I put this bed up a week ago. So far, the best part by far has been my kids absolutely ecstatic response to it. It doubles as two play forts, sometimes they (3 and 6) play together in one bunk, sometimes they separate, but they still spend a ton of time it it. They absolutely love this bed.
I m happy with it, too. Not pictured are the huge, 6-inch bolts that hold it very securely together. I ve climbed up into the top bunk with both my kids, for a total load of about 250 pounds, and the bed didn t wobble a bit. The guard rails go all the way around the top bunk, and, with the five-inch mattresses I put on, there s plenty of space between the top of the mattress and the top of the rails to keep kids from falling off.
I put the bed together myself in a little over three hours. The parts are all individually labeled and the directions are clear and mostly easy to follow. I confused myself for a few minutes by holding the window assembly sideways, and I would have appreciated if the holes for the screws for the roof and window were either pre-drilled or even just marked with ink, but I was able to eyeball those bits, and they came together sturdy and straight.
It takes a lot of torque to tighten down the Allen bolts. If you have a really top-end drill, that might work, but I don t and wouldn t recommend trying it. I also don t recommend using the throwaway Allen wrenches in the box. Use a good Allen wrench with a comfortable handle, and you ll move faster and save yourself all sorts of pain.
There was one bolt where the hole for the Allen wrench wasn t cut all the way, so my Allen wrench wouldn t turn it. Since there s no extra bolts or screws included, I put the one bolt on a guardrail against the wall where it s unlikely to face much abuse, and tightened it down with pliers. This was the only obvious miss on quality of the product.
One other possible con is, the bunks use screwed-down slats, and the bottom mattress is about two inches off the ground, so I foresee having issues cleaning up dust under the bottom bunk.
Those are the only negatives at this point, and I think they re very minor. I fully expect my kids will outgrow sleeping in bunk beds at all, long before the bed itself develops any issues that require it to be taken down. This is a solid product that I feel safe letting my kids sleep on.
Safe, sturdy, kids love it.
I put this bed up a week ago. So far, the best part by far has been my kids absolutely ecstatic response to it. It doubles as two play forts, sometimes they (3 and 6) play together in one bunk, sometimes they separate, but they still spend a ton of time it it. They absolutely love this bed. I m happy with it, too. Not pictured are the huge, 6-inch bolts that hold it very securely together. I ve climbed up into the top bunk with both my kids, for a total load of about 250 pounds, and the bed didn t wobble a bit. The guard rails go all the way around the top bunk, and, with the five-inch mattresses I put on, there s plenty of space between the top of the mattress and the top of the rails to keep kids from falling off. I put the bed together myself in a little over three hours. The parts are all individually labeled and the directions are clear and mostly easy to follow. I confused myself for a few minutes by holding the window assembly sideways, and I would have appreciated if the holes for the screws for the roof and window were either pre-drilled or even just marked with ink, but I was able to eyeball those bits, and they came together sturdy and straight. It takes a lot of torque to tighten down the Allen bolts. If you have a really top-end drill, that might work, but I don t and wouldn t recommend trying it. I also don t recommend using the throwaway Allen wrenches in the box. Use a good Allen wrench with a comfortable handle, and you ll move faster and save yourself all sorts of pain. There was one bolt where the hole for the Allen wrench wasn t cut all the way, so my Allen wrench wouldn t turn it. Since there s no extra bolts or screws included, I put the one bolt on a guardrail against the wall where it s unlikely to face much abuse, and tightened it down with pliers. This was the only obvious miss on quality of the product. One other possible con is, the bunks use screwed-down slats, and the bottom mattress is about two inches off the ground, so I foresee having issues cleaning up dust under the bottom bunk. Those are the only negatives at this point, and I think they re very minor. I fully expect my kids will outgrow sleeping in bunk beds at all, long before the bed itself develops any issues that require it to be taken down. This is a solid product that I feel safe letting my kids sleep on.