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Customer Reviews for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
24 in. D x 48 in. W x 72 in. H Workforce steel construction shelving unit with particle board shelves. Heavy duty rivet lock system provides strength and rigidity. Easy assembly, no nuts or bolts required. 4,000 lb. capacity evenly distributed weight. Shelves adjust every 1-1/2 in.. Unit can be assembled horizontally as a workbench.
Average Customer Rating:
(53 Reviews) 53
Rating Snapshot (53 reviews)
5 stars
25
4 stars
9
3 stars
4
2 stars
5
1 star
10
35 out of 52(67%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Review 1 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
The product is excellent, but one of the braces was missing. The package was retaped on the box with the missing brace.
,May 10, 2012
By Susan
Quality
3
/
5
Value
5
/
5
Ease of setup
2
/
5
"repeated phone calls (at least four so far) have not gotten a response from the vendor. It is possible that they might have shipped the brace, but if they shipped it without checking with us first, and shipped it by US mail to the original address (home address) it will not arrive since all US postal mail is delivered only to a POBox. I am very unhappy to not get a call back on this critical part that was missing and no response back."
Age:55 to 64
Gender:Female
Length of ownership:1 month
Review 2 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
Questionable
,May 3, 2012
By mrwar
Quality
3
/
5
Value
3
/
5
Ease of setup
3
/
5
"I read all the "oh my god the best shelf ever made", and I read the "worse junk". It definitely could be better, but not the worse. It holds the weight as it says and yes the boards are pretty much sawdust w/glue that might last a year, but maybe not that long. I knew that when I bought them and planned to update. NOW...the one thing I do not care for is the upright design. I put this together and the mid point where the top post and bottom post come together-they just sit on top of each other...not even slightly sturdy. I made a brace for it and it helped a lot. I have noticed on more recent designs there are little supports or 'couplers' that they put between the top and bottom posts,so even manufacturers are silently admitting it...however, If they don't have this piece, then don't get it. After I bought and cut to size the boards for the shelves and made a better support/brace between the bottom and top posts, I am happy. In conclusion...next time I would spend a little more and get better quality."
Age:35 to 44
Gender:Male
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
Review 3 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
Frame is good, shelves need improvement
,May 2, 2012
By BubbaGump
Quality
2
/
5
Value
3
/
5
Ease of setup
4
/
5
"I bought one Edsal UR-245 storage rack from Home Depot. I've used in my garage for almost a year to store fairly heavy items; tool sets, small portable generator, bottle jacks, logging chains and heavily loaded storage bins. Assembly was straightforward and I had no problems putting the frame together. Everything fit together tightly and I needed my rubber mallet to fully seat the rivets in the slotted holes. The only issue I've experienced is due to the too-thin composite shelf material. My shelves are all badly bowed and look like they could let go at any time. Nothing sits level on them. I'll replace the shelf panels with plywood this weekend."
Review 4 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
Does just what I needed it to do, but I think I need another one :)
,April 17, 2012
By dkaik
Quality
5
/
5
Value
4
/
5
Ease of setup
4
/
5
"I appreciated the delivery to my door so that I wouldnt have to carry these heavy units. Thanks"
Age:55 to 64
Gender:Female
Length of ownership:1 week
Review 5 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
This is the best shelving system I've ever bought. I highly recommend it.
,March 20, 2012
By profkurt
Quality
5
/
5
Value
5
/
5
Ease of setup
5
/
5
"I'm probably going to sound like I own the company, but so be it. This is a terrific shelving system, the best I've ever bought. Why? First, it's heavy duty enough to hold even heavy book boxes, so more than likely it will hold anything the average consumer wants to store on it. Second, it required only a hammer to tap some of the parts together and one might just as easily use a scrap piece of 2 by 4 or a piece of fire wood for this purpose. Third, there are no screws, or other small parts to fiddle with (or lose or to be missing from the box). Third, the shelves are easily adjustable, again with no tools needed. Fourth, the price is very reasonable. Fifth, it is very stable, which surprised me since there were no bolts or cross braces. Sixth, I didn't need any band aids when I was done, since I put it together without cutting my hands on a razor sharp piece of metal, or scraping a knuckle when a bolt let lose while tightening. Summary? Satisfaction 10, aggravation 0!"
Age:55 to 64
Gender:Male
Length of ownership:3 months
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review 6 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
THINK THE VIRGINIAN GOT A DIFFERENT PRODUCT THAN I
,February 12, 2012
By AverageMinnesotan
Quality
5
/
5
Value
4
/
5
Ease of setup
3
/
5
"I just picked up three of these at Home Depot--thought I was shopping for the Workforce shelf pictured here, but the sales associate said it seemed Edsal bought/replaced Workforce. So I left with the Edsal shelves instead. Little heavy getting them in, but they nicely fit into the rear of our Mazda minivan. At home my wife easily assembled them by herself. The only hiccup was with the "coupler's," which secure the upper supports to the bottom ones. Some of the supports were too wide to fit within the couplers. After struggling with them for a bit. I grabbed my pliers and bent the frames just enough to make them fit within the couplers. It was smooth sailing after that. These shelves look nice in our storage room and seem like they'll store all our random stuff just fine."
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review 7 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
A snap to assemble
,January 17, 2012
By Johnteee
Quality
5
/
5
Value
5
/
5
Ease of setup
5
/
5
"Shelf is sturdy and will hold quite a load. It takes about 20-30 mins to assemble."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Review 8 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
DO NOT BUY THESE
,July 18, 2011
By Virginian
"Absolute junk!!! The design calls for very close tolerances of the cuts, and you have to flip the shelving every which way till you find the closest fit, and then force, them into place.
