No one has slept in it yet, but it is ready for use.
The good things: The materials provided seemed to be of great quality for the most part (see below for exceptions). The finish on the parts were great. The instructions were logically laid out and the illustrations went a long way towards making this a successful operation. I particularly liked the tape that they used on the lattice structure to help with spacing. That made the job of attaching the lattice to the bed frame easier.
The not so great things: With some power tools, it took 6 hours of actual assembly time. If you use the recommended screwdriver and supplied Allen wrench I could see it taking longer. The next not so great thing is that one of the pieces had a mis/drilled hole which I had to over/drill in order to make the board line up properly. I decided to make the hole rather than wait for a replacement part to arrive as I needed the bed to function sooner rather than later.
Other thoughts:
1. There are a lot pieces. It requires a lot of space to be efficient in assembling it.
2. It would be better to have the bottom half assembled first. The instructions are not clear on that. Better than I even expected
Looks great once put together
No one has slept in it yet, but it is ready for use. The good things: The materials provided seemed to be of great quality for the most part (see below for exceptions). The finish on the parts were great. The instructions were logically laid out and the illustrations went a long way towards making this a successful operation. I particularly liked the tape that they used on the lattice structure to help with spacing. That made the job of attaching the lattice to the bed frame easier. The not so great things: With some power tools, it took 6 hours of actual assembly time. If you use the recommended screwdriver and supplied Allen wrench I could see it taking longer. The next not so great thing is that one of the pieces had a mis/drilled hole which I had to over/drill in order to make the board line up properly. I decided to make the hole rather than wait for a replacement part to arrive as I needed the bed to function sooner rather than later. Other thoughts: 1. There are a lot pieces. It requires a lot of space to be efficient in assembling it. 2. It would be better to have the bottom half assembled first. The instructions are not clear on that. Better than I even expected