The shelves themselves are not metal, they are laminated press board LDF. As a result the units are very heavy and both that I ordered were absolutely mangled during shipping. The first package I opened had all of the shelves completely broken and the second package had the shelves’ corners all damaged but at least they were intact. Zerooooo stars, YGWYPF.

I want to return this piece of crap, but I don’t want to lug the 75 pound open box back to Sam’s. This is awful to put together and the beams do not lock or hold in place. The top and bottom piece do not fit together and a rubber mallet isn’t going to help anything. I wish I would’ve followed the other bad reviews and stayed away from this piece of junk!

I have owned these shelves for about 7 years now…I use them in my workshop where I store and work on my cars, so they have multiple sets of wheels/tires on them, seats, exhaust systems, bumpers, etc on them and they have been great….they are customizable, so you can make one tall 6 shelf unit, or split it into 2 short 3 shelf units…the shelves are extremely sturdy and a plastic composite that resists oil, chemicals, and are easy to clean…a little Barkeepers Friend and a scotchbite pad removes rust and has them looking new again…they are also extremely good in humid/damp conditions….a rubber mallet is recommended to tap the braces into place…once assembled, they are very stable…I had to move shops and was able to move them fully assembled, loading them on and off a truck without coming apart…these are over half the price of the shelves at Lowes…buy with confidence

These are the worst storage shelves I have purchased. I have purchased two other varieties from members mark and they were both great, so I thought these ones would be too. I was sorely mistaken. All the reviews referencing the difficulty of assembly are spot on. Almost impossible to build and once assembled, can collapse with slight nudge.

This thing is a nightmare to assemble. Near impossible to do solo. I really worry about the middle section holding up over time definitely won’t be able to put anything heavy up top. The only things that holds the two sections together is a normal shelf side positioned between the two sections. I ordered two but I think I’ll be returning the second at least for a sturdier model.

Bought 3, returning 2. There obviously was an error in manufacturing, as the slot-holes are too large for the rivets, thus they do not seat securely, and assembly can be frustrating. WARNING! If you are successful in securing the top 3 foot section to the lower 4 foot section, you will have a high risk potential for injury at some point. My original intent was to use all three as the 7' high shelves which is what they are promoted as, but because it is made to assemble as two parts, one 4' and one 3', I can use those and will thus keep 1 of the 3 that I bought, just because it will take too much time to repackage it. Lastly, the guage of the metal posts is more lightweight than I expected, making the advertised load capacity suspect, in my opinion.

They are made a lot cheaper now. Use to make it with heavier metal. Now very cheap metal.

It’s very difficult to put them together as one

Very sturdy storage rack with 6 strong shelves to organize my workshop

Flimsy and difficult to assemble.