G-RackGarage Shelving Unit: 180cm x 90cm x 60cm | Single Bay, Galvanised Steel 5 Tier Unit | 175kg Load Weight Per Tier (875kg Per Rack) | for Your Garage & Elsewhere! | Shelf Unit | Van Racking

Disappointed! I run a Girl Guide Unit and we wanted shelves to store our tents and camping equipment. I was delighted when these shelves arrived (bought 4), strong, looked good BUT so disappointed that after their first winter in our steel shed, the chipboard shelves have absorbed every bit of moisture and are now damp, mishapen, and mouldy. Yesterday we had to take all our camping gear off the shelves and we hope the tents are not ruined. We are now faced with removing the wooden shelves (the steel frames are perfect) and replacing them with new treated or pressurised timber or metal. More expense. So unless you are keeping these shelves in your warm heated house, I cannot recommend them.

I feel bitter sweet about these. I am chuffed that the price was great. I thought they wouldn't be top quality but they really are sturdy and strong. They were simple to put together, it took me about twenty minutes. They peices can be put together using a rubber mallet for ease. But can be slid together fairly smoothly. So you can do it completely tool free.The only let down with these is that the wood stinks. From previous reviews I note that there has been issues with damp causing the shelves to sag over time. I think the manufacturers have now seen that and treated them with some kind of anti fungal treatment. But it stinks. I open the garage and it smells so strongly. Its not an overly offensive smell. But it is potent and it certainly is not pleasant. If this smell minimises over time I'll update this review.I bought two of these units and I was glad to see they came with useful attachments to join them closely together.Another good point is that there are a few holes over the metal frame which allow you to either attach it to the wall one side, but on the open sides you can bolt hooks onto it.The feet are a little bit fiddly and basic. But they work.

Having read recent reviews for this product I was fully expecting a few issues, but I had none. Product arrived promptly, all parts were present and correct and instructions were clear. The metal supports are not rock solid industrial standard and don't need to be but they're certainly not flimsy either. I'm sure they can, with a bit of effort, be bent out of shape but its the final structure that gives rigidity and enables it to support the stated loads. I certainly have no issue with the final sturdiness of the shelf unit -and its now fully laden.Couple points on construction:The metal pieces slot together by use of tabs. A single tab on a support slips into two holes in an upright a bit like a flat bolt on a back gate. You can line these up manually but will need a mallet/rubber hammer to fully engage. You need to be careful to ensure the tab passes through both holes rather than through the first but overlapping the second.If the top shelf is to be very near the top, leave the plastic caps (also used as the feet) off until the top shelf is fitted else you'll have to remove them to slot the shelf in.All in all a satisfied customer and a value for money product.

I'm not sure what other people are reviewing but I am very impressed and happy with these racks.I brought the rack to put a few servers in, a large battery UPS and a few other odds and sods. A poor mans server rack.I note that other people have said that they don;t think the rack would support half the weight specified. Well I decided to test this out and loaded up a shelf with servers, battery and me. That's around 130KG (the battery is quite big as am I) and the shelf never moved. I couldn't find anything heavier so gave up.The racking is well made, the thickness of the supports is better than the rubbish system I brought last time. I have no concerns whatsoever about loading them up. These are the equal of other heavy duty racking I have brought.I like the colour, I like the size and will happily buy another one.

I have these for storage in the garage and while they do the job (just) I wouldn't trust them to the maximum rated weight (75 kg per shelf!!?). They have five shelves that can be fitted I have only fitted four as I don't think the upright parts of the shelving are strong enough. The uprights come as 8 sections that are joined together to make four long uprights if that's what you want, the problem is that the parts are joined together using a flimsy joining bracket that no matter what you do the upright still flexes at this joint. If the long uprights were one piece or if the joining bracket was stronger then this wouldn't be an issue. If you want tall shelves like these make sure that the uprights are a one piece design and not joined together. If you must use these shelves make sure they are thoroughly anchored to a wall using all the holes provided (I really mean all the holes there are 8 in total). I couldn't recommend these to anyone, if you need big shelves like these spend a bit more money and get something more robust.