To be fair, I’m no expert in assembling things of this kind, but it was definitely a challenge. Took about three hours and if everything isn’t aligned perfectly, it is a mess. Was able to assemble the structure itself and it felt quite sturdy. The drawers catch a little despite following directions completely and trying to ensure the screws into the particle board were as flat as possible. Bottom drawer will not sit flush despite repeated attempts. Being a novice in putting things like this together, I gave it an extra star assuming the difficulties were on my end. It is a nice little cabinet though. One other thing to keep in mind is that the drawer bottoms feel like thick cardboard, not wood or even particle board, so I wouldn’t purchase if you plan on placing very heavy items inside of it. Also the fifth wheel on the front of the file cabinet drawer seems unnecessary, but I put it on anyway.
Challenging to assemble
To be fair, I’m no expert in assembling things of this kind, but it was definitely a challenge. Took about three hours and if everything isn’t aligned perfectly, it is a mess. Was able to assemble the structure itself and it felt quite sturdy. The drawers catch a little despite following directions completely and trying to ensure the screws into the particle board were as flat as possible. Bottom drawer will not sit flush despite repeated attempts. Being a novice in putting things like this together, I gave it an extra star assuming the difficulties were on my end. It is a nice little cabinet though. One other thing to keep in mind is that the drawer bottoms feel like thick cardboard, not wood or even particle board, so I wouldn’t purchase if you plan on placing very heavy items inside of it. Also the fifth wheel on the front of the file cabinet drawer seems unnecessary, but I put it on anyway.