This was easy to assemble. 2 brackets holding the roof in position were broken but easy to replace. Pieces well cut but wood in thin. Will have to see how it stands up to wear and tear.
I paid to assemble it- would highly recommend. It smaller than I thought it would be but I was more concerned in its width for my application, I would have gone taller and deeper , these shelves are NOT adjustable unless you do it during assembly
I was a little intimidated by the reviews saying how terrible the instructions were; but if you have ever bought anything from
then this is pretty much the same concept. Although slightly easier? In my shipment about 95% of the items were labeled with a sticker and one of the pieces
had a stamp to identify the corresponding item with the items listed on the instructions. I used the photographs from the sale page to help clear up any doubts as to what went where and it actually helped a ton and i would highly suggest doing so when you put it together. (like where exactly does the interior table hinge sit for example)
I had a bunch of left over screws which was odd but from what i can tell i didnt skip a step. The wooden pegs to help join the wood together are only listed in the instructions under the parts section (and then displayed twice in the illustrations but there were so many of them included; Im sure I overlooked one section that should have had them used) so i would suggest that before you begin joining pieces together that you check to see if their are any predrilled holes for the wood pegs to go in.
The only difficult part was understanding how to put the roof together. I saved it for last just because it made sense to me since it was the final cherry on the cake; even though one of the first steps in the instructions is the assembly of the roof parts.
after about two hours I was able to fully assemble it on my own. But I do have some building experience.
As a product, it was the best price I found and compact enough not to be too over bearing on our balcony. I used it to store a broom and a mop and bucket and a leaf blower that we kept handy but was a bit of an eyesore, and to store random stuff as well that we kept on the balcony but had no place to store out of eyes view. It was not tall enough though to fit one of my larger brooms handle, but was able to hang it on the side hooks. The extending table is a little useless though as it is not very sturdy with the one leg as support (and I dont think ill put a drink there as the ad suggests nor would i use it to keep my power drill) so I may remove it and put another hook rack in its place to utilize more storage space. Also the color is not my favorite, so going to see if I can paint the exterior a nice clean white. I am super happy with this purchase and think its a great product over all. Delivery to NY was quite fast. less than a week.
As other reviewers have noted, the instructions were cryptic at best. A couple of hardware pieces were miss-labeled. That said, the pics on the listing combined with the instructions and parts illustrations were enough to get the job done. It took me about 3 hours at a relaxed pace, and I only had to remove and flip one piece because I guessed wrong about its orientation. A couple of the instructions didnt make sense but werent critical. The finished product looks nice and seems very sturdy. I took off one star because some of the pieces seemed a little banged up with nicks and little splinters missing. Overall, I think it will serve our purpose as a carport gardening shed very well.
So glad I got this storage cabinet for my screen porch. The cedar smell is lovely. It took me a couple of afternoons to assemble it by myself, but mainly because I was busy. The instructions were clear and everything fit together nicely although the early steps were very tricky--trying to keep the pieces propped up together. Would be easier with two people I think. The handles were harder wood and more difficult to get the screws in.
The box and packaging look like they had been chewed up and spit out by a dinosaur but luckily everything inside was unblemished. There is a mark on the front of the cabinet but its minor.
Definitely not the sturdiest piece in the world but will work for my purposes (storing gardening supplies and bird food). I recommend!
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Turned this into a bulk mail collector
This was easy to assemble. 2 brackets holding the roof in position were broken but easy to replace. Pieces well cut but wood in thin. Will have to see how it stands up to wear and tear.
Horrible instruccion
Instruccion are horrible and some parts are not numbered takes time and patience to asamblea but one is finished l liked it very fragile also
Size of cabinet
Too small but thought it would be ok. Nice quality and looks nice on my deck.
Great product. Absolutely worth the price.
Easy to assemble and very sturdy.
Love it!
This is beautiful and was really easy to assemble. You can tell it is not designed for really heavy stuff though!
Good little shed
I paid to assemble it- would highly recommend. It smaller than I thought it would be but I was more concerned in its width for my application, I would have gone taller and deeper , these shelves are NOT adjustable unless you do it during assembly
Great Value and very practical
I was a little intimidated by the reviews saying how terrible the instructions were; but if you have ever bought anything from then this is pretty much the same concept. Although slightly easier? In my shipment about 95% of the items were labeled with a sticker and one of the pieces had a stamp to identify the corresponding item with the items listed on the instructions. I used the photographs from the sale page to help clear up any doubts as to what went where and it actually helped a ton and i would highly suggest doing so when you put it together. (like where exactly does the interior table hinge sit for example) I had a bunch of left over screws which was odd but from what i can tell i didnt skip a step. The wooden pegs to help join the wood together are only listed in the instructions under the parts section (and then displayed twice in the illustrations but there were so many of them included; Im sure I overlooked one section that should have had them used) so i would suggest that before you begin joining pieces together that you check to see if their are any predrilled holes for the wood pegs to go in. The only difficult part was understanding how to put the roof together. I saved it for last just because it made sense to me since it was the final cherry on the cake; even though one of the first steps in the instructions is the assembly of the roof parts. after about two hours I was able to fully assemble it on my own. But I do have some building experience. As a product, it was the best price I found and compact enough not to be too over bearing on our balcony. I used it to store a broom and a mop and bucket and a leaf blower that we kept handy but was a bit of an eyesore, and to store random stuff as well that we kept on the balcony but had no place to store out of eyes view. It was not tall enough though to fit one of my larger brooms handle, but was able to hang it on the side hooks. The extending table is a little useless though as it is not very sturdy with the one leg as support (and I dont think ill put a drink there as the ad suggests nor would i use it to keep my power drill) so I may remove it and put another hook rack in its place to utilize more storage space. Also the color is not my favorite, so going to see if I can paint the exterior a nice clean white. I am super happy with this purchase and think its a great product over all. Delivery to NY was quite fast. less than a week.
Average
Some of the wood was split. I will give the seller accolades as they did send a partial refund.
Worth the effort if youre careful and patient
As other reviewers have noted, the instructions were cryptic at best. A couple of hardware pieces were miss-labeled. That said, the pics on the listing combined with the instructions and parts illustrations were enough to get the job done. It took me about 3 hours at a relaxed pace, and I only had to remove and flip one piece because I guessed wrong about its orientation. A couple of the instructions didnt make sense but werent critical. The finished product looks nice and seems very sturdy. I took off one star because some of the pieces seemed a little banged up with nicks and little splinters missing. Overall, I think it will serve our purpose as a carport gardening shed very well.
Real wood garden shed
So glad I got this storage cabinet for my screen porch. The cedar smell is lovely. It took me a couple of afternoons to assemble it by myself, but mainly because I was busy. The instructions were clear and everything fit together nicely although the early steps were very tricky--trying to keep the pieces propped up together. Would be easier with two people I think. The handles were harder wood and more difficult to get the screws in. The box and packaging look like they had been chewed up and spit out by a dinosaur but luckily everything inside was unblemished. There is a mark on the front of the cabinet but its minor. Definitely not the sturdiest piece in the world but will work for my purposes (storing gardening supplies and bird food). I recommend!
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