GRZ6-3618-5BIMP 5-Shelf 36-by-18-by-72-Inch Shelving Unit, Black

Gorilla Rack GRZ6-3618-5BIMP 5-Shelf 36-by-18-by-72-Inch Shelving Unit, Blacki am actually shocked that these shelves work so well. i couldn't afford what i thought i wanted. i ordered 3 sets of shelves, set 2 up as 72" units and one as a 36" high side-by-side. they are strong and sturdy and have an ingenious way of fitting together, with no bolts. it was a little tricky figuring it out, but it works very well and is stable. i'm very happy with the shelves and will order a few more as soon as my budget allows.

Pros*Solid construction*Relatively easy to put together.*Lots of storage room.*Seems like it will last a while.Con*Uses thin, flimsy particle board for the shelves. A unit at this price should have plywood.Granted, the one con can easily be fixed yourself. But if you are going to pay top dollar for a shelving unit that consists of five sheets of thin wood and several pieces of thin steel, that wood should be something more substantial than particle board.However, this is a good shelving unit, and worth a purchase. The one gripe that I have can easily be fixed with two sheets of plywood, a measuring tape and a circular saw.

I have tons of Gorilla shelves. They are the 4 foot long shelves that could take a serious beating. I'm counting on them saving me during an earthquake, by honeycombing my office with them.I recently purchased this set of shelves was disappointing. The particle board is thin. The braces feel like they could practically be bend with your bare hands.I didn't have my lower shelf braces in (between the base and the middle). I wanted to put a set of drawers down there. This worked fine with my 4' shelves. With these it practically twisted and fell over. It was super wobbly. I put the brace in down below and it got much more stable, but still is questionable. If you are looking for heavy duty gorilla shelf quality, it's not in these shelves.

Be aware when ordering this item. The item was received in a box that appeared to have been opened previously and then re-taped and shipped. My first clue that something might be wrong was when I opened the box and started removing the contents, I discovered there were no assembly instructions included. After several attempts at the seller's web site, I found the instructions. I then started to assemble the unit. When I had it half assembled I discovered I was missing several pieces needed to complete the assembly. Namely: one of slotted vertical pieces; two of the short shelf supports and one of the long shelf supports. With the pieces available I was able to assemble a 3 shelf unit instead of the 5 that was advertised. Needless to say I will not buy from this seller again unless the missing items are shipped to me. It is too heavy and bulky for me to try to return it.

Pros: Easy to assemble, carries about ~700 lbs. per shelving, ease to move, and sturdy.Cons: 'Sharp Metal Sides Rubber Protection' can rip easily, if not placed right. The wooden boards are great, but I'm going to signal a 'going concern' here because there's no actual lock-in material on the top or bottom of board to ensure that it's danger proof. There are concerns about what if the rack were knocked over, wouldn't the boards fall off too and that goes for the lock-in metal construction as well. The thickness of the board also gives me concerns about its ability to hold up about ~700 lbs per shelving, but I'm giving my full trust on this product because it says it can do so.Suggested Future Changes: I prefer using knuts, screws, or washers to lock the steel construction in place rather than having to hammer them down to get them to lock into place because I feel as if it there's a safety concern. Wooden boards can as well be somewhat thicker. I also prefer some kind of securing contraption to ensure that the boards don't fall off if the rack does somehow tip over. Overall, these are just a few safety improvements, but other than that, this is a great rack.Ratings Review: Overall, I give it a 5 because its exactly what I wanted.*Notes: You're going to need a 'Rubber Mallet' to assemble this.

I am squarely in the category of "not handy", so I always tremble when assembly is required, but these truly were easy to put together. I have purchased other shelving in the past from different manufacturers and lost an entire afternoon trying to build them. These went together in 20 minutes or so with only a mallet required to be sure the shelves were level and solidly in place.I took one star away only because the instructions were a little light (relying on graphics rather than words) and it did cause me to redo one step when I mis-guessed on the parts and their order. In no way should that be a reason to avoid buying these. They are rock solid and hold a tremendous amount of stuff in our basement. Recommended purchase.

The box for this item is too light weight and both the top of the original, and the replacement boxes, were ripped open. The plastic binding straps did not help.We spent half an hour putting this together until we realized we were short parts that most likely fell out in transit. So we had to take it apart and pack it up. When the replacement arrived with the same type of damaged box I expected the worst. Luckily everything was there.The product itself is good for the money and I would give it 4 stars, the packaging gets 2 stars, averaging it out to a 3. It definitely takes 2 people to put together but it went fast the second time around.