Sturdy and was easy to build after I read the instructions. If you have built these types of shelved in the past, read the instructions first. These have a bracket that joins the two levels. The bracket makes building with one person super simple. The shelving boards are acceptable, but will not hold up to a lot of weight. If I ever need them to be sturdier, I can always put 1/2 plywood in their place. The rack itself should last a lifetime and are a great deal.

I bought one set and like it so much I immediately bought another. Assembly-- These are very easy to assemble; I was able to do it almost completely by myself. I did have to have my husband help lug the VERY heavy box down to the basement where we are using them, and I needed one of my kids to hold the uprights steady while I attached the first cross pieces on the bottom. After that, it was smooth sailing. Quality-- These are very sturdy and solid. You do need to be careful during assembly that you seat the cross pieces very firmly. If you do that, you're good. Usefulness-- These are HUGE. They're very helpful in allowing me to get control of the giant mess of toys in our basement play area. We do have occasional leaks down there, and these keep potentially water vulnerable items up off the carpet. Value-- I couldn't find anything else of remotely similar quality for the price anywhere else.

It was ok to put together. I definitely recommend a rubber mallet, and you may need a new one after too. Mine got a little chopped up but I couldn't get the pieces completely together without it. Holds a lot of weight. I even stood on the bottom shelves to try to get them together. We will see how they hold up over time. I've only had it a couple weeks. I have mine set up as two units, 3 shelves and 2. Kind of is like extra counter space since my kitchen is so small. Would've earned 5 stars if the pieces had got together better but my husband and I just struggled too much to get them to fit right. That being said, I would still buy it again if this one broke or if I needed another one.

We were so happy with the first one we bought we bought a second one. We had bought a similar rack like this from Sams's some years back. This one has a much nicer look and we are super happy with the depth of the shelf. We are very pleased with the purchase

Metal is lightweight, and bends easily, not nearly as sturdy as the similar shelves we’ve bought in the past. Shelves are easy to put together, and appear to be capable of holding the stated weight. They seem to be adequate for our use. I like that they are deeper than the older shelves were.

You don't think much about precision when looking at a shelving unit, but these are made to very precise standards. They don't seem sturdy enough at first glance, but once put together they seem very stable and just right for what we need. I'd make certain of the weight you intend to put on them. Just a note to Sam's, these are really at the border of being too heavy to ship via Fedex - all boxes had corners crushed, one was retaped somewhere along the line and some packaging was missing. The internal packaging was sturdy enough to withstand, but it was a close call.

This shelving unit is reasonably priced, sturdy, with solid shelves, and easy to assemble with 2 people. With the 1st one we bought, we assembled the 5 shelves in the upright position. This recent one we assembled in the side-by-side configuration to have two shelving units 36”x24”x48”, which works well in our space.

We bought these 4 weeks ago and they are great. The solid shelf is sturdy and easy to put together. Lots of organizing room. Only complaint is when they were delivered the boxes where trashed. We had missing pieces in some and extra pieces in others.

The frame and shelf supports for this rack are pretty good. I expected something a little more sturdy to support the advertised 4000 pounds than what I received. The shelf boards are supposed to support 800 pounds each however 3 of the boards did not even survive the shipping process. This appears to be 3/8 inch press board covered in something like vinyl. I think it will hold up for what I need and if the boards break I will just replace with 1/2 inch plywood.

They go together fairly easily - you will need 2 people! I had to assemble by myself and it took over an hour to do 2 separate shelves. I feel they are a bit wobbly even assembled, so it's hard to maneuver them into place. Glad I only had to slide them a few feet.