Heavy. Sturdy. Difficult to assemble. Looks great.
I have no idea how much this thing weighs, but it was shipped in two wooden crates inside cardboard boxes. One box must have weighted at least 80 pounds (36 kg in non/retard units), and the other was probably 40 pounds (18 kg). I live in a second story apartment with no elevator, and FedEx delivered my package to the stairwell. The weight is all glass. I had no idea glass could be so heavy.
Anyway, I sense that this is a very long/lasting piece in the several hours that I spent putting it together. Nothing seems cheap about this product.
If I had to complain about anything, it would definitely be the instructions. Dont misunderstand: over the years, Ive put together dozens of dressers, tv stands, etc. You name it Ive assembled it. This display case, however, is a pain in the ass. First, the instructions are terrible. At one point, the instructions say to assemble the top panel to the rest of the display case. Then you are instructed to attach the doors, and to slightly lift the top panel to do so. At this point, some of you might be thinking that isnt unreasonable. What I havent mentioned yet is that the top panel is tenuously held in place by hardware that doesnt fit quite right. True, I might have overlooked something, but it is difficult to tell when some of the instructions are, Attach the doors before installation. (There are no diagrams for much of this/ just after the fact pictures that arent always zoomed in that well, and quite a few times feature obsolete hardware from older versions of the product.)
Time to install. At least two hours. I did it myself. I think that the installation time with two people might actually be longer than doing it yourself. (Because of the difficulty with the instructions, there is surely to be a lot of arguing about what the instructions mean). The most frustrating aspect of assembly was getting the doors to shut without having the doors rub against each other or the side wall glass pieces. Honestly, if I knew how difficult it would be, I would have paid for the expert assembly, because after about three hours, I gave up and admitted defeat on one of the doors that doesnt fit quite right (I have to lift the handle to close the door).
All that aside, this is truly a fantastic looking display case at a great price.
Heavy. Sturdy. Difficult to assemble. Looks great.
I have no idea how much this thing weighs, but it was shipped in two wooden crates inside cardboard boxes. One box must have weighted at least 80 pounds (36 kg in non/retard units), and the other was probably 40 pounds (18 kg). I live in a second story apartment with no elevator, and FedEx delivered my package to the stairwell. The weight is all glass. I had no idea glass could be so heavy. Anyway, I sense that this is a very long/lasting piece in the several hours that I spent putting it together. Nothing seems cheap about this product. If I had to complain about anything, it would definitely be the instructions. Dont misunderstand: over the years, Ive put together dozens of dressers, tv stands, etc. You name it Ive assembled it. This display case, however, is a pain in the ass. First, the instructions are terrible. At one point, the instructions say to assemble the top panel to the rest of the display case. Then you are instructed to attach the doors, and to slightly lift the top panel to do so. At this point, some of you might be thinking that isnt unreasonable. What I havent mentioned yet is that the top panel is tenuously held in place by hardware that doesnt fit quite right. True, I might have overlooked something, but it is difficult to tell when some of the instructions are, Attach the doors before installation. (There are no diagrams for much of this/ just after the fact pictures that arent always zoomed in that well, and quite a few times feature obsolete hardware from older versions of the product.) Time to install. At least two hours. I did it myself. I think that the installation time with two people might actually be longer than doing it yourself. (Because of the difficulty with the instructions, there is surely to be a lot of arguing about what the instructions mean). The most frustrating aspect of assembly was getting the doors to shut without having the doors rub against each other or the side wall glass pieces. Honestly, if I knew how difficult it would be, I would have paid for the expert assembly, because after about three hours, I gave up and admitted defeat on one of the doors that doesnt fit quite right (I have to lift the handle to close the door). All that aside, this is truly a fantastic looking display case at a great price.