This arrived in four very heavy boxes delivered by UPS. All that stuff arriving with all those parts can be somewhat overwhelming. All the parts were there. Husband and I are in our 60s and this took us the better part of our day to assemble. A power screw driver is a must! The base required getting-up and down from the floor more than what we expected. We had a challenge getting the lock-nut twist things to hold the big support screws for the out-laying frame to align properly. Up until then we were feeling pretty good about the assembly. Drawer assembly went well, but with so many drawers it felt like we'd never get them all done. I say that if you do not like devoting pretty much the whole day to the task this is not for you. Patience is definitely a virtue when doing this project because if you rush you will damage the pressed board, over-tighten screws, or assemble wrong and have to redo work. The instructions are easy to follow for such a large project as long as you do them step-by-step. I did this with my hubby and my advise is that this isn't a project for those with relationship issues 'cause it can make you tired and cranky.
Ours looked fine when it was FINALLY done. Some drawers didn't quite slide-in right. They were slightly ascrew and required some adjustment. Probably because we had such a time with the outer frame which will cause a slight mis-alignment. Overall satisfied now that it is done.
The bed sits very high. We got it for our 12 Sleep Sensation (memory foam) type mattress. This height will take some getting used to especially since our old bed set very low to the floor. Would we do it over again? NO, just too labor intensive.
Time consuming to assemble
This arrived in four very heavy boxes delivered by UPS. All that stuff arriving with all those parts can be somewhat overwhelming. All the parts were there. Husband and I are in our 60s and this took us the better part of our day to assemble. A power screw driver is a must! The base required getting-up and down from the floor more than what we expected. We had a challenge getting the lock-nut twist things to hold the big support screws for the out-laying frame to align properly. Up until then we were feeling pretty good about the assembly. Drawer assembly went well, but with so many drawers it felt like we'd never get them all done. I say that if you do not like devoting pretty much the whole day to the task this is not for you. Patience is definitely a virtue when doing this project because if you rush you will damage the pressed board, over-tighten screws, or assemble wrong and have to redo work. The instructions are easy to follow for such a large project as long as you do them step-by-step. I did this with my hubby and my advise is that this isn't a project for those with relationship issues 'cause it can make you tired and cranky. Ours looked fine when it was FINALLY done. Some drawers didn't quite slide-in right. They were slightly ascrew and required some adjustment. Probably because we had such a time with the outer frame which will cause a slight mis-alignment. Overall satisfied now that it is done. The bed sits very high. We got it for our 12 Sleep Sensation (memory foam) type mattress. This height will take some getting used to especially since our old bed set very low to the floor. Would we do it over again? NO, just too labor intensive.