Worse, the boards are so thin, they warp within a few short weeks with a light load, not even 1/10th the 4000 pound load advertised.
I built three of these, only to end up ripping them apart and throwing them away after the shelves warped so bad they began to collapse.
NOT FIT TO BE SOLD. Sticking pencils in you eyeballs would be more pleasureable than owning these shelves. DO NOT BUY THESE."
6 of 8 people found this review helpful.
Review 9 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
shelves
,November 7, 2010
By aespainter
"these shelves are fantastic !!! Very heavy-duty ... the only thing that I did was have home depot cut new particle board inserts because the thin particle board that came with the unit left a lip over the steel which I didn't want.
Bedsides the extra $19 that it cost me for the custom shelves, the unit is perfect ... real heavy duty and also they look great !!!! VERY sturdy. I HIGHLY recommend !!"
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review 10 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
Awesome
,July 31, 2010
By Glendale
"I have this item all over my garage and all over my warehouse. It lasts forver, it is very safe and casn hold just about anything. Very sturdy, which is important to me, becuase I live in a earthquake zone and I have 2 kids running around all the time. Great item and a great deal.
Thank you,"
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review 11 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
,
July 22, 2010
By Nitamae
"After the shelving were assembled, we decided to test them by seeing how much they would be able to hold. The shelves are being used in our Outreach and Resource Center to stack can goods.
They truly do hold a lot. We emptied appropriately 25 boxes filled with can goods and we were able to fill each self with lots of cans.
I would reommend these heavy duty shelves to family and friends. I was a little hestitant at first about the shelves capacity of 4000 lbs, but after we were able to stack and stack even more on these shelves, I am convinced that they are sturdy, durable and exactly what we needed to get the job done.
I also like the fact they Home Depot were able to deliver free."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Review 12 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
Shelves SAG
,July 9, 2010
By NotWellThoughtOut
"I installed this as two seperate units. As you can see in the picture, the top of each unit has corner posts sticking out above the top shelf. These posts are SHARP and if the protective cap you're supposed to put on it comes off, watch out!
The wood shelving is particle board, much like the cheapest furniture you can find. Within two weeks under normal loads far short of capacity and evenly loaded, the boards were all sagging. If the heaviest loads were not on the bottom shelves, the wood would have fallen straight out! Instead it is now resting on the floor. It was easy to assemble in two units, though I would not trust it as a single unit. If I intend to make good use of this I will have to replace the wood."
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review 13 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
Junk!
,May 28, 2010
By tgd61
"I have bought other brands of the same design and been very happy with them. This unit is a piece of junk!!! flimsy steel, thin fragile wood shelves. Unless your storing pillows I wouldn't take this if it was given to me. Stick with the Gorilla brand much better. I wouldn't even recommend it to an enemy!"
8 of 9 people found this review helpful.
Review 14 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
Storage
,May 15, 2010
By ATATKD
"The wooden shelf is pressed wood, not quite what I thouhgt it would be but it does suit my purpose. The system is easy to assemble with no hardware required. The shelves are very roomy. I am very happy with my purchase."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review 15 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
Good Stuff
,April 23, 2010
By Anonymous
from New York, NY
"This shelf is well worth its price. It's simple, tho a little tricky to assemble, and it works. Once built I found it was sturdy and held my stuff very well. My stuff wasn't that heavy but it saved me space in the storage unit I had. Of course no shelf would be good if not evenly loaded or loaded beyond its weight specs. These shelves worked for me for my needs."
Review 16 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
Strong Work Horse
,February 15, 2010
By Rozie
"We bought 5 of these shelves (2 two years ago and 3 six months ago) and find them to be very strong and spacious. The wood is very durable and takes a beating without showing it. The shelves hold-up well under use. They are VERY heavy, so I would recommend building them in place."
Review 17 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
Excellent 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving
,February 6, 2010
By doreen98
"I bought these shelves for my husband for his storage shed and he loves it. They fitted in perfect for what he was looking for and very durable. Meet all his expectations. I would highly recommend this item."
Review 18 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
Shelf Brackets
,December 6, 2009
By jakeman702
"I have compared these shelves to the "other guys" and have found that they may actually be stronger - on their own. With these, the shelf "lip" is part of the bracket and not something added on. However, the bracket is rounded and doesn't allow the shelf wood to seat "square." This, to me, would make any significant amount of weight spread apart the brackets and put more stress on the flimsy 3/8 particle board, weakening the whole structure. Also, there isn't a hole to bolt/screw the shelf wood to the bracket. I plan to upgrade the wood to 3/4 ply and add a small strap where I plan to have a lot of weight. I'm sure after I spend a little time customizing, 4000lbs will not be a challenge."
Review 19 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
Mixed review
,November 19, 2009
By PieTown
"If you purchase this shelving intending to use it as two 36" high units side-by-side, it is great. However, if you wish to assemble it as a 72" single unit, the join is very poorly designed. The top post butts atop the bottom post and the two are held together by the shelf itself. They are difficult to assemble and do not stay properly aligned. I doubt that they will support 4000# as advertised."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review 20 for 5-Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Shelving, 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 24 in. D
Overall Rating:
Easy assembly & strong shelves!
,September 28, 2009
By Steph1333
"I purchased 4 of these to use in my garage for storage, and I couldn't be happier with the end result. I assembled them myself, and each one took me around 15-20 minutes...only because I was doing this solo.
I would like to have seen a more substantial bolt or something joining the top and bottom half together. One of the corners of my shelf also chipped a bit on the metal when I laid it in.
Overall, though...excellent quality for the price and perfect for my intended use!"