For the price, this is a very nice piece. As others indicate, the assembly instructions are crap. It only took me a little over an hour to assemble by myself; aligning the doors took some fine-tuning.
Here are some tips; the only tools required are a Phillips-head screwdriver and a rubber mallet.
1) Inspect and count all pieces before starting; on the box, it states that returns must be in the same box, so make sure you want to keep it and do not destroy the box while opening it.
2) Assemble in an open area, protecting both the boards and your floors with a dropcloth or old sheet.
3) Knock or blow out any particle board debris that is lodged inside the seats for the cam locks; they will not sit properly otherwise.
4) The first step is to insert the cam bolts and dowels. The bolts need to be screwed in; doing so opens the flange (the ones on my unit are orange) to secure the bolt to the board. After inserting the dowels, tamp them down gently. OPTIONAL: add a small amount of wood glue to the end of each before inserting.
Following steps 3 and 4 should ensure that the pieces fit together as intended, with no gaps.
5) When attaching the doors, I recommend attaching the hinges to the cabinet first (use the oval-shaped holes) and then to the doors. You can firmly screw the hinges on, as they have an adjusting screw for alignment. Best to align the doors once the unit is placed where you want it.
Be patient and try to avoid knicking the boards with tools; it is particleboard after all and is easily damaged.
The one I received had a small amount of damage/knicks, but I am just going to use a cabinet pen for those.
Also, the only glossy parts are the doors, which is fine with me, as I am putting it next to Billy bookshelves, which have a matte finish.
I really wanted to give this three stars but everyone who has seen it since I installed it has said how cool it looks. It should really be no more than 39 bucks. Youll see what I mean when you get it out of the box but I kinda wrote it off to anything furniture related being stupid expensive right now (07/21) and bit the bullet cause we needed a shelf.
The assembly instructions could use some work. They make whats actually a pretty straightforward build a little more complicated than it needs to be - especially the section describing how to install the mounting brackets.
Before you put the unit together, find your studs (assuming youre not attaching to masonry like the instructions mention) and put the back piece up against the wall, level it where you want - a small level is included btw which was nice - and mark some places to drill holes that line up to the studs. This thing is long enough that you should be able to overlap two studs and still be able to center it how you want to. I drilled four holes just to be safe, and keep in mind they dont need to be perfectly centered or symmetrical as long as theyre over a stud - nobodys going to see them unless they get up close and try to.
The mounting brackets... Id throw them away and go get some heavy duty hex head lag screws and some washers if youre going to put a console or anything you care about besides games and movies on this thing, and mount it to studs like I mentioned above. I wouldnt trust the plastic anchors that come with it and I think the design of this thing is ready-made to pull toggles out of drywall with any weight on it. For that matter I wouldnt trust the top edge of the particle board of the back piece to not just pull apart if it doesnt like the amount of weight youd put on it using the included brackets.
The quality.... Its particle board and a lot of the pieces were slightly warped out of the box (you can see the bend of the piece in the second picture if you look at the edge of the damaged front piece where it connects to the bottom) and it took some bending to get everything to line up with the pegs and connectors. While I was putting it together one of the little round pieces with the philips head on it basically broke apart as I was tightening it down and shattered and almost went straight through the back of the material. You can see the divot it left in the second picture above, and of course its on the front of the unit which sucks. Its not terrible and most people wont notice, but I know its there and just goes to show a lack of quality of the hardware and the material the unit is made from.
It does look cool floating there though once you get it up on the wall......
Great shelf but depending on where your studs are. Using the pre drilled holes may not work. This piece is heavy and mounting to just dry wall is not safe. I drilled my own holes to screw into the studs for sturdiness
The stand is really good for the most part. Love a lot about the look and it holds my 58 well. My only con is that my LED lights only worked once, when I first hooked it up and no longer is turning on. Not sure if I just got a bad battery or something.
This was great to add some definition our hugely blank wall. My husband and I put it together fairly quickly. I laid out all of the parts, held the screws in place while he tightened them, and marked the points in the wall where we would screw it in place while my husband held it up. All of the screw locations dont line up with stud, but my husband will just drill an extra hole through to the stud to secure it more. Other than that, its perfect.
The instructions were not all that helpful I had to youtube it, also I thought it would only take 1-2 hours to assemble and it took 3-4 hours but Im on vacation from work and needed a small project so it wasnt bad, the 2 drawers are useful and fits my vizio sound bar perfectly.
