Honestly I was a leary to buy a warehouse deal knowing the cabinet was likely less than perfect. When it arrived on my doorstep I was very nervous as the carton was badly damaged. When I started to open the box I was even more nervous when I saw how poorly it had been repackaged inside. So I held my breath and pulled the cabinet out of the box to thankfully see there was no serious damage. Yes, there were some nicks and chips in the wood but I re/touched those with a stain pen. As well, the wood door had an ash white look to it so I liberally applied wood oil to the door and got it looking like it should. The door was also not as smooth as I would like so I oil rubbed the bar and door slides perfectly now. Because it is a rustic wood cabinet the imperfections are acceptable. Regarding the install I did use the included dry anchors but have read where some people have used the dry anchors to only have the cabinet fall off the . In my opinion if you put the anchors in correctly and dont overload the cabinet you should have no problem. Im not sure it was necessary but I did drill a wood screw through the cabinet into the stud behind the dry for peace of mind. Again, if you dont put too much weight in the cabinet I think the dry anchors are sufficient as the cabinet itself is not very heavy. All in all I saved some money buying a warehouse deal and am happy with my purchase.
Took a chance and was pleasantly surprised
Honestly I was a leary to buy a warehouse deal knowing the cabinet was likely less than perfect. When it arrived on my doorstep I was very nervous as the carton was badly damaged. When I started to open the box I was even more nervous when I saw how poorly it had been repackaged inside. So I held my breath and pulled the cabinet out of the box to thankfully see there was no serious damage. Yes, there were some nicks and chips in the wood but I re/touched those with a stain pen. As well, the wood door had an ash white look to it so I liberally applied wood oil to the door and got it looking like it should. The door was also not as smooth as I would like so I oil rubbed the bar and door slides perfectly now. Because it is a rustic wood cabinet the imperfections are acceptable. Regarding the install I did use the included dry anchors but have read where some people have used the dry anchors to only have the cabinet fall off the . In my opinion if you put the anchors in correctly and dont overload the cabinet you should have no problem. Im not sure it was necessary but I did drill a wood screw through the cabinet into the stud behind the dry for peace of mind. Again, if you dont put too much weight in the cabinet I think the dry anchors are sufficient as the cabinet itself is not very heavy. All in all I saved some money buying a warehouse deal and am happy with my purchase.