Metal Storage Cabinet

Metal office storage cabinets and where they earn their place

Steel is what you choose when the cabinet is going to be worked rather than looked at. It holds its shape under load where a board carcass eventually racks out of square, it takes a knock without denting through to something soft, and it does not swell if the room gets damp.

That makes it the obvious choice for a garage, a workshop, a utility room or a supply room, and a reasonable one for an office where the cabinet is behind a desk rather than on show.

Locking storage cabinet sizes and shelves

Heights run 25.6 to 72.1 inches, widths 17.7 to 36 and depths 13.8 to 23.2. The narrower units suit the gap beside a door; the wider ones act as a wall of storage. Steel arrives heavy, so check the route into the room as well as the space it will stand in.

Adjustable shelves let one cabinet take box files, tools and tall bottles without wasting the gap above every row. Move a shelf by lifting it clear of its supports rather than sliding it, which is what bends a shelf lip, and check both clips sit at the same height before it goes back.

Locking storage cabinet care and anchoring

Almost all of these lock, which is the other reason to choose steel: a lock on a board cabinet is only as good as the panel around it, and the panel is the weak point.

Anchor a tall unit to a stud before you fill it. Wipe steel with a damp cloth and a mild detergent, and deal with any chip in the coating promptly, since bare steel in a damp room is where rust starts. Keep the door hinges clean, because grit in a steel hinge grinds rather than simply sticking.

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