Prepac HangUps Storage Cabinet

J’avais déjà acheté ces meubles chez Home Dépôt dans le passé et la qualité était parfaite. J’ai décidé des acheter à nouveau pour ma nouvelle maison et mon garage. Quelle déception, la mélanine est endommagé, des égratignures, de la colle, des pièces cassées, c’est terriblement inacceptable et le problème c’est que le retour est un peu trop complexe quand tout est installé sur les murs. Vraiment n’acheter pas ces meubles chez Amazon. Je vais probablement changer les morceaux moi-même et repeindre les planches marquées et brisées… décourageant et inacceptables…

Initial look, I was satisfied with what I saw. Packaged so it wouldnt move in the box, even UPS damage to the box corners didnt damage the product inside. Instructions well written. What seemed like a good hangar system, designed with flexibility for the fact that no 2 installations are the same. Heavy and style appropriate handles. Glad to see the manufacturer is in Canada (USA would be nice, but CA is ok too.) However, after assembling 8 units, hanging them, adjusting for plumb and getting to the final finishing steps, my satisfaction fell to zero. As I pulled out each door, they were a mess. Half the boxes had sawdust in each door. There was nothing protecting the doors themselves from each other. Each door was scuffed, scratched, or blemished. One door was an obvious manufacturing defect, where the laminate application machine either malfunctioned or the thin laminate tore. The solution was to put on as much as they could and fill in the rest with a paint pen? Hidden back or side, I wouldnt give it a second thought, but this was the door front. There is a ladder pattern up the entire door. Needless to say, Im expecting 16 replacement doors (8 units x 2 doors). I want them in my hands with a few days to get them installed before the return window ends, or Im returning the entire lot of 8 units. If they make good, I will update this review accordingly. Other quality issues included EXTREMELY THIN laminate. I dont believe it will hold up to scratches and light wear and tear. The units are 6ft tall but only have 2 hinges per door. There should be 3. Doors are thin, and when you look down the line of 8 of them like I have, you can see a wobble. I can adjust some of that out, but over time, they will sag and it will look like crap. I will have to add a brace bar to fix. Just more $$. Lastly, these things sway at the bottom. You need to reinforce them by driving a screw through back plate near the bottom into a stud. This made them solid on the wall. There is still some flex in the sides, Im concerned when they get loaded, shelves will sway side to side in the middle (even though secured at the top and bottom). I already ordered replacement L pins because the round ones are junk. So far, the Lowes/Depot higher grade RTA units have much better doors, much thicker laminate that is continuous / molded to the door. None of this sandwich of many pieces. If this doesnt work out, its likely I will return these and buy the Lowes/Depot units. Unfortunately assembly time will be greatly increased as I will have to adjust them for depth because I have very specific dimensions Im trying to achieve, something that drew me to these units in the first place.

UPDATE: After speaking with PrePac, the lady was nice, but as a company, PrePac would not stand by their product. The lady I worked with is obviously not the decision maker in this case; I cannot fault her. She stated replacing 16 doors was ‘excessive’ and would require more hoops. I dont have time for hoops. Her offer was to replace a few doors and use a paint pen for the rest. 100% not acceptable. I contacted Amazon, as usual, Amazon had no hassle return for it. I do not need to disassemble. They will pick up, no additional charge. The whole ordeal has cost me multiple holes in my walls, scuffs on the paint, and my time. I will likely cover the holes and paint scuffs with another cabinet product, but I cannot replace my time. I do not recommend this product. (Photos posted on my review of the single unit SKU). I purchased both 3 packs and singles for my project.

I added these to a garage upgrade and am very pleased with the outcome. The board material is manufactured but is of a higher quality than any do-it-yourself projects I have assembled in the past. As such, the assembled parts are heavy, so when the directions call for two people to install the cabinet, they are telling the truth. The directions are easy to follow for anyone who has had a little building experience but the proof is in the final appearance. These are very attractive cabinets.

I ordered the Prepac 90 inch 3-cabinets each 72”x30”x16” in white finish.
Excellent product at a $400-$600 savings compared to quotes to have similar size cabinets installed by local cabinet shops. Instructions were clear, parts were easily identifiable and the machining of wooden pieces was precise making for smooth assembly without any hiccups. Packaging for each cabinet weighed in at 135 pounds (including packing materials) that combined makes for almost 400 pounds of wood hanging from railings bolted into seven 2×4 studs.
I made one modification by installing a 24” steel “L” channels (2.5” high and 2” deep) along the bottom inside edges of each cabinet. I used 5” lag bolts to affix the steel channels to the wall studs. Doing this provided additional support plus it anchored the bottom of the cabinets to the wall.
Assembly done by myself but hanging finished cabinets took a second person but that task took all of two minutes. Overall I am very happy with the cabinets and I have enough wall space for a fourth 30” cabinet which I might order.

WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER HAD THE PERSON WHO PACKED THIS CABINET PUT ALL THE PIECES IN THE BOX. IT WAS MISSING A DRAWER AND BECAUSE I DIDNT GET A CHANCE TO PUT TOGETHER TIL 2 DAYS AGO WHEN OFFICE WAS FINISHED, I CANT GET REFUND, WHICH I DONT WANT, JUST THE DAMN DRAWER.