At first glance this can seem like an overwhelming project once you get the box open and sort out the parts. It's manageable to do for one person but the instructions recommend two. This is time consuming. Not ever part was labeled clearly so keep that in mind when your looking for part #73.
The desk is stunning when its completed. Its sturdy and of very good quality. I find it very ergonomic and I would highly suggest this to someone who is at their desk for extended hours.
The price of this desk goes up and down very frequently. Try to buy on a low day to make up for the shipping cost. The desk arrived pretty quickly (6 days-Canada to Florida).
It was in a single box that weighed about 170 lbs.
The biggest challenge were the instructions, they were mostly exploded views with arrows pointing to where parts went.
It took me 5 hours to assemble, the instructions said to have two people putting it together. I was alone is probably why it took that long.
Make sure you're away from the walls when working on it, the last steps is to get behind the desk from the bottom and secure it, and then you really need two people to move it closer to wall.
When it's assembled it looks great. It takes up quite a bit of wall space, but very functional.
All and all, I'm very satisfied with the desk. I knew it wasn't finished at the back because another reviewer said so but it really, really isn't finished!!! Just acres of bare particle board. I'm using it to half partition a room so it matters to me.
That said... It went together in a couple of hours, feels solid, arrived in perfect condition and looks great (from the front). Just like it does in the picture. Oh and it is properly HEAVY!!!!!
One unexpected complaint though. No thought what-so-ever has been given to cable management. I had to drill extra holes so that keyboard, monitor & mouse cables go somewhere sensible.
Conclusion: Waaaaaaaay, way cheaper than the alternatives but you get a lot for your money. Be prepared to add finishing touches yourself and you'll get a bargain. Bought this desk for a new study room and it's pretty fantastic. All the screws and joints are metal, not those cheapo plastic cam screws you get for IKEA products. This is a solid desk, but it's also a HEAVY desk. I believe the delivery man said the shipping weight was 250+ lbs and it comes in a relatively compact box. I had to open the box and carry the pieces up the stairs one at a time in order to get the desk into the room I wanted. Assembling the desk also requires two people in my opinion. It could be done with a single person but I believe you'll risk damaging portions of the desk and will have great difficulty lining up some of the pieces such as the raised desk piece that sits in the middle. All-in-all a fantastic, quality-made desk that I am extremely confident will last for quite a while. Just make sure you have a plan for getting it into the room and also a hand to help you assemble the desk. I shopped for weeks to find the perfect desk. I actually purchased a desk from another company called Office Furniture online, and what a mistake. After waiting for a month for delivery, they actually lost my desk. I had a very difficult time getting my money back. I've learned my lesson, I'll never use anyone but Amazon again. Amazon has great products, at great prices, items have never come damaged, and they have never lost anything! This desk was as beautiful as the picture, moderately easy for my husband to put together, and fit perfect. Highly recommend this desk. Only reason for 4 stars is because of a few parts not being labeled. The box came in great shape and is packaged very well. At first I would agree with most how heavy and overwhelming it may seem when laying all the pieces out. But after a quick review of the manual which I think is detailed great and made the assembly process go smoothly. I finished in 3hrs by myself. I am not the best handy man either so I am proud. I would recommend if you do it by yourself to try and assemble not to far from where you are going to place it. What I did was before I assembled the two main corner pieces together (I think page 7 or 8) I moved the desk close to where it goes in the room. so now it wont take much to move it perfectly into corner of room. Also you probably will need at least two people to help move it into the corner of room. I like the quality for what you pay for, the back pieces around desk are not finished, but that is what the desk is for to hide that part anyway. Overall I feel that I got what I was expecting, I great big corner desk that fits into our office perfectly... This desk is incredible. Took me about 2.5 hours to put together myself. Having a second person is nice for 1 or 2 steps but most of the time you are putting the hardware (brackets and connectors) in place and that is a 1 person job. I read some of the reviews before ordering and I was concerned about the back panels not being finished but the one i ordered had the back panels all finished! There is some exposed edges that could be painted to look better but non of the Full sides were unfinished.
