The only draw back on this item is that it does not come with what you would need to hang it (i.e. wall screws, etc.) but my husband pointed out that since there are different applications possible for where you hang the mantle that they would have had to provided a bunch of different things to secure it to many different surfaces (i.e. sheetrock, stone, brick, etc.). It is a quality product and has an extra wide shelf area on top of the mantle to display your special knick-knacks, photo's, etc. I would recommend this to anyone anticipating buying this item.