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Pretty solid for price
For the price, this is a very nice piece. As others indicate, the assembly instructions are crap. It only took me a little over an hour to assemble by myself; aligning the doors took some fine-tuning. Here are some tips; the only tools required are a Phillips-head screwdriver and a rubber mallet. 1) Inspect and count all pieces before starting; on the box, it states that returns must be in the same box, so make sure you want to keep it and do not destroy the box while opening it. 2) Assemble in an open area, protecting both the boards and your floors with a dropcloth or old sheet. 3) Knock or blow out any particle board debris that is lodged inside the seats for the cam locks; they will not sit properly otherwise. 4) The first step is to insert the cam bolts and dowels. The bolts need to be screwed in; doing so opens the flange (the ones on my unit are orange) to secure the bolt to the board. After inserting the dowels, tamp them down gently. OPTIONAL: add a small amount of wood glue to the end of each before inserting. Following steps 3 and 4 should ensure that the pieces fit together as intended, with no gaps. 5) When attaching the doors, I recommend attaching the hinges to the cabinet first (use the oval-shaped holes) and then to the doors. You can firmly screw the hinges on, as they have an adjusting screw for alignment. Best to align the doors once the unit is placed where you want it. Be patient and try to avoid knicking the boards with tools; it is particleboard after all and is easily damaged. The one I received had a small amount of damage/knicks, but I am just going to use a cabinet pen for those. Also, the only glossy parts are the doors, which is fine with me, as I am putting it next to Billy bookshelves, which have a matte finish.
My led lights stop working its a crack on left side
For my tv
Mounting hardware isnt that good but the shelf looks great. Should be 39 bucks tops.
I really wanted to give this three stars but everyone who has seen it since I installed it has said how cool it looks. It should really be no more than 39 bucks. Youll see what I mean when you get it out of the box but I kinda wrote it off to anything furniture related being stupid expensive right now (07/21) and bit the bullet cause we needed a shelf. The assembly instructions could use some work. They make whats actually a pretty straightforward build a little more complicated than it needs to be - especially the section describing how to install the mounting brackets. Before you put the unit together, find your studs (assuming youre not attaching to masonry like the instructions mention) and put the back piece up against the wall, level it where you want - a small level is included btw which was nice - and mark some places to drill holes that line up to the studs. This thing is long enough that you should be able to overlap two studs and still be able to center it how you want to. I drilled four holes just to be safe, and keep in mind they dont need to be perfectly centered or symmetrical as long as theyre over a stud - nobodys going to see them unless they get up close and try to. The mounting brackets... Id throw them away and go get some heavy duty hex head lag screws and some washers if youre going to put a console or anything you care about besides games and movies on this thing, and mount it to studs like I mentioned above. I wouldnt trust the plastic anchors that come with it and I think the design of this thing is ready-made to pull toggles out of drywall with any weight on it. For that matter I wouldnt trust the top edge of the particle board of the back piece to not just pull apart if it doesnt like the amount of weight youd put on it using the included brackets. The quality.... Its particle board and a lot of the pieces were slightly warped out of the box (you can see the bend of the piece in the second picture if you look at the edge of the damaged front piece where it connects to the bottom) and it took some bending to get everything to line up with the pegs and connectors. While I was putting it together one of the little round pieces with the philips head on it basically broke apart as I was tightening it down and shattered and almost went straight through the back of the material. You can see the divot it left in the second picture above, and of course its on the front of the unit which sucks. Its not terrible and most people wont notice, but I know its there and just goes to show a lack of quality of the hardware and the material the unit is made from. It does look cool floating there though once you get it up on the wall......
Hard to assemble, but well worth the hassle
Took a couple hours to assemble it but it looks amazing. Even a 65 tv looks great on it
The shelf wont stay in wall, had to buy some brackets to try and stabilize it.
Sure would like some help or info on how to keep it up. Im trying to love my shelf if it would only stay up.
Great but needed modifications
Great shelf but depending on where your studs are. Using the pre drilled holes may not work. This piece is heavy and mounting to just dry wall is not safe. I drilled my own holes to screw into the studs for sturdiness
Recommended
The stand is really good for the most part. Love a lot about the look and it holds my 58 well. My only con is that my LED lights only worked once, when I first hooked it up and no longer is turning on. Not sure if I just got a bad battery or something.
Easy to assemble and looks great
I didnt hang it so I cannot speak to that. It was easy to assemble and looks great.
Perfect for Our Living room
This was great to add some definition our hugely blank wall. My husband and I put it together fairly quickly. I laid out all of the parts, held the screws in place while he tightened them, and marked the points in the wall where we would screw it in place while my husband held it up. All of the screw locations dont line up with stud, but my husband will just drill an extra hole through to the stud to secure it more. Other than that, its perfect.
Great home entertainment system for a good price
The instructions were not all that helpful I had to youtube it, also I thought it would only take 1-2 hours to assemble and it took 3-4 hours but Im on vacation from work and needed a small project so it wasnt bad, the 2 drawers are useful and fits my vizio sound bar perfectly.
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