I purchased the King (grey).
It was the hardest thing to put together EVER! Heres why:
/the tool they gave me was a soft metal/ so after getting the base built it was useless, thank god I have my own ratchet set.
/the pieces didnt fit together perfectly. I found myself squeezing pieces between my legs then using a tiny tool to get the screws in. Some were bowed.
/ the slots that go under the mattress were impossible to get into the bed frame, until I turned the whole bed on its side and hung like a monkey while trying to hammer the slots in and pulling/pushing them into place.
/I sliced my forearm open during the process, well because after the tiny soft metal tool gave out (i didnt know till after the slip) I was in the middle of tightening a screw and it slipped out. (That scared the kids)
All in all, if I would have had help it probably wouldnt have been so hard, but when I read the reviews previously posted, most said assembly was easy. I am a single mom so I needed something that wouldnt take so much time and that I could muscle myself.
/I got it done but instead of 1.5hr Scott free. It took my 4 hrs, a huge cut on my forearm, and one the of best works outs.
Wrestling with the King
I purchased the King (grey). It was the hardest thing to put together EVER! Heres why: /the tool they gave me was a soft metal/ so after getting the base built it was useless, thank god I have my own ratchet set. /the pieces didnt fit together perfectly. I found myself squeezing pieces between my legs then using a tiny tool to get the screws in. Some were bowed. / the slots that go under the mattress were impossible to get into the bed frame, until I turned the whole bed on its side and hung like a monkey while trying to hammer the slots in and pulling/pushing them into place. /I sliced my forearm open during the process, well because after the tiny soft metal tool gave out (i didnt know till after the slip) I was in the middle of tightening a screw and it slipped out. (That scared the kids) All in all, if I would have had help it probably wouldnt have been so hard, but when I read the reviews previously posted, most said assembly was easy. I am a single mom so I needed something that wouldnt take so much time and that I could muscle myself. /I got it done but instead of 1.5hr Scott free. It took my 4 hrs, a huge cut on my forearm, and one the of best works outs.