Yep, it seems that Gladiator discontinued the shallower variants. A lot has changed... The way they designed these is dumb. There are plenty of other brands that allow a single person to easily assemble their cabinets. If you have the wingspan, you can attempt to do it yourself, but you'll still need a ratchet with an extension to take on the Gladiator cabinets alone.
I've had Gladiator wall cabinets, Gear Trax walls, tool boxes, workbench and upright cabinets and I've been extremely happy with them. I think this guy is a bit too critical of the system.
Compared to other offerings, the Gladiator cabinets are structurally weaker and higher cost. At the end of the day, you can use whatever you like for whatever reason you'd like. Yet, if you are looking for maximum value over aesthetics, you won't find it with Gladiator RTA cabinets. Other Gladiator products are superior in their class. This isn't one of them.
Thank you for your time in doing this video. Your right, I know it’s hard to find real quality these days with every time things being made in China. Different companies have the same thing but painted different or a couple of other different features but the main component materials are the same.
Just bought these for $300 and $210 respectively at HD, so at that price they are nice buys. The quality is fine. I had no assembly issues. Add blue Loctite to any bolts that thread into tapped holes or nuts. Leveling the feet to your floor is key and will make squaring the doors up simple.
A good video covered a lot of points. I took three days and took my time. It did also seem that the bolts where to small for the shelves but it all went together good and when mounted to the wall seemed strong enough to me and I loaded it up past the max and its just fine so far. I will at some time replace the bolts for the shelving with the same size as the bigger bolts they should have been the same size I think anyway. I did use a wrench just to make sure nothing will come lose up at any time down the road. I was a locksmith for over forty years so I made a few extra key's it relay should have come with two anyway. I would recommend with no problem.
@@GearWolf Can you provide examples of the "better buys"? I'm looking for good value and most of the other options I've seen are waaayyyy more expensive. Their large cabinet (24" deep) is on sale now for a little over $300.
@@sggjose Check out Kobalt or Husky brand cabinets. They are typically cheaper and offer several features the Gladiator ones don't at a slightly better price point. Sam's Club's Seville Classic is a pretty good buy as well.
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The jumbo now shows 36x72x24 or the xl are 48x72x24.
Which was the one that is easiest to assemble with regards to shelving and back assembly?
Yep, it seems that Gladiator discontinued the shallower variants. A lot has changed...
The way they designed these is dumb. There are plenty of other brands that allow a single person to easily assemble their cabinets. If you have the wingspan, you can attempt to do it yourself, but you'll still need a ratchet with an extension to take on the Gladiator cabinets alone.
I just bought 4 of these cabinets at a garage sale with a pedestal for $800. They look new and of decent quality
Do you think the 18" is deep enough to hang clothes in?
Nah. I wouldn't bother. There is a specific unit Gladiator once sold that was purpose built for that. You may want to try another brand...
I've had Gladiator wall cabinets, Gear Trax walls, tool boxes, workbench and upright cabinets and I've been extremely happy with them. I think this guy is a bit too critical of the system.
Compared to other offerings, the Gladiator cabinets are structurally weaker and higher cost.
At the end of the day, you can use whatever you like for whatever reason you'd like. Yet, if you are looking for maximum value over aesthetics, you won't find it with Gladiator RTA cabinets. Other Gladiator products are superior in their class. This isn't one of them.
Thank you for your time in doing this video. Your right, I know it’s hard to find real quality these days with every time things being made in China. Different companies have the same thing but painted different or a couple of other different features but the main component materials are the same.
Just bought these for $300 and $210 respectively at HD, so at that price they are nice buys. The quality is fine. I had no assembly issues. Add blue Loctite to any bolts that thread into tapped holes or nuts. Leveling the feet to your floor is key and will make squaring the doors up simple.
HD had the smaller one for $139 the other day, but they sold out in under 12 hours. The larger one was $225.
Very great review, well in depth. It is very , very helpful.
Thanks one again
A good video covered a lot of points. I took three days and took my time. It did also seem that the bolts where to small for the shelves but it all went together good and when mounted to the wall seemed strong enough to me and I loaded it up past the max and its just fine so far. I will at some time replace the bolts for the shelving with the same size as the bigger bolts they should have been the same size I think anyway. I did use a wrench just to make sure nothing will come lose up at any time down the road. I was a locksmith for over forty years so I made a few extra key's it relay should have come with two anyway. I would recommend with no problem.
which shelf is non adjustable?
can u put a caster? its only got 1 hole
It is dependent on the production date of your cabinets. Early production units had caster mounts. Later production units did not.
I was going to buy one tomorrow. Not now. Thanks
honest review. decided not to buy.
Can't blame you. There are better buys. Had I been aware of them prior to purchase, I would have done the same.
What cabinets are better and less expensive? As far as value for the dollar?
@@GearWolf Can you provide examples of the "better buys"? I'm looking for good value and most of the other options I've seen are waaayyyy more expensive. Their large cabinet (24" deep) is on sale now for a little over $300.
@@sggjose Check out Kobalt or Husky brand cabinets. They are typically cheaper and offer several features the Gladiator ones don't at a slightly better price point. Sam's Club's Seville Classic is a pretty good buy as well.
@@GearWolf Thanks for the info!
Got mine today