First off, I just want to say that I couldn't be happier with the quality of this product. We got the silver bunk with the under desk kit. Now that I've got it all together and screwed into the wall, I am continually impressed with this piece of furniture. The metal itself feels heavy duty and good quality and the design of the bed is well thought out.
I also like that since the bed is all constructed from metal tubing and struts, you can easily modify the bed to support third-party electrical components like surge protectors and under-bed lighting. Zip ties are your friend with this bed.
The only thing that drove me nuts about this product are the assembly instructions. Overall, they're easy to understand, each step has directions and illustrations to show you what you're supposed to be doing. Though there are a few times during assembly where small details make all the difference and these small details are not clearly marked in the illustrations and barely mentioned or not mentioned at all in the steps.
If you get just the bed alone, you won't have any issues with the instructions as it goes together pretty easily. Though if you're also installing the desk underneath, you will have to pay special attention to where each cross bar goes and how it's oriented as the holes for the shelving unit only mate with one of the bars and in one particular orientation, which is not explicitly noted in the instructions. This is because the bed and the desk are technically two separate kits that fit together but neither set of instructions make much mention of the other part and as a result, fine details get lost.
Overall, it's a great product, but the instructions need work. Please pay close attention to even the smallest details or you may find yourself redoing steps multiple times like I did. Here are some things I learned putting this together that may help you out:
1. The bed will be more stable in the long run if you use Loctite on all of your bolts.
2. If installing the desk too, skip the last step of bed assembly, which instructs you to terminate all remaining holes to make it look more polished. These holes are all used for the desk so you shouldn't spend the time covering them as the first step of desk assembly is to uncover all of these holes.
3. The brackets used to screw the bed into the wall don't seem to be mentioned in the instructions but the best joints/screws to use for these brackets are the bolts that are screwed vertically into the bottom of the rear cross bar, or the ones that screw horizontally into the rear vertical tubes.
4. I couldn't find two bolt locations that lined up with standard wall stud spacing, so I had to drill a hole into the rear cross bar to accommodate two wall brackets. You could probably get away with one if you use a thick and sturdy screw to drill into the wall stud.
5. Standard 48" LED strip lighting adheres to the bottom of the rear cross bar perfectly and does a great job of lighting up the desk and the wall behind the bed.
6. Zip ties will allow you to attach all sorts of cool things to this bed to extend its functionality without needing to permanently modify the bed itself.
7. I highly recommend zip tying a surge protector into place to the rear cross bar under the desk. That way you can plug a light, computer, device charger, etc all into the desk surge protector without having to go directly to the wall. So the bed then contains its own power grid, making it easier to move the bed around in the future without having to rewire the electronics on your desk.
Good Quality Product, OK Instructions
First off, I just want to say that I couldn't be happier with the quality of this product. We got the silver bunk with the under desk kit. Now that I've got it all together and screwed into the wall, I am continually impressed with this piece of furniture. The metal itself feels heavy duty and good quality and the design of the bed is well thought out. I also like that since the bed is all constructed from metal tubing and struts, you can easily modify the bed to support third-party electrical components like surge protectors and under-bed lighting. Zip ties are your friend with this bed. The only thing that drove me nuts about this product are the assembly instructions. Overall, they're easy to understand, each step has directions and illustrations to show you what you're supposed to be doing. Though there are a few times during assembly where small details make all the difference and these small details are not clearly marked in the illustrations and barely mentioned or not mentioned at all in the steps. If you get just the bed alone, you won't have any issues with the instructions as it goes together pretty easily. Though if you're also installing the desk underneath, you will have to pay special attention to where each cross bar goes and how it's oriented as the holes for the shelving unit only mate with one of the bars and in one particular orientation, which is not explicitly noted in the instructions. This is because the bed and the desk are technically two separate kits that fit together but neither set of instructions make much mention of the other part and as a result, fine details get lost. Overall, it's a great product, but the instructions need work. Please pay close attention to even the smallest details or you may find yourself redoing steps multiple times like I did. Here are some things I learned putting this together that may help you out: 1. The bed will be more stable in the long run if you use Loctite on all of your bolts. 2. If installing the desk too, skip the last step of bed assembly, which instructs you to terminate all remaining holes to make it look more polished. These holes are all used for the desk so you shouldn't spend the time covering them as the first step of desk assembly is to uncover all of these holes. 3. The brackets used to screw the bed into the wall don't seem to be mentioned in the instructions but the best joints/screws to use for these brackets are the bolts that are screwed vertically into the bottom of the rear cross bar, or the ones that screw horizontally into the rear vertical tubes. 4. I couldn't find two bolt locations that lined up with standard wall stud spacing, so I had to drill a hole into the rear cross bar to accommodate two wall brackets. You could probably get away with one if you use a thick and sturdy screw to drill into the wall stud. 5. Standard 48" LED strip lighting adheres to the bottom of the rear cross bar perfectly and does a great job of lighting up the desk and the wall behind the bed. 6. Zip ties will allow you to attach all sorts of cool things to this bed to extend its functionality without needing to permanently modify the bed itself. 7. I highly recommend zip tying a surge protector into place to the rear cross bar under the desk. That way you can plug a light, computer, device charger, etc all into the desk surge protector without having to go directly to the wall. So the bed then contains its own power grid, making it easier to move the bed around in the future without having to rewire the electronics on your desk.