GREAT VALUE FOR THE PRICE, BUT BE PREPARED FOR AN INTENSIVE ASSEMBLY
I was very leery about buying bunk beds on line. But I had very few options after our supposedly reputable family run furniture store here in San Diego, totally left us in a lurch after sitting on our order for a week. I had 4 adult size guests due to arrive and no beds to accommodate them for sleeping. We ordered 2 sets of the beds and 4 of the 6" mattresses. We put 1 set together the evening it arrived and the second set the following morning. Assembly takes two…..unless you have an unlimited amount of books, ladders, or other devices to prop up the "other end" as you work. The directions were ok, BUT THE ADVICE FROM THE S WAS EVEN BETTER! MANY, MANY THX TO YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE SUCH WELL THOUGHT OUT, DETAILED, INFORMATIVE REVIEWS! IT MADE THE SALE AND WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS! We had no problem with alignment of the pieces with the predrilled holes. There were a few problems with some of the mattress support rods being a fraction of an inch too long, but we were able to move them around until they all fit. The ladder attachment was somewhat awkward and could have been better described in the directions. The biggest problem was with the little plastic squares from Hell. They worked…eventually…but who thought that was a good idea?! Even using a flat tool to apply pressure to assemble these little demons was excruciating to our fingers…especially my arthritic fingers. Thank goodness there were two of us! Needless to say, the second bed was assembled in half of the time as the first. After a very interesting assembly experience and about 2 weeks of use, I can say that I am very pleased with the sturdiness and stability of the beds and feel that they were a great value for the price. (I regained full motion of my fingers after a couple of days)
GREAT VALUE FOR THE PRICE, BUT BE PREPARED FOR AN INTENSIVE ASSEMBLY
I was very leery about buying bunk beds on line. But I had very few options after our supposedly reputable family run furniture store here in San Diego, totally left us in a lurch after sitting on our order for a week. I had 4 adult size guests due to arrive and no beds to accommodate them for sleeping. We ordered 2 sets of the beds and 4 of the 6" mattresses. We put 1 set together the evening it arrived and the second set the following morning. Assembly takes two…..unless you have an unlimited amount of books, ladders, or other devices to prop up the "other end" as you work. The directions were ok, BUT THE ADVICE FROM THE S WAS EVEN BETTER! MANY, MANY THX TO YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE SUCH WELL THOUGHT OUT, DETAILED, INFORMATIVE REVIEWS! IT MADE THE SALE AND WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS! We had no problem with alignment of the pieces with the predrilled holes. There were a few problems with some of the mattress support rods being a fraction of an inch too long, but we were able to move them around until they all fit. The ladder attachment was somewhat awkward and could have been better described in the directions. The biggest problem was with the little plastic squares from Hell. They worked…eventually…but who thought that was a good idea?! Even using a flat tool to apply pressure to assemble these little demons was excruciating to our fingers…especially my arthritic fingers. Thank goodness there were two of us! Needless to say, the second bed was assembled in half of the time as the first. After a very interesting assembly experience and about 2 weeks of use, I can say that I am very pleased with the sturdiness and stability of the beds and feel that they were a great value for the price. (I regained full motion of my fingers after a couple of days)