Assembly was easy, but really needs a second person when connecting up the corner legs. Wish the instructions has been more explicit about leg pairings (if you want to attach a backboard, you need to make sure you pair the legs correctly, though they could have just drilled those holes in all the legs to make things easier). It ended up not being an issue as our universal headboard legs were not spaced widely enough to connect to the frame, not sure if that is an issue with the frame or headboard.
It is very sturdy, my wife and I are both plus size and felt no anxiety using the bed, the NECTAR foundation we had broke the first night we used it, this one is SOOOO much sturdier and about $100 less.
We are using a Nectar mattress and the metal rods are a little narrow for memory foam mattresses, so I recommend using slats or something similar to provide a wider base for the mattress. We use baseboard runners on each side, supported by the metal rods, to place slats and then the mattress sits on the slats, its perfect, but did require spending about $30 for the materals.
If the manufacturer put a rail around the edge this would be perfect for memory foam as you could then rest slats across them.
Really helps to have a second person...
Assembly was easy, but really needs a second person when connecting up the corner legs. Wish the instructions has been more explicit about leg pairings (if you want to attach a backboard, you need to make sure you pair the legs correctly, though they could have just drilled those holes in all the legs to make things easier). It ended up not being an issue as our universal headboard legs were not spaced widely enough to connect to the frame, not sure if that is an issue with the frame or headboard. It is very sturdy, my wife and I are both plus size and felt no anxiety using the bed, the NECTAR foundation we had broke the first night we used it, this one is SOOOO much sturdier and about $100 less. We are using a Nectar mattress and the metal rods are a little narrow for memory foam mattresses, so I recommend using slats or something similar to provide a wider base for the mattress. We use baseboard runners on each side, supported by the metal rods, to place slats and then the mattress sits on the slats, its perfect, but did require spending about $30 for the materals. If the manufacturer put a rail around the edge this would be perfect for memory foam as you could then rest slats across them.