VASAGLE 4-Tier Bookshelf, Bookcase, Shelving Unit, for Office, Study, Living Room, Bedroom, 24 x 40 x 107 cm, Industrial, Rustic Brown and Ink Black LLS099B01

Enkel att sätt ihop och storleken passar perfekt till min lilla kontorshörna.

Facile a monter et très pratique ;

Parfait et de qualité.

First let me say I am delighted with these shelving units (I bought 2). Everything arrived well packaged *and* it all unpacked easily - no scissors (or teeth!) needed after the initial slicing through of the tape on the outside of the boxes. Plenty of extra screws and bolts were included and the kits also include two different gauge Allen keys which are used for all the assembly, so you don't need a screwdriver. What you *will* need is an assistant (which is the only reason I didn't give 5 stars for Easy to Assemble). Assembling the frame is OK, and can be done solo, but attaching the shelves needs someone to hold things steady at the very least. All the holes did seem to line up easily enough but even so one or two of the screws refused to slot straight into their designated hole and it was frustrating enough with two of us, let alone trying to wrangle the shelf (& they're not flimsy!) and the screw and the Allen key. If the light isn't great you may find a torch handy here too, so you can peer at the shelf/frame meeting point to see which way you need to wiggle the screw into its hole. I suppose if you have some sort of workbench/clamp available, you might manage alone - pure speculation though. You don't, however, need a couple of burly guys - my 80-year-old MiL and I put these together with really very little trouble. A couple of bits were fiddly, but nothing weighs a ton or needed to be heaved into place. Even a child would probably do, if they were over about 10 years old and relatively sturdy. One point to watch is the orientation of a couple of the frame sections. There are only two positions you can attach these pieces in anyway, but if you don't get a couple of them the right way round the holes for the cross-pieces won't be accessible. Let me say immediately this is not a fault of the shelf kit. It was pure operator error. I just found it quite hard to visualise how this would work when I was screwing the bits together. The cross-pieces go on last and they fit across the back, across the shelves on the outside and it just somehow didn't compute for me when the two frames were still separate. I urge you to look ahead at the instructions to see what I mean, and then take a bit of care, so you don't end up (like me) partially disassembling the first shelf set to reorient those holes! (That was easy enough though, if a bit galling) Attaching those cross pieces is another place where your assistant will be needed. The final bolt requires someone to push down quite hard on the metal cross while you screw it in, and when it finally screws home you can see and feel the shelves cinch in just very slightly, (like someone tightening their stomach muscles!) which is presumably what the cross piece is for. The usable shelf space is 24 x 36 cm especially for the top shelf. On the lower ones, as this uses every bit of available space, you might need to pick a flexible box if you planned to fill the shelf. Otherwise it might catch on the frame - the boxes I have so far are smaller so this is speculation. Obviously on the lower shelves you also need to watch the height of any box. The gap is 29cm, but sticking to slightly less would ensure easy clearance. I haven't put anything heavy or breakable on the shelves and there are no children in the house, so I haven't bothered to secure these to the wall. I did use the straps provided and a couple of wire ties to loosely attach the two units together; I'm not entirely sure this will do anything but it saved me having to find a place to store the straps "just in case"! My utility room was a ghastly mess and installing these has made a great deal of difference. (I realise it may still look messy in the photos; believe me this is a VAST improvement!) They look nice even with a collection of shoes and miscellaneous bits and bobs on them. As I said at the start, I'm delighted.

Ben fatto