REAL WOOD CONSTRUCTION GOOD AS ANY STORE/BOUGHT UNIT, AND FAR LESS EXPENSIVE
After a thorough search of local furniture stores ands other on/line retailers, this set of bunk beds emerged as the best value for the money. Yes, it requires assembly by someone with a reasonable amount of intelligence, but once completed becomes a solid piece of quality furniture. Others have pointed out it has hundreds of screws and is equipped with slats to support the mattresses//all true. However, we had two sheets of 1/4 hardboard (available at Lowes, the material used to make clipboards) cut to the size of a mattress and used them as bunky boards to protect the mattresses. Regarding the underside of the upper bunk, the raw wood slats can easily be covered with a sheet of decorative material obtained from a fabric store. We had the the lower bunk occupant (a five/year/old) accompany us to the store and pick out a pattern with which he would happily study before falling asleep. Even after adding the extra expenses, the total package still totaled far less than a unit delivered from a local furniture store. Only caution to add would be study the instructions thoroughly before beginning and sort the hardware accordingly. One person can assemble the two beds, two people will be required to stack them.
REAL WOOD CONSTRUCTION GOOD AS ANY STORE/BOUGHT UNIT, AND FAR LESS EXPENSIVE
After a thorough search of local furniture stores ands other on/line retailers, this set of bunk beds emerged as the best value for the money. Yes, it requires assembly by someone with a reasonable amount of intelligence, but once completed becomes a solid piece of quality furniture. Others have pointed out it has hundreds of screws and is equipped with slats to support the mattresses//all true. However, we had two sheets of 1/4 hardboard (available at Lowes, the material used to make clipboards) cut to the size of a mattress and used them as bunky boards to protect the mattresses. Regarding the underside of the upper bunk, the raw wood slats can easily be covered with a sheet of decorative material obtained from a fabric store. We had the the lower bunk occupant (a five/year/old) accompany us to the store and pick out a pattern with which he would happily study before falling asleep. Even after adding the extra expenses, the total package still totaled far less than a unit delivered from a local furniture store. Only caution to add would be study the instructions thoroughly before beginning and sort the hardware accordingly. One person can assemble the two beds, two people will be required to stack them.