I put this together myself.  You must do it gingerly, if you don't the material will splinter.  If your files are heavy the drawers will collapse; mine did.  It would be too much of a headache to return it; just taking it apart and trying to put it back in the box for return shipping wouldn't be worth the aggravation. I thought I was getting a good deal; in reality, I wasted my money. The drawers don't close straight on the bars. It is already falling apart.  It has been one big headache from start to finish.