Sauder Heritage Hill Library - Classic Cherry finish

Très bel article et assemblage facile.

Love how the bookshelves went together. A quick study of the assembly instructions gave me the impression that some people shouldn't try this product. I read the review of a husband/wife team who said said that they both had degrees in engineering and all they did was criticize. Having a degree is one thing, but having common sense is another. I realized that some additional tooling was necessary to keep the 90 degree angles correct as the "boxes" were quite large. Plus, I went over and above by using wood glue for the joints as I was working with particle board. I have built these before and I realized that a Milwaukee 2749-20 M18 1/4 in Narrow Crown Stapler allows quicker assembly for me, but that is a personal preference. Assembly time was a little longer as the glue drying did take time. Total assembly time was 2 days per set as I built them side by side. My wife and I are very happy how they turned out. Will be ordering 2 more next week as they look sharp!! And for the price, you cannot beat them!!!

I have a set of Sauder Heritage Hill 5 Shelve Bookcases and needed more. Checked on line and found the exact match, ordered 3. Web site is easy to navigate. Received confirmation of order and advised delivery. We actually received delivery faster than stated. Wonderful service.

PROS:- Looks pretty nice once fully assembled- Higher load bearing weight than most other book shelves/casesCONS:- It's all made of particle board, which chips easily- Chipping occurs when you screw in screws during assembly- Parts machined inconsistently in factory, unacceptable number of screw holes did not line up on the one I got- Molding and backing also did not sit flush on the one I got- Exposed particle board facing the ceiling- Backing of unit is just cardboard- Wobbly when assembled, even worse on carpet- No spare parts includedREVIEW:My girlfriend and I both went to college for engineering. We put together model kits and do 3D printing as hobbies. We read the negative reviews on this product, and we thought, "These other people just didn't put their units together correctly. We can do much better."We were wrong. It's not the reviewer, it's the product itself.This product comes with 60 screws. The instruction manual says that all you need is a #2 hand screwdriver to assemble it. If screwing in 60 screws by hand sounds like too much of a hassle for you, then stop here. You'll also be using 59 finishing nails and a hammer to affix the backing cardboard to the unit. This admittedly reinforces structural integrity so the unit doesn't collapse in on itself, but it doesn't address the unsturdiness of the unit. Putting 10 LBS of force on the side is enough to tip it over. So they ask that you use an electric drill to affix an anchor strap into your wall. Lots of work, huh?We used only the prerequisite tools outlined in the instruction manual and followed all instructions perfectly. It took us 4 hours total.Assembly would've been much faster if the screw holes lined up properly. We counted 11 screw holes that were completely misaligned. We had to re-measure and then re-drill these 11 screw holes. At least 30 of the other 49 screw holes were not fully drilled. Most of these screw holes are for angle brackets that have to sit flush with edges; I had to pre-thread all of these before attaching angle brackets.We put it together correctly, but the fixed sectional shelf is inlaid by ~1/16". The horizontal molding is also offset by ~1/8" from the vertical molding. The cardboard backing comes in 2 pieces and is supposed to interlock perfectly. We measured the bottom and affixed it as level as possible. When we interlocked the top piece, the top stuck out on the very top right corner by ~1/16". We had to adjust this, which meant that more particle board is exposed on the back.And this is a minor complaint, but the instruction manual tries to be endearing by having flavor text blurbs for different steps. The last step says "time to go take a nap" which just adds insult to injury in my opinion.My black 5 shelf Basic Editions Walmart bookshelf cost less than half of this and was easier to assemble. It's wider and less prone to tipping on the same flooring, but it doesn't have as high of a weight limit per shelf. We wanted this to actually store BOOKS on.You get what you pay for with this. I'd rather have spent more for a real wood bookcase.

Just finished putting this together and we're fully impressed.The product itself is exactly what it says on the tin, looks just like the photos. It takes a little bit of extra effort from your standard DIY bookshelf just because it has some extra decorative pieces, but we think it's worth it and that's one of the reasons we picked it out. Did have a MINOR bit of confusion since some of the decorative pieces weren't labeled, but they were easy to identify with the instruction manual.Which, let me just say, this is clearly a company who has seen the problems in the DIY furniture industry and has actually taken HUGE strides to make the whole experience easier on the customer and make the product sturdier. There are no bamboo pegs that might not even fit into their assigned holes, no weird turn-to-lock things that may are may not be tight enough to not unlock themselves, no ten different pieces of tiny hardware that barely look different from each other, and NO ALLEN WRENCHES.The entire piece can be put together with a regular screwdriver and a hammer (or just the screwdriver if you can't find the hammer and are determined enough, since you only need the hammer to tack on the cardboard backing); and because the structure's entirely put together with screws and because it's actually separated into two pieces, it makes the entire structure way more stable than your standard DIY bookshelf.The instruction manual is also not only EXCEEDINGLY, PAINSTAKINGLY clear about which way each piece should be facing and what hole you should be screwing it into, spelling it out for you when they can't just point it out on the diagram, or sometimes even doing both; it also comes with a little pre-measured spacer that you can cut right out of it to help you center the moldings on the shelves just right.And just as the icing on the cake, they also include a marker in the color of the laminate to fill in accidental scratches.We are extremely happy with this bookcase, and we'll be looking at Sauder products for future DIY furniture needs.