Great looking product that isnt terrible to put together
The stand was delivered to my door in two very heavy boxes. I opened them up last night and started working about 6 pm. I was watching a basketball game as well, so I took plenty of breaks. I finished the setup in about 5 hours by myself. It was not difficult, but the instruction sheets are not the best. Here are a few tips for you...
1) Wait till the end to nail the back boards on. This will make it easier on you to install the doors which are the most difficult part of the process. I didnt do this, and I wish I had. Also, be very careful when doing this as I accidentally came out the side wall with one nail...
2) Make sure when you are putting the doors together that the finished side is put on correctly (both on top facing out). This, I realized after I put the door fronts on. With the instructions being in Black and White, it is kind of difficult to understand this.
3) When installing the magnet door latches to the top of the unit, make sure you have them pulled all the way towards the FRONT of the UNIT. If I have a complaint with this unit, it is that the doors are very heavy, and one of the latches needed quite a bit of adjustment to get it to catch well.
The stand looks great, and I am happy with the purchase, however, if the company would have made it about 5 inches taller, it would have held many more DVDs. Inside the cabinet, it is basically setup to hold one row of DVDs, and two rows of CDs.... I would prefer 3 rows of DVDs, or at least 2 rows of DVDs and 1 row of CDs. With my setup, I managed two rows of DVDS, and then a few DVDs laying flat at the bottom....
All in All, very sturdy and solid. Worth the money.
Great looking product that isnt terrible to put together
The stand was delivered to my door in two very heavy boxes. I opened them up last night and started working about 6 pm. I was watching a basketball game as well, so I took plenty of breaks. I finished the setup in about 5 hours by myself. It was not difficult, but the instruction sheets are not the best. Here are a few tips for you... 1) Wait till the end to nail the back boards on. This will make it easier on you to install the doors which are the most difficult part of the process. I didnt do this, and I wish I had. Also, be very careful when doing this as I accidentally came out the side wall with one nail... 2) Make sure when you are putting the doors together that the finished side is put on correctly (both on top facing out). This, I realized after I put the door fronts on. With the instructions being in Black and White, it is kind of difficult to understand this. 3) When installing the magnet door latches to the top of the unit, make sure you have them pulled all the way towards the FRONT of the UNIT. If I have a complaint with this unit, it is that the doors are very heavy, and one of the latches needed quite a bit of adjustment to get it to catch well. The stand looks great, and I am happy with the purchase, however, if the company would have made it about 5 inches taller, it would have held many more DVDs. Inside the cabinet, it is basically setup to hold one row of DVDs, and two rows of CDs.... I would prefer 3 rows of DVDs, or at least 2 rows of DVDs and 1 row of CDs. With my setup, I managed two rows of DVDS, and then a few DVDs laying flat at the bottom.... All in All, very sturdy and solid. Worth the money.