The plastics that made rubbermaid so popular are absent from this product. First of all, the product is extremely difficult to put together. I've seen better instructions on a Chinese to English translated instructions.

Second, all of the plastics are sub par. This thing is not built to last a season much less a years.

Third, you guessed it. My hinges broke too. The hinge is made out of a 2 mm thick plastic between the hinge post and the attachment to the structure. This molded plastic line is exactly were my hinges broke. Btw, the broke at pretty much the same time.

This one is a stinker and I wish someone had reviewed his thing before I bought it.