise. Very happy.
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 ed 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!
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!
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Cam locks and general issues.
First, this product is generally over built. Although I have experienced cam locks loosening over time on other ready to assemble furniture, these cam locks were the easiest to install Ive ever seen and seem to tighten nicely. The glued dowels also help. As a preface, I have been a manager in both purchasing and product costing for a furniture manufacturing company. Im also challenged when it comes to actual assembly! Having said that, however, I have put together many, many pieces of ready to assemble furniture over the last 20 years. Im also 61 years old, I have a bad back, rheumatoid arthritis and carpal tunnel. And I still got through it all by myself! This is a good, solid piece of furniture once assembled and more than worth the price. Beware of the cam bolts however. As someone who used to purchase hardware from a number of national distributors, these are the cheapest parts Ive ever seen. In fact, when they are screwed in even partly, you can actually bend them with your thumb. So dont use too much force and dont over tighten! With the cam bolts that do not have the shoulder on them, once you sink the last turning on the bolt, I would just give it two or three more turns at most. And eyeball all of the bolts on whatever piece you are working on, so that you can gauge approximate equal height. You will need a couple of different workspaces to assemble this, hopefully a little ways off the floor so that you can save your back. I started out with the top resting onto old dining room chairs, with cardboard underneath it. I eventually assembled the next large piece on the floor, so that I could turn it on its side when needed. Take your time, rest when you need to and keep track of all the hardware as you go, taking care to put pieces youre not using back in their proper bags. Youll be happy that you did.
Beautiful t table
Very beautiful piece. Time consuming to put together. The instructions advise to not use a electric drill/ after hours I switched to the electric drill/ much easier! Instructions are easy to follow. Overall great buy!
Im in love with this table!
I love everything about this table. Instruction to assemble is easy to understand. It has a lot of parts but everything was complete and some packets have even more than what it should be. It took me about 2/3 hrs to assemble bit it was fun doing it. Delivery was fast. There were different options for sellers and im glad i picked the right one. Disnt have any single issue. The size is perfect for my dining room, not big nor small. The price is very cheap for the quality youre getting.
Beautiful addition.
Perfect size and great quality. Not too hard to assemble. Just what I was looking for.
Love this TV stand.
We LOVE this TV stand. Arrived on time and is absolutely as advertised: great quality and very sturdy. It took my husband and me approximately 3 hours to put together. The directions were easy and precise. Very happy.
Love it ?
Love my red console table. I am using it in my kitchen as a decorative table.
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 ed 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!
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.
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!
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