I'm going to jump right to it. Great purchase. If the bed is going to go into a room with a fan, make sure that you either have a big enough room where the fan is not an issue, or don't turn the fan on.
Here are some of the helpful tips that other reviewers wrote to help out others. # 11 is especially important and VERY true.
Recommendations for assembly:
1. Read the Assembly Instruction a couple of time BEFORE beginning.
2. Inventory all parts BEFORE beginning – incase there are missing/extra parts.
3. DON'T TIGHTEN ANYTHING UNTIL AFTER FULLY ASSEMBLED - Having some play/movement allows you to get parts properly aligned/assembled with NO hassle.
4. Test the threads with a screw BEFORE aligning & assembling 2 parts - if the screw goes into the thread with no load, then you should be able to hand tighten the screw when aligning and assembling 2 parts
5. Don't install the cross bars until the frame is fully assembled. This will make fixing issues (which point 2 will help you avoid) much easier.’
6. Be sure the upper cross bar (Part H) has the small screw holes facing DOWN.
7. USE A FLATHEAD SCREWDRIVER TO PUSH ONE SIDE OF PART #8 INSTEAD OF A HAMMER OR FINGER PRESSURE
8. When you put a Mattress Support (Part O) in place, push in the small Plastic Part #8 at both ends of Part O. DON'T put all Mattress Supports (Part O) in place (there are 44 of them) & then go back & try to install all 88 of the small plastic Part #8 at the same time because you'll have a difficult time getting a good angle with the flathead screwdriver to push one side in while trying to hold the other side of Part #8 at the same time.
9. AFTER fully assembling, NOW GO AROUND & TIGHTEN ALL THE SCREWS.
10. The instructions do no indicate that the side where you will be attaching the ladder needs to be facing a certain direction or it won't work.
11. Important: The top of the ladder attaches to the upper frame via a bolt. The frame has a small threaded hole to accept that bolt. The hole MUST be on the bottom side of the upper frame. If the hole is on the top, you messed up and the ladder won't connect correctly.
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I'm going to jump right to it. Great purchase. If the bed is going to go into a room with a fan, make sure that you either have a big enough room where the fan is not an issue, or don't turn the fan on. Here are some of the helpful tips that other reviewers wrote to help out others. # 11 is especially important and VERY true. Recommendations for assembly: 1. Read the Assembly Instruction a couple of time BEFORE beginning. 2. Inventory all parts BEFORE beginning – incase there are missing/extra parts. 3. DON'T TIGHTEN ANYTHING UNTIL AFTER FULLY ASSEMBLED - Having some play/movement allows you to get parts properly aligned/assembled with NO hassle. 4. Test the threads with a screw BEFORE aligning & assembling 2 parts - if the screw goes into the thread with no load, then you should be able to hand tighten the screw when aligning and assembling 2 parts 5. Don't install the cross bars until the frame is fully assembled. This will make fixing issues (which point 2 will help you avoid) much easier.’ 6. Be sure the upper cross bar (Part H) has the small screw holes facing DOWN. 7. USE A FLATHEAD SCREWDRIVER TO PUSH ONE SIDE OF PART #8 INSTEAD OF A HAMMER OR FINGER PRESSURE 8. When you put a Mattress Support (Part O) in place, push in the small Plastic Part #8 at both ends of Part O. DON'T put all Mattress Supports (Part O) in place (there are 44 of them) & then go back & try to install all 88 of the small plastic Part #8 at the same time because you'll have a difficult time getting a good angle with the flathead screwdriver to push one side in while trying to hold the other side of Part #8 at the same time. 9. AFTER fully assembling, NOW GO AROUND & TIGHTEN ALL THE SCREWS. 10. The instructions do no indicate that the side where you will be attaching the ladder needs to be facing a certain direction or it won't work. 11. Important: The top of the ladder attaches to the upper frame via a bolt. The frame has a small threaded hole to accept that bolt. The hole MUST be on the bottom side of the upper frame. If the hole is on the top, you messed up and the ladder won't connect correctly.