Garage Racking Shelving Unit - Popular 45cm Deep Version - UK’s Bestselling Garage Storage Shelves - 265kg Per Shelf (Evenly Distributed) - 5 Tier Shelf - Metal & MDF Boltless Assembly System

Well packaged, not damaged upon arrival in any way. The uprights and shelving is placed inbetween the MDF shelving to keep it safe. Putting it together is definitely not a 20min job, unless you do this kind of thing every day. I'd suggest an hour. The instructions are OK, but expect you basically to not read them and just crack on, like most men do. Some tips: - The shelving middle support slides in either way, so try to make sure they're all in the right way, or alternate them as you wish - When sliding the middle support in, there is no guide, or lock-out to place it exactly in the middle. I judged by eye and reckon it's fine - Make sure you have a good idea of heights, I easily got it wrong and then was left with 3 in the top half that were too close together. Best to have the 3rd shelf underneath the join in the uprights - The uprights join together easily enough and won't seem strong, but it's all solid as a rock once the shelves are in and weight is on top - The MDF is plenty thick so far as I can tell and after a good month there's no warping in my garage, which has no damp but also does have a fair amount of airflow due to the garage door gaps - Use the rubber handle end of a hammer to tap down, rather than buying a rubber hammer - Use the 'this way up' arrows on the upright to keep track of where the shelving must go - If you have 2 people the build will go far easier as things will droop as you're fixing them in to the front - QC tolerances mean that sometimes the tooth will stick out of the upright, so you may need to bend it back in again in order to keep it inside the guides The finish on this is fine, I don't see it rusting anytime soon but you never know. Overall though highly recommended, and I'll likely buy a 2nd in future.

I looked at various providers of garage racking but settled on Tufferman as I thought the reviews were marginally better than others in the same price range, albeit a bit dearer. This model is Tufferman code VRS which amazon does not tell you. I found this out by ringing the supplier. I commenced construction on my own with some trepidation after reading some reviews. I made up the 5 shelves first into their 'H' shape on the garage floor and scratched some of the grey paint, when sliding the centre weight support bar into the 2 horizontal bars, in doing so (inevitable). I then fitted the bottom 'H' into 4 uprights (after tapping feet onto them) by tapping them together using a rubber mallet (not part of the kit). It was a bit tricky as the male lugs on the 'H' frame have to go into the female protrusions on the uprights. Constant checks must be made to ensure the lugs pass through the female at the top and the bottom to ensure the lug stays on the inside of the upright. The danger to avoid is the lug passing through the top of the female, missing the bottom and diverting to the outside of the upright. I then fitted other 'H' frames to complete bottom section of rack and tapped the 4 joint pieces supplied to the tops of the uprights. I next tapped the remaining 4 top section uprights into the joint pieces and constructed the top section as I did the bottom one. Next I tapped the 10 side bars into place and fitted the mdf shelves. What started as a flimsy construction finished as a sturdy rack. Ensure that the printed arrows on the uprights are always facing upwards. As a separate issue and to prevent any tendency for the rack to fall over, I bought brackets from Tufferman direct (£12-13 for two) and used them to secure the rack to the brick wall of my garage. The brackets are adjustable which allows the rack to be flush with the wall or stand out up to around 3 inches. Amazon do not sell these brackets. I suppose anyone could use any other bracket on the market that does the job. Sorry for being wordy but the operations are not easy to write down as whoever prepared the supplied instructions found out. I hope my ramblings help someone.

These shelves are pretty good value. They assemble without much trouble and are well finished in a tasteful colour. If assembled properly and not abused they will be perfectly adequate. They are made down to a price and package weight. This means the metal used has to be surprisingly thin. Consequently considerable care is needed in assembly, particularly in ensuring the tabs on the cente supports are properly engaged in the longitudinal rails, and ensuring that the tabs on all the rails are properly tucked in to the posts. It can be assembled by one person, but a helper helps. The MDF shelves are much better than chipboard.

I spent a lot of time looking at these type of racks on Amazon and E-bay and reading various reviews before deciding what to buy. I spoke to the seller who was very honest and informative and provided a very accurate description of these and as customer service is something that I value, I decided to buy these. I ordered them yesterday and received them today ! I was very impressed with the packaging so that was a good start. Having unpacked them and briefly reading the instructions, with a little help from my son, these were constructed very easily - the mallet that was provided free was also a welcome asset. I'me very impressed with the rack, once put together, its sturdy and no problem with having them freestanding on a level service. The shelving itself has no sharp edges and have a smart grey powder coating on them. The mdf boards fit very well and the whole thing looks very smart. The boards are mdf and about 6mm thick. Each shelf also has a middle cross member that provides added support - it can also slide across the sides so can positioned anywhere along the shelf that needs most support if it's going to be loaded unevenly. Overall, having had a bad experience with other suppliers, I was very pleased with this and will now be ordering some more - they are also very good for the price and the fact that the edges are rounded and there appears to be good layer of paint on them too. I am not affiliated with the supplier and paid full price for these, but wanted to share my findings to help other buyers. Please rate if you found this useful too 450mm Deep STORALEX® Garage Shelving / Racking Unit 265KG UDL + FREE Mallet

Once I got the hang of it, construction was OK. It took me a couple of hours to build the first unit, after a few false starts. But, you've GOT to use the rubber mallet (which they provide). And READ THE INSTRUCTIONS! Like any flat pack... Once I got the first unit up, all was well. I was greatly cheered and I'm anticipating my garage becoming a storage delight - once I've built the the other three units... There were delivery issues - but, no fault of the suppliers, who actually got the delivery out the next day, I missed it and the goods vanished into the void... Amazon and UK Mail were hopeless, but Tufferman were BRILLIANT and sorted it out and at their own expense. I can't rate their Customer Services highly enough. Ask for Luke. If you have a problem, I'm confident they'll deal with it.

Wanted to get some organisation in my garage and this does the job. Pretty easy to put together, has a sturdy wooden shelf and a strut underneath for added strength. Would happily get more to get properly organised.

In my opinion these are best described as very poor indeed. I'm not in the habit of poor reviews, but these are extraordinarily disappointing. The metal work is thin and flimsy, with some sharp corners and many tabs that don't line up properly. The metal is so thin you can easily straighten the tabs with your fingers, which at least speeds up assembly, but many pieces needed this doing or some pliers work to line up while assembling the cross pieces with lots of opportunity for pinching, and when complete the corners of the upper and lower sections don't match properly and leave points to snag on. Clamps or a small mallet may be required to fully locate the tabs for each shelf. Once assembled the whole thing rocks and wobbles, and the link between upper and lower sections is dire, and drilling and attaching some plates to secure these would be a really sensible move. Securing to the wall is absolutely essential to try and eliminate the risk of the whole thing tipping sideways. (I wouldn't put anything on these freestanding). The boards aren't thick enough to stop bowing. I am extremely doubtful about the claimed load capacity, and wouldn't dream of risking it! Even their relative cheapness is not a redeeming feature - stood next to a usefully lower priced set of 'round pole' type shelves also from Amazon, there is just no comparison in sturdiness or confidence in the result. Even the plastics were poor quality. No question, I think these were a poor purchase and will be quickly replaced with something more substantial!

These shelving units are perfect for storing things in our shed. Once we had read the instructions they were straightforward to put together and very sturdy. We might screw them to the wall for extra safety as we have two small children who like to climb!!