This rack is a great bargain overall. I needed adjustable shelves that would hold a lot of weight. Assembly is tricky and does require 2 people. Adding the top layer requires at least 2 people, but it was stable once all assembled. It seems unstable during assembly, but trust the process. And install a full shelf early in assembly to stabilize everything.

The item assembles easily enough but the stacking feature is difficult to achieve and in my opinion dangerous. The feature requires two people and is at best precarious when completed. I installed 4 mending plates at the corners to ensure the top did not dislodge and fall. This increased both the cost and time involved. The wrack when completed is less stable than desirable and I stabilized it by fastening it to the wall. All in all though, the product is reasonably well made but is not to be confused with wracks which are bolted together throughout, and which provide much more stability although take much longer to assemble. It is probably priced right for what it is.

Was able to totally organize my garage with these!!! Yes, at times it took two people to put together, but it was simple construction. Only need a mallet. Delighted i was able to customize shelf height, so everything had a perfect fitting sturdy place.

Already had some of these, so it was an easy decision to buy more. The shelves themselves are smooth and strong. A bit of a challenge to assemble by myself, but lie that the only tool was a rubber mallet. No hardware to break or get lost. My older ones have held up well for 7-8 years, expect these to last even longer.

This has to be the worst way to connect a lower and upper section. There’s no sleeves or connectors it’s held together only by friction of the shelf. If it wasn’t for self tapping screws to hold the top and bottom together, it would’ve gone back in the box and I would have returned it. I did give it two stars only because once I screwed it together, it worked like a shelf. It should be made the same way the 24 inch one is but it’s not and I was duped that way.

Printed directions are worthless impossible to tell which way anything goes had to go back to the store and take pictures. Got it online the box came in like somebody was playing football with it pieces were missing and shelves had chunks broken off them. Don't care how cheap it was was not worth it!

When they arrived, they seemed flimsy. Check al of your pieces to make sure nothing is bent because they bend easily until it's all put together. They aren't really very easy to put together and it is a must to have at least 2 people to hold the pieces together on one end while the other holds together pieces on the other side. It would have really been better with 3 or 4 people. Once they're put together, they are pretty sturdy. We're using them to hold extra food items in storage.

Purchased these for my craft room to help with organization. The directions were copied half off the paper but it was still doable. I am missing the plastic protectors for top and bottom but called the manufacturer and they have shipped at no cost to me in 3-5 business days. The shelves look nice and very sturdy. Definitely recommend and if you need some extra storage space.

The rack would have received a much higher rating except for the very poor engineering where you connect the upper and lower sections together. It should have a stronger connection by adding a 4 inch connecter to help hold the sections together and would also make it much easier to put together. One person could then complete the set up. Due to the flimsy connection it requires a second person to help hold things in place to put the darn thing together. I would not buy another one.

I had assumed the horizontal shelf support rails would have at least friction locked into the vertical corner angle rails. Wrong. They just kind of “sit” in the keystone slots in the verticals. Even when fully assembled with the weight of the shelves helping, the ONLY way you can move the unit is by the vertical corner angle rails. Any attempt to pick up the unit by a shelf or shelf rail just disconnects the shelf rail! And that doesn’t even begin to describe the issues connecting the upper section to the lower section. There is only the slightest overlap between the upper and lower vertical rails, and even if you manage to get the upper section in the right position (five people required - one on each vertical and one more to complete the top to bottom connections) person 5 still needs to manage to nudge the non-locking horizontal shelf support rails into the non locking keystone slots to prevent the entire upper section from falling to pieces. Sounds like junk? It is! Spend just a few more bucks and get a metro-wire style shelf unit (round verticals with open grid shelves that really lock on to the verticals). Better still, buy a genuine US Metro Wire unit that will last forever and run away from this useless junk. PS - if you elect to have it shipped, don’t be surprised if the packaging arrives virtually destroyed with parts falling out of the boxes. The three I ordered all arrived that way (and no response when I reported it). Your mileage may vary ...