Reviewers say file drawer is bottomless. Does the unit have a bottom that goes beneath hanging files, i.e., will files be enclosed?
605639
No, but there is a good frame to work with. I stapled a thin board on the bottom and on the sides to seal it and use as a drawer. I did three such units for my bedroom, and I am very happy. If you want to protect your files, you can use a good paper or plastic cardboard and it will work. I used a quarter inch board because I just had in the house. It was a very little project comparing to the very low price and a good quality of a little dresser that I am using for. I consider it the best buy I ever made on Amazon. The quality of that unit is impressively good, solid, smoothly finished wood.
605640
The file drawer is the 4th drawer down - the top is covered by the drawer above and it has the 4 sides which slide into the cabinet but it does not have a bottom to the drawer - the files hang in the drawer. The cabinet is a nicely constructed piece of furniture, very sturdy and looks good. Ours arrived with a chip out of the top but once we had pointed it out to the supplier they immediately offered us a new cabinet or a discount - no arguments. Hope this helps.
605641
The bottom file drawer does not have a bottom as it is designed for hanging files. The upper smaller drawers have bottoms. I love these!! I have had mine for 3 years and they are so sturdy and well made. I highly recommend them. I also bought the matching desk, printer stand, and bookshelf. All of them are great and holding up to constant use.
1647607
In my file cabinet, the top rail for the hanging file folder is 12". However, I noticed that the rails seemed to bow out toward the middle of the drawer. I had a 9" x 12" sheet of tracing paper that I dropped into various file folders to see how the paper would fit. In the folders in the front 6" of the file drawer, the tracing paper would not lie flat. There was a slight curve. From 6" back, the paper would lie flat inside the file folder.
820555
I haven't had any problem with the file drawer, but i haven't over filled it yet. The middle drawer bottom kept falling out of it's slot, so I hot glued it. The other drawers seem ok, but are not as deep as the desk itself, so there's some wasted space there. They do come with glides, the inexpensive type.
2225071
No - it accomodates the regular size hanging folders without anything extra in the bottom drawer.
496608
Yes,there is a ledge around the inside which holds the files in suspension when you use hanging folders.
522043
No. The files can only hang side to side. Additionally the drawers are deep allowing you to configure it for letter or legal files.
1002845
You should make sure that heavier files are in the bottom drawer. To be safe, anchor cabinet to wall or piece of furniture next to it.
635510
There is "just enough" space for the hanging files to hang, if they have around an inch of stuff in them they hang and slide perfectly, empty/emptier files hang lower and drag on the shelf so they sometimes unseat from the bars.
677781
It has metal hanging dividers in each drawer that can be moved to hold up existing files while leaving storage or empty space as you choose. Hope that helps.
2017982
There are bottoms on the drawers, but they are very thin. I only put a few office supplies in from of the folders.
1969296
There was no lock on mine. One disappointment I had with file drawer is that once I put files in it, a few days later it stopped closing completely. Feels like it's off track, but if I lift it up higher it will close. Very inconvenient if you use the drawer daily so mine now remains open about 2-3 inches. Other than that, I love the desk.
578601
You do not need the hanger for the files with this drawer. The sides of each draw has a lip that holds the file. Comes ready to go!
1581600
Not really, You can hang the files, but hanging file tabs are too tall to shut the drawer...very disappointing piece of furniture :(
1795676
The drawers have hanging rails installed that allow files to hang from side to side. You can use either legal size or standard size files. It takes some time to assemble the filing cabinet but I felt is was well worth it as this is one of the finest file cabinets I have ever used.
1856403
1) The drawers are not tall enough, 2) They are not deep enough from the front of the drawer to the back, plus because the drawer glides are not full suspension, a part of the drawer back is hidden within the frame.Main reason is that each drawer is not tall enough for hanging files
933450
Actual hanging racks are NOT included, but the top edges of the two bottom drawers are designed so that you can hang the hanging folders right onto the edges of the drawers. It's actually a better way to do it because you don't have to worry about those metal racks bending, etc.
1041747
The drawers are designed to be the right size for hanging files, so there's no extra room at the bottom. I use letter size hanging files, so there is about four inches of space to the side of the folders if you wanted to put something there.