Hardware & Outdoor Heavy Duty Garage Shelf Steel Metal Storage 5 Level Adjustable Shelves Unit 72" H x 48" W x 24" Deep

Thought I would write a review since I saw some negative comments … I am very impressed with this product especially for the price. A few notes:1. Make sure you start with the larger hole opening on the metal brackets ABOVE the smaller opening/channel. That way when you are locking them in place you are putting pressure downward to lock them into the more narrow channel. Once you lock them in they won't move or disconnect. It gets easier as you go - getting the bottom portion put together is the worst part (I was doing it alone).2. Make sure you have the 4 metal pieces (about 6 inches long) that connect the shelves in the middle. Mine were loose in the box so it would be easy to leave these in the box.3. When installing start at the very bottom and put the wood shelves in as you work your way up - this gives it more stability as you go. Don't try to just do all the metal parts first and put the shelves in last. Put them in as you go.4. Getting the metal pieces completely locked into place wasn't easy and I couldn't do it by hand. I used a block of wood and a hammer to gently tap the brackets down into the groove. Once I did this the frame was very sturdy.

Saw these same shelves at a home store for almost 1/3 more money. Strong and carry a good amount of weight. They actually are easy to assemble once you figure out the trick to attaching the uprights joining the bottom and top halves. Nice that there isn't a bag of a million nuts and bolts. Just line up the rivets in the slots and tap. But, when you are joining the top and bottom pieces what I found works is you tap the rivets joining the top and bottom uprights at the same time. If you tap the rivets into the bottom upright first the top wants to bounce loose or doesn't want to engage. The only issue I had was that 1 of the sets I bought was missing an upright. But I called the company located in Chicago directly and they sent me one by UPS pretty quick. So a little inconvenience but great service. I actually just got delivery of a 3rd set.

Fortunately I assembled one of these before and remembered some key points. I recommend looking at the parts and laying them out so you can get the proper piece when you need it. Also, it would help to have someone assist you even if they don't know anything about assembly. They can get a part while you're holding another one in place. Some of the assembly is common sense. You put the big hole over the round flange and then press downward to lock the angle iron support in place. I also recommend doing the lowest level first. Don't connect the lower uprights to the upper half until you complete at least one tier. You will give yourself more room to operate. Some of the connections require a tap with a light hammer but if you feel you're forcing it, you have to stop and see if the round button or flange is seated properly.I like the shelves but I have to say that they cut back on the strength and size of the materials versus about 6 or 7 years ago. It still holds the weight. One of the best features is the depth of these shelves for basement or garage storage. Much better than one foot deep. Even the stability seems better with that 2 foot depth.

This seller is amazing. I ordered two of these for storage in my new home and while one arrived early the other did not show. I contacted the seller who investigated and discovered it had been lost or damaged in transit, they immediately sent another with not additional charge. When that one arrived there was a slight bend in one of the bars. It still works but I emailed to see if they had a spare part. They responded by refunding my piece, even after I told them it was completely unnecessary to do so. I really appreciate the pride they have in their product and name. I would absolutely purchase from them in the future! BTW the shelves are awesome, great height and weight and hold tons of boxes! I love them bend and all!

I experienced everything that the other negative reviews state and show.I would say that the damage to the "wood" is not because the packaging is insignificant. Its because the "wood" shelving is junk, too thin."Heavy Duty" 4000 lbs weight rating "so long as the weight is distributed" - yeah I don't believe it. You can twist the support beams by hand. And that is part of the problem the support beam flex to much.There is nothing heavy duty about this product. This is junk, not worth the money. It was damaged on opening, the four corner uprights are not a Qty. of 4 rather Qty. of 8.The idea is that you stack one on top of the other - using a shelf support beam to keep them stable and connected. The beam having two button like connectors and by placing the bottom connector into the very top slot of the bottom upright and the upper connector of the beam into the very bottom slot of the upper upright joins the two uprights together. However this is very unstable, and connecting the rack together took two very able grow men more than a hour to put together. You can't move it as the connectors don't really stay connected. This is because they don't really "slot" together. Some seem to "snap" into place while others just don't.So pulling, pushing or lifting this makes the joins come apart.So if you mush have this - because the price point is right, plan on not putting it together right away. Get your parts, find some nuts and bolts that will fit and connect the uprights together.If you are handy you might want to get some 3/8 plywood to replace the partial board shelving. You could use OSB sub-flooring which is less expensive than plywood and stronger than the junk that came with this.For the same price I could have made the a longer rack out of 2x4 and OSB shelves that would be heavy duty.