Rubbermaid 7086 72-Inch Five-Shelf Shelving Unit
by Rubbermaid
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Rubbermaid 7086 72-Inch Five-Shelf Shelving Unit
Customer Review: Rubbermaid Shelving Unit
Summary: 3 Stars
Nice unit - just a bit too large for area I needed to support. Would have been nicer had it been 30" as opposed to 36. Customer Review: Pricey and worth it.
Summary: 5 Stars
VERY sturdy but one MUST use a rubber mallet or block of wood with hammer to assemble. Customer Review: Pretty good product...
Summary: 4 Stars
I am opening an online store and I needed shelves that could hold a good amount of weight (thousands of old vinyl records). They do the job, but they look a little cheap. However, they are soooo easy to build. I put together 6 separate units in less than 1/2 hour, all by myself! Customer Review: Long term issues
Summary: 2 Stars
We bought 5 sets of these shelves several years ago. As others have observed, assembly is easy. Weight capacity is within reason for garage shelving, however small heavy objects can only be stored on the end of the shelves near the uprights. Items like spare vehicle batteries, power supplies or heavy tools will cause the shelves to sag. This is not a black mark as these are not advertised as industrial shelving and I didn't subtract stars for this.
What is significant however is that our shelves became brittle over time. Some cracked and became unusable. This could be specific to the UV stabilizers used in our 5 units or it could be a product wide engineering issue. My experience is limited to the 5 units I own and some are clearly more brittle than others so it is impossible to draw broad conclusions. The fact that their service life has been less than 5yrs and is compromised has lessened their value in my eyes and I have rated accordingly. When we recently moved we did not attempt to use them again and bought wire rack shelves which are considerably more expensive.
Customer Review: Sturdy and Easy to Assemble! Highly Recommended!
Summary: 5 Stars
We needed a lot of storage shelf space in a hurry when we opened our new shop. We looked into a few different solutions and decided on getting 8 of the "Rubbermaid 72-Inch Five-Shelf Shelving Units".
The units are very sturdy and were very easy to assemble without any real tools. We used a rubber mallet (gently) to make sure the legs were firmly seated, but it likely wasn't required. We also like that these are fairly easy to move around since they are not very heavy.
The units do vary grealy in price depending on where you are shopping. We have seen these at "Big Box" stores for a lot less when they are in stock, but free shipping with Amazon Prime can make it cheaper to order here.
Overall, these are very good shelving units and are fairly strong. Highly recommended!