Overall I am very happy.
My only concerns are the desk is pretty tall for what I am used to. I never use keyboard trays and have always opted to put my keyboard and mouse on the desk. I had to raise my chair to the max.
Also as others have stated their is no cable holes I had to make my own in order to navigate the wires for a few things.Ok first off I am not sure if the instructions and labeling has improved, but I assembled this desk in 1 and a half hours, and that includes a few errors that had to be undone.
Now my review, when it arrived the box was a little dinged up but, not too badly. The box itself protects the desk very well and could have withstood a lot more abuse.The desk is mostly assmbled by the twist and lock peg style assembly (it does have some regular screws), which made me nervous but actually speedied up assembly time and I honestly don't think regular screws could do much better. As I mentioned assembly was a little instensive and would have gone more smoothly if i paid close attention as to which way the finished sides were facing. As a suggetion for installing the brackets that connect the desktop together, only install the screws loosely so you can make sure you get it lined up with the piece next to it and the predrilled holes, this is where i spent way too much time tightening and un-tightening these screws. Other than that just pay attention and assembly is easy.
Once I assembled it, I tested it by sitting on it, at first with my feet on the ground, then picked my feet up and it held my 220lb body fine. The monitor stand holds my dual 24" monitors with a little room to spare. The keyboard tray was described as small by other reviewers, but it fits my logitech g510 (which is much wider than most keyboards) and still has room for my mouse to move around, occasionally it gets cramped, but I rarely notice it. It has adjustable screws on the feet so it can be easily adjusted to make up for an unlevel floor. Also as others mentioned on just about every site I have seen the back is unfinished so it should be put in a corner just like it is described as a "corner desk".
The only issue I have is minor and mentioned by other reviewers so i expected it, it does not have any cable management, but that can easily be fixed with a drill as I plan to, I also plan on putting an underdesk cpu holder mounted to the underside of the desk, and found the desktop to be more than thick enough to hold the support screws.
Overall I am very pleased with this purchase, I knew what I was getting with this desk because I did a lot of research and read every review I could find. I expected assembly to be a much bigger pain, but was pleasantly surprised. If you have any questions as to any other aspect of this desk just leave me a reply and I will get back to you with an answer. I just purchased this desk a few weeks ago, and I love it. While it is very heavy and assembly intensive, (it took my brother and I about 2 hours to put it together), it is definitely worth it. It looks professional and it is nice and sturdy which I like as I place a lot of weight on my desks.
Not all of the boards had stickers with the part number on them, these boards had the number stamped onto the thin, unfinished, edges. I think that might be some of the trouble other people had with assembly. Hope that helps.
The only thing I found disappointing was are there are no holes for computer cords in the little cubbies. I have multiple computers/keyboards on top of the desk and the cables have to run off the edge of the desk. It is minor and easily fixable though. Also, the cupboard with the door to the side could really use a shelf, but that is also minor. This desk is perfect for my needs. It is solid and has plenty of space. I work from home and on the computer 8-12 hours per day. The monitor platform easily accomodates my dual 20" wide screen monitors. The space below is perfect for those things I need to keep at hand, and for my laptop docking station. It looks very nice with my other office furniture of the same finish and blends right in. As others have said, though, this desk is best used in the corner, since the back side is completely unfinished. The way I have mine situated, about 18" of the back is viewable, so I spray painted it black to match the accents. In case your wondering as I was, the closed cabinet cannot be moved to the right side, it must be installed on the left.
Putting this together does take some time, especially if you are doing so alone. It took me about 3 hours, but it was very manageable, even for a small woman like myself (<5 ft and 115 lbs...).
The only reason I did not rate this 5 stars was because of the packaging. This was shipped wrapped in a very thin cardboard, not even a box so much as just a wraparound. There were a couple of corners on the supports that were a little damaged, but not so much that I felt I should return the whole thing. It is VERY heavy, so prepare to take the pieces out and carry them to where you are putting this together as you need them, because the freight driver WILL NOT take this up stairs. I had mine placed in the garage and just carried things in as I needed them.
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