This bed has a lot of negative reviews that can be attributed to rushing the assembly. I'll just put this out there: this is a four hour job and requires a second person for a fair bit of the work. If you take your time, really focus on keeping the frame as straight as you can, the bed will come together fine and be very stable. I found that the key to keeping the bed straight is to not tighten the bolts completely as you assemble. Get everything put together, with each bolt pretty loose, and then make several circuits around the bed tightening and re-tightening each bolt. As the bed squares out, some of the bolts are going to loosen up, so retightening is important. I would suggest making a tightening pass maybe a week after you've slept on the bed. We've had this for about a month now, and it's very solid.
The drawers are a little flimsy, and I would suggest getting some felt pads to put on the door lip where it touches the frame, but all in all it's hard to beat the value.
Good Value, just be patient
This bed has a lot of negative reviews that can be attributed to rushing the assembly. I'll just put this out there: this is a four hour job and requires a second person for a fair bit of the work. If you take your time, really focus on keeping the frame as straight as you can, the bed will come together fine and be very stable. I found that the key to keeping the bed straight is to not tighten the bolts completely as you assemble. Get everything put together, with each bolt pretty loose, and then make several circuits around the bed tightening and re-tightening each bolt. As the bed squares out, some of the bolts are going to loosen up, so retightening is important. I would suggest making a tightening pass maybe a week after you've slept on the bed. We've had this for about a month now, and it's very solid. The drawers are a little flimsy, and I would suggest getting some felt pads to put on the door lip where it touches the frame, but all in all it's hard to beat the value.