I've just purchased this unit and installed it in my garage. The capacity as advertised is 800lbs. per shelf, 4000lb. total. I even elected to split the unit horizontally as opposed to all 5 shelves vertically. I placed leftover tile boxes on the bottom shelf, totaling 500lbs. (I even weighed the boxes of tile to make sure I was under the limit) and the bottom shelf buckled. The weight was evenly distributed as they said to do (see picture). It's a cheap product made from thin aluminum and particle board shelves. The side supports bowed out and the particle board broke. I'm taking this back and buying a more robust product. Do not buy this product if you plan on getting anywhere close to the weight rating!

I bought this for my science class storage room to place experimental setups/ equipment and many other items I use. It's wonderful! It really helped me organize so much of my "stuff" and make it easier to get to. I highly recommend them! A heads-up though... what you get , is all you can get. Additional shelving for purchase is NOT available anywhere. We looked. I was hoping to add a shelf but unable to find them anywhere.

I bought this rack for primary purpose of storing 3D printer filament spools. Each spool is 2.4 pounds (1Kg filament and packaging). Although I keep them to the edges as that's the strongest area (presumably) and have loaded from the bottom up, by the time I put things on the 4th shelf, it's so bowed in the middle that I'm concerned for safety. I have 34 spools on that shelf, which is a maximum of 81 pounds considering that some of the spools have been partially used. The tilt towards the middle is quite apparent. The bottom 3 shelves each have 40 spools, again all around the edges. That's less than 100 pounds per shelf and all are bowing to some degree. The rails do not seem to be the problem, although there is a tiny bit of bow and twist to each in the middle of the long sides. The MDF shelving in this size just cannot provide enough strength to hold the supposed rated weight.

This is an awesome shelving unit for the price I only gave it 4 stars because my husband said it was very difficult to assemble It is just what I was wanting and I would buy it again(but my husband would probably make me put the next one together lol)

This shelf is great! Perfect for our laundry room to store canned and dry goods. Our daughter actually fell asleep on the bottom shelf acting like it was a tent. We recommend this high quality shelf to anyone. I bought two more after my initial purchase.

The shelves work great and of good quality. The platforms are made of practical boards but they have a good amount of support so it will not bend or anything like that. I was missing a part for when you have to add the second set of punched steal. They sent me the parts and works great.

From my experience Edsal shelves are better. It was very difficult to set up as a 4 or 5 shelving unit because of the overlapping of the bars. Also all the wood did not fit in the shelving u it the same, some sat on top of the shelf and some fit inside shelving bracket. Additionally you have to buy corner protectors if you dont want to scratch the surface flooring whereas Edsal provides it for you. Overall it was okay for the price.

I have been looking for shelving for awhile and saw these on sale. I could be happier, they were very easy to assemble and even though a lot of reviews said they arrived damaged both of mine were in great shape. Will be buying a couple more in the near future.

Great finished product. Final star withheld because of assembly problem adding top tier. It can't be done by following printed directions. Telephone contact tried to help but her suggestion didn't work. I solved the problem by partially assembling the upper tier from the top down and then adding that to the bottom.

I bought this shelf because I thought it was similar to another shelf I own. The price seemed like a deal but you get what you pay for. The frame didn't fit together securely even after tapping the ends into the grooves. This shelf was not able to be assembled unless I glued the pieces in place. That defeats the purpose of having the shelf because it could never be used again if it were ever disassembled. That left me with a heavy shelf that was a pain to get back to the store to return. I'm very angry and disappointed about this purchase.