I spent a couple hours putting this together which actually had to stretch into the next day. As a heads up the main issues are that a few of the holes were not drilled properly, specifically the ones for the hinges. If I had put the hinges on this product in the holes that were provided, the flip out support for the side tables would have been completely crooked. As a result, there were multiple times where I was unable to do any type of hand screwing with a screwdriver which is what the instructions recommend. I ended up using a power drill for most of the screwing. The parts with provided bolts were relatively easy however. Although I wish less furniture with you hex keys because that can only be done by hand and I dont know if anyone makes a ratcheting set for those... If youre putting this together, the other frustrating part was that theres an earlier step where the table that hinges should be installed and they wait until the bed is upright meaning that two hinges on both sides have to be installed where You are holding the table top and screwing upward into it with small screws into very small pre-drilled holes that may not be aligned and then you have two hinges on both sides that are being screwed sideways into the support legs and youre holding up that semi heavy wood which is kind of hard to get started especially if youre only helper is a 12-year-old as was the case with my setup.
Overall the bed seems relatively sturdy, wouldnt be very comfortable for an adult over a few hundred pounds, perhaps if you had a solid board under the mattress. I didnt have that type of setup because my daughters mattress did not need one on her previous bed but I may need to get one for this type of setup rather than just the mattress. Sturdy bed and it looks nice although it was a pain to put together. Good value. It should last but I am certainly not looking forward to taking it apart to move, I guess on the plus side the only parts that would need to be disassembled are the ones that use regular bolts.
Sturdy enough for a child hard to put together
I spent a couple hours putting this together which actually had to stretch into the next day. As a heads up the main issues are that a few of the holes were not drilled properly, specifically the ones for the hinges. If I had put the hinges on this product in the holes that were provided, the flip out support for the side tables would have been completely crooked. As a result, there were multiple times where I was unable to do any type of hand screwing with a screwdriver which is what the instructions recommend. I ended up using a power drill for most of the screwing. The parts with provided bolts were relatively easy however. Although I wish less furniture with you hex keys because that can only be done by hand and I dont know if anyone makes a ratcheting set for those... If youre putting this together, the other frustrating part was that theres an earlier step where the table that hinges should be installed and they wait until the bed is upright meaning that two hinges on both sides have to be installed where You are holding the table top and screwing upward into it with small screws into very small pre-drilled holes that may not be aligned and then you have two hinges on both sides that are being screwed sideways into the support legs and youre holding up that semi heavy wood which is kind of hard to get started especially if youre only helper is a 12-year-old as was the case with my setup. Overall the bed seems relatively sturdy, wouldnt be very comfortable for an adult over a few hundred pounds, perhaps if you had a solid board under the mattress. I didnt have that type of setup because my daughters mattress did not need one on her previous bed but I may need to get one for this type of setup rather than just the mattress. Sturdy bed and it looks nice although it was a pain to put together. Good value. It should last but I am certainly not looking forward to taking it apart to move, I guess on the plus side the only parts that would need to be disassembled are the ones that use regular bolts.