Cavallo Nero , great looking bench , especially the Imperial brass fitting display , had one in our store for years . Edward
I have Gladiator and really like them. Have had them for almost 8 years. When I got them there was only one line, heavy duty and welded construction. Apparently there are cheaper ones now?
I have the gladiator and like them. I too bought them on sale, and will probably buy more when they go on sale again. Nice quality, especially for the price. I really liked the moduline cabinets. I put ctek in my trailer, and they are really nice also. Just couldn't justify the cost for how much of it I'd need for my shop.
The gladiator cabinets are not bad if you dont know the alternatives. Once you've seen fancy cabinets you cant compare, and wont look at them twice. The RTA cabinets are cheap feeling as thye use a thin metal, and the lack of shelf adjustment options isnt great The biggest beef I have with the Gladiator cabinets (pre-built and RTA ones) all have screws / rivets on the outside side of the cabinet. So you can never get cabinets tight to each other. Thats a deal breaker for me. leaving 1/4" gaps between cabinets is ugly. Couple years back we did a customers garage floor, and slatwall. He bought Gladiator cabinets at lowes. HE didnt want my cabinets as they were $5k more. He bought the gladiator ones for $1500 from Lowes, and asked us to build them. I told him my installer would if he paid an hourly rate. After seeing the construction, I regretted agreeing.... They held up fine though.
I have a set very nice they sell them at Costco on sale $900 regular $1500- $600 off you can get them in Ferrari red NewAge Products 7-piece 24ga Metal Garage Cabinetry They have some on sale direct as well On Sales
I would agree on the read to assemble, but the premier line has held up fine for my storage needs. I had them professionally installed and I think they butt up nicely in all aread except where I had a defect in the wall causing a small bump out that I chose not to repair prior. I will post some pics. There are better cabinets for sure, but bang for the buck, they were great. I also really like the gearwall, its durable, and gives me great flexibility to change how I use it depending on how my storage needs change for example, I installed it when my kids we little and had bikes and balls all over. I traded out the bike rack holder claws and ball caddy for a golf caddy. I'm sure there are loads of better systems but this one id certainly worth a look at a given price point. I looked at moduline and it was to rich for my blood, its a home garage for me and my projects wont wear this stuff out.
I've been happy with the fit and finish of the heavier duty Gladiators as well. My cabinets have no gaps, the shelves adjust, and the metal thickness is good. I know the higher end aluminum cabinets are nicer; I own some of them. But they were over 4 times the cost for my shop.
Best bang for the buck, in my opinion, is the line of cabinets, benches and rolling carts from Sam's Club...the line is called Seville Classics Ultra HD Image Unavailable, Please Login The steel is easily twice as thick as that in the Gladiator cabinets https://mechanicguides.com/best-garage-cabinets/ The stainless steel is a little fussy (fingerprints, dirt, dust, and grease show up easily) and the doors could use a reinforcement piece in the center to stiffen them up, but other than that, I have zero complaints regarding them. My total was less than $2000 and I have 2 of the tall cabinets, 2 of the benches, 4 of the roller carts (2 with full drawers, 2 with doors-stacked and mounted on top), 1 of the rolling bench with drawers, 6 of the wall cabinets, 1 desk (no longer available), 1 midsize roller cart (50% larger than the other roller carts-no longer available) and 3 matching butcher-block pneumatic stools (no longer available).
