Home Depot launched a new line of Husky “Folding System” garage cabinets that feature a quick-folding setup process that’s designed to be quick and easy.
There are typically 2 types of garage cabinets – those that feature welded construction and ship ready to be installed, and ones that ship “ready to assemble” with screw-together panels.
These new cabinets at Husky apparently fold open.
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Home Depot advertises these as having a smooth, white finish [that] supplies a sleek look worthy of placement anywhere in a home.
The wall cabinet has a maximum load capacity of 50 lbs per shelf plus 15 lbs per door for a total of 130 lbs.
Looking online at the user manual, the cabinet pops into shape with a largely tool-free process, but still needs to be mounted to the wall.
The wall cabinet measures 28″ wide x 30″ tall x 12″ deep. It’s made with 22 gauge steel.
Home Depot also launched short and floor cabinets, and is offering the line in white and black color finishes.
Discussion
Let’s say that you just moved into your first house, the garage is bare, and you’ve got a busy life. Installing wall cabinets can be a chore, even more so if you first have to assemble each cabinet. Welded cabinets tend to cost considerably more because of heavier gauge materials, more factory labor, and higher shipping or freight fees.
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You don’t get much here in the way of features, such as soft-close doors, but the bare minimum is there.
Here’s what the folded short floor-standing cabinet looks like.
It also ships folded up.
Tip: Avoid pinch points during assembly. They caution about this in the user manual.
I would go in a different direction, but am trying to appreciate the fast setup Home Depot and Husky are offering here.
Thoughts?
Jared
I think that’s great. It’s a budget-option, for sure – but if that’s what you’re after I would much prefer this to having to assemble it with screws. Hopefully it stands up to use just as well.
Mike
I could go for the taller cabinet, I really don’t like assembling shelving or cabinets, but I’m also a cheapskate and could never justify buying the already-assembled cabinets. They do also come in black. What other direction would you go with this? I mean, what other direction is there?
Stuart
Personally I’d go RTA or welded.
I assembled a Gladiator cabinet 15 or 16 years ago. We moved, I took it down, put it in storage. Moved it to different storage. Moved to a house, installed it to the garage wall. Its assembly was flimsy, but the Gladiator held up.
I bought welded cabinets for the garage a few years ago and they look clean. I might replace them with DIY plywood cabinets, at which time I’ll take them down and pass them to someone else.
These folded cabinets look alright, but how long until a user says “I wish I had something stronger, nicer, better?”
The biggest selling point in my opinion is the lower price point, which can make a difference if one is outfitting a wall.
I think that these could be a more appealing alternative to resin cabinets, and maybe hardware store MDF.
Robert
If you can get additional shelves, these could be useful for dorm rooms, or others in short term housing situations. Quicker setup than IKEA particle board shelves, and at tend of school year, easy to fold up and take away.
eddiesky
Good point. Plus they lock, over IKEA cabinets. However, for a garage, the IKEA option was cheap at $40 er now $75for a 30 inch wide cabinet with doors. I like that the Husky are metal which is ideal for batteries or paints, solvents over MDF.
But $140 each… is this tariffication?
Adam
I’ve actually been really hoping they would make their RTA Husky cabinets in white, to match the white Husky 2-drawer workbench I got for my hobby room. I would much prefer the more-solid RTA construction though, as the 22ga steel is already quite flimsy. I also actually enjoy putting flat-packed furniture together, so this solution isn’t really providing any benefits to me. I also worry that the stretch wrap film they apply on the glossy sheet metal, which is already a huge pain to remove on the RTA versions, will be even harder to remove from the hinged areas of these new models. All that said, I may likely end up getting one or two of these just because they *hopefully* match my workbench.
Adam
Speaking of Husky storage products, I just saw a “limited edition” tool chest in HD yesterday that was like a solid camo-green color. It didn’t look bad, but you know there is nothing else coming out to match it. Just looked it up, and it is in fact army green.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Limited-Edition-52-in-x-24-5-in-D-10-Drawer-Army-Green-Mobile-Workbench-with-Solid-Wood-Top-H52MWC10ARMY/332127520
Plain+grainy
I like green cabinets. The Menards Masterforce Gunmetal color I like a lot.
Plain+grainy
These are quite unique! I’ll have to check them out. I’m leaning towards Suncast’ commercial plastic cabinets. I haven’t purchased any yet. But plan to in the distant future.
Terry Burton
Is there a connection between Gladiator and Seville Classics Ultra HD? I have four wall cabinets, two tall rolling floor cabinets, and three work tables all in red and all Ultra HD. Ultra HD looks similar to the Gladiator line. I’m very happy with the Ultra HD. The Husky looks interesting… just too late for me. White seems to be an odd color unless these are intended to go inside a home. Personally, I wouldn’t want white in my garage.
Stuart
I’ve never seen a connection, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any.
Regarding the color, my cabinets are white and grey. I like that it doesn’t darken the room further. But I also have a preference for white PC cases and desk or workbench frames.
S
Interesting idea.
It would never work for me, as any cabinet I put up always ends up filled with something. I can’t think of a single case where I’d like temporary hidden items storage like that.
I do have to wonder how much cheaper they could make it without the cost in hinge assemblies.
Nate
I could see these being used in trade-show setups. Day for setup, week-long show, day for packup, that kind of thing. Something that looks reasonable (pry off the Husky logos) but sets up with minimal fuss could be just the ticket for keeping show-related clutter hidden but reachable.
AJ
The original folding cabinets are from a company called Aramdillo Tough and their product reviews are outstanding. Perhaps you can take a look at their products and let us know what you think.
Jason
Menards has been selling the same thing under its Masterforce brand. I have a couple of them. They’re great!