I gave 4 stars out of 5 stars for this product. Overall, I am very happy with the way the file cabinet turned out. Looks great and is very sturdy. I can tell this is a piece of furniture that will last me more than just a couple years. And even if I decide to upgrade, I think it will still have a pretty good resale value.
Where this cabinet lost the star for me, is in the instructions. First off / instructions tell you that you need 2 people. This is not correct. I was able to assemble this desk, by myself, and I dont consider myself to be too handy. Just an FYI / because I noticed no review previously stated the timeframe it takes to assemble / this desk will take you about 2/3 hours to assemble depending on how many people are helping and how good you are at assembling furniture. I did this alone and dont consider myself too handy, and it took me a full 3 hours to complete.
This instructions also lacked in general product labeling. Some pieces dont have the stickers that identify which board number it is. Common sense allowed me to figure it out pretty quickly, but just be aware that some pieces arent labeled at all. The way the instructions are labeled (directional arrows, which piece goes were) is not ideal as well. I put the bottom cabinet together to find that I switched two pieces. When I reviewed the instructions, it was an instructional error, not mine. Happy to have figured it out but I had to take apart the entire drawer to come to a conclusion. Idk if they mislabeled the pieces or if the instructions were just wrong, but that caused me a solid 30 minute headache to figure out.
Overall, very happy with the way the cabinet turned out. Perfect for what I need it for. And it looks good too. I obviously wish it was a little cheaper / to me this is more of a 80 / 100 piece of furniture. But I think this will serve its purpose and Ill probably try to resell it after I use it for a couple years for 50/75.
Solid piece of furniture w/ poor instructions
I gave 4 stars out of 5 stars for this product. Overall, I am very happy with the way the file cabinet turned out. Looks great and is very sturdy. I can tell this is a piece of furniture that will last me more than just a couple years. And even if I decide to upgrade, I think it will still have a pretty good resale value. Where this cabinet lost the star for me, is in the instructions. First off / instructions tell you that you need 2 people. This is not correct. I was able to assemble this desk, by myself, and I dont consider myself to be too handy. Just an FYI / because I noticed no review previously stated the timeframe it takes to assemble / this desk will take you about 2/3 hours to assemble depending on how many people are helping and how good you are at assembling furniture. I did this alone and dont consider myself too handy, and it took me a full 3 hours to complete. This instructions also lacked in general product labeling. Some pieces dont have the stickers that identify which board number it is. Common sense allowed me to figure it out pretty quickly, but just be aware that some pieces arent labeled at all. The way the instructions are labeled (directional arrows, which piece goes were) is not ideal as well. I put the bottom cabinet together to find that I switched two pieces. When I reviewed the instructions, it was an instructional error, not mine. Happy to have figured it out but I had to take apart the entire drawer to come to a conclusion. Idk if they mislabeled the pieces or if the instructions were just wrong, but that caused me a solid 30 minute headache to figure out. Overall, very happy with the way the cabinet turned out. Perfect for what I need it for. And it looks good too. I obviously wish it was a little cheaper / to me this is more of a 80 / 100 piece of furniture. But I think this will serve its purpose and Ill probably try to resell it after I use it for a couple years for 50/75.