Are the brackets that hold the shelves ande rods made of metal or plastic?
1527144
They are made of very heavy duty plastic. Before we purchased this closet kit, we bought 2 John Louis solid wood closet systems. They are attractive, but they don't have nearly the amount of shelf space, etc as these and they cost quite a bit more. Wish I had seen this set sooner.
443836
Plastic yes. Replacements, I don't know. This bracket can handle only so much weight before it will droop a bit. We've loaded it down pretty hard without it breaking so far though.
1440761
It's metal. it's not the best quality. My top shelf broke within a few months of having it
1532606
no it's not plastic, its glass shelves and metal casing holding it up. It looks great and very functional.
379070
The brackets on mine are metal, there is a plastic ring to protect your legs (I assume) from the hardware. They are right under the bracket, they serve no purpose other than safety though. It is very strong and steady. If it is plastic on yours I would call them, and complain. I wouldn't think plastic would last at all.
587976
I did not use the brackets. Mine is bolted directly to the house underneath the windows. However, I believe the brackets are designed for wooden railing, not metal.
1510860
Screws to mount a bracket to the wall and metal rods that go through the entire back spine that hold all the shelves in place
111135
They are metal. The baskets are pretty small. I don't really put anything in mine because of the size. I'm not at home now, but I would say they are probably close to 5 inches x 5 inches. It is a nice small shelf overall.
1030772
Metal - it is very sturdy. I have appliances including indoor grills, chopper, blender and cookbooks and two storage bins on the bottom shelf with no issue
1259059
The shelves are just two L shaped brackets. They are pretty sturdy. I have a DVD player and cable box on mine and it's plenty strong enough for me. Depends how big and heavy they are.
1527102
Some metal framework, the rest is durable plastic. Very well made.....works great!
1927440
The shelf pins are metal. The shelves are 1/2" thick and quite hefty. The backing is a dense type of fiberboard ....not flimsy cardboard/poster board type. It fits well and ample small nails included to fasten it quite securely to the frame. Has a nice look in matching the wood tone/grain of the frame and shelves.
1379701
I think they are plastic, but I've had them almost a year and they are very sturdy and look great.
1917269
They are metal. When I received mine the screw and mounting block were missing so I had to return them.
2177033
There are 2 metal brackets that you slide over the lip of the bottom shelf and the lip on the top shelf. You then use screws to hold the brackets in place. I have two bottom units with two top units and they've been fine for the past 7+ months that we've had them set up with two young children.
1707648
Shelves are tempered glass. pretty strong. glass is darkened so it looks like metal...
1649194
all screws, handles, hinges are made of metal. There are some plastic clips to hold the glass into the doors that are screwed in with metal screws into the wood. The plastic there is just to protect the glass. The hardware pegs for holding up the shelves are also metal. My husband is an engineer in metal parts manufacturing and he made no comments about them being substandard material when he put them together. I suspect you would find the hardware adequate/satisfactory.