I attempted to build this shelf myself - that was a mistake. The design of this storage rack is based on sheer strength and exact production quality. The upper set of shelves are expected to sit on top of the lower set of shelves by using the cross braces as the only agent to hold the two pieces together - straddling the legs. This requires lifting the pre-assembled top set onto the top of the pre-assembled lower set and then installing the cross braces to pressure fit the legs together. A more apt scenario is taking a house of cards and stacking it on top of another house of cards - needless to say, the whole assembly came crashing down before I could get the second cross brace installed. I was left with almost as many pieces that I started with. I should have taken note that the store I purchased this from did not have an assembled rack on display - now I know why. I can only recommend this storage rack when it's used as two separate racks - one shorter than the other - this is what I ended up doing after multiple tries.

If all you want is the bottom half of the unit, this will work fine. But if you want to use the top half so that you have all 6 shelves, it’s not going to work. The flawed design causes the top half of the shelf to slide down into the bottom half. It’s really a big mess and just a bunch of garbage. I always go with Members Mark brand whenever I see it and have always been happy. This was a big miss however. I think the company was desperate to find a replacement shelving unit for the old style they had (and was very good quality). They ended up with this, which looks good in photos but is absolute garbage and not practical.

Almost impossible to assemble. Rivets do not hold, just fall in and out of place. There is no lifting the top to place on the bottom. So tried building the top onto the bottom and found out one of the legs was not indented for the top to sit in place, so now I can not put them together. Waste of time and money. Will not hold what it states do to the loose rivets and amount of wobble.

I collect comic books so the shelving I needed had to be strong and stable. These fit the bill perfectly. Not only are they strong but they are also very stable. They can be arranged in a number of configurations to fit any area you have. I bought 5 sets and I'm extremely happy with them.

I'd purchased 8 of these shelves over the years for use in my garage and for my wife's pottery business storage room. I was impressed with how much they could be loaded, and even after assembling/disassembling many times the connections were very strong and tight (I still need a rubber mallet to knock the crossmembers loose during disassembly and then to reconnect them). I recently wanted an additional unit for my garage, and after putting it together today I see it's nowhere near the quality it was in the past. The first clue was when I picked up the box - the weight was far less than before. The metal framing is now actually quite flimsy,far thinner than before, and the connections very loose. No rubber mallet needed for this one... Assembly was a bit of a pain because of the loose connections, and I ended up using clamps to help hold the parts in place. Repositioning the shelf after I put it together knocked many of the crossmembers loose, even with the shelves on it. That being said, once assembled and in place, it seems to be adequate for what I needed. I would not likely purchase it again, however.

Love my shelves

For the pricing it’s ok

The way the top and bottom corner posts go together is ridiculous. I won't buy these again.

Poorly designed. Dangerous to setup by yourself.

Shelves do not lock together. Looks are very deceiving! Do not recommend.