Replaced another bed with this one, both worked well
I was a bit concerned seeing some people talking about this taking 6 hours to put together. Fortunately that was incorrect. I did this alone, and it took me all of about 90 minutes. Actually about 120 minutes, but I'm subtracting the 30 minutes I spent on the top tube with this horrendous foot and a half long ugly sticker about warnings that they said Do not remove. I couldn't stand how ugly that huge white sticker was (photo uploaded), with the majority of the warnings in foreign languages anyway, so I spent the time stripping it off and using goo gone to remove the residue afterwards. Looks much better with the solid black tube on top there, rather than this monstrosity of a sticker.
Assembly - a bit of a pain. Some things just don't quite line up well and it took some muscle to get things in place so the screws would go in. This would've been easier with a second person, but cest la vie. I got it done.
I was replacing a similar bed, but much larger. The loft bed this replaced was over 6 feet high, had a full length desk underneath, was far more functional. But for some reason, despite being used by my son for almost 4 years, when we rearranged his room, he became afraid of sleeping in it, so I had to downsize to one closer to the ground. I used the freecycle webpage to give away the old one, and this went in its place.
Some people had bad shipping experiences, but mine arrived in absolutely perfect condition. Wood, wood, all was perfect. No scratches, no dents in the wood.
One thing I liked about the one I had to replace was that the desk helped square everything. This has no parts to help get it squared, you're left to do that by eye. And even after it's together, if someone bangs into one of the posts, they can bend things out of square again as well. So this one is sturdy enough to sleep in, but not as solid at holding its shape as the old one was.
But beyond that, it did the job. I just don't think it's really worth the cost, considering I didn't spend that much more for the much larger bed this is replacing. That's why I took off a star. Value for cost isn't as good as the other was by the same manufacturer. And the cams used for the wood storage steps were just not that good - they're holding it together, but they didn't sit flush to the wood, they actually came back OUT so they protrude inside the storage area. An annoyance for me, and I've included a photo of that as well.
But it worked well, wasn't too difficult to assemble alone, and most important, my son will sleep in the bed again. For me, that's a win.
Replaced another bed with this one, both worked well
I was a bit concerned seeing some people talking about this taking 6 hours to put together. Fortunately that was incorrect. I did this alone, and it took me all of about 90 minutes. Actually about 120 minutes, but I'm subtracting the 30 minutes I spent on the top tube with this horrendous foot and a half long ugly sticker about warnings that they said Do not remove. I couldn't stand how ugly that huge white sticker was (photo uploaded), with the majority of the warnings in foreign languages anyway, so I spent the time stripping it off and using goo gone to remove the residue afterwards. Looks much better with the solid black tube on top there, rather than this monstrosity of a sticker. Assembly - a bit of a pain. Some things just don't quite line up well and it took some muscle to get things in place so the screws would go in. This would've been easier with a second person, but cest la vie. I got it done. I was replacing a similar bed, but much larger. The loft bed this replaced was over 6 feet high, had a full length desk underneath, was far more functional. But for some reason, despite being used by my son for almost 4 years, when we rearranged his room, he became afraid of sleeping in it, so I had to downsize to one closer to the ground. I used the freecycle webpage to give away the old one, and this went in its place. Some people had bad shipping experiences, but mine arrived in absolutely perfect condition. Wood, wood, all was perfect. No scratches, no dents in the wood. One thing I liked about the one I had to replace was that the desk helped square everything. This has no parts to help get it squared, you're left to do that by eye. And even after it's together, if someone bangs into one of the posts, they can bend things out of square again as well. So this one is sturdy enough to sleep in, but not as solid at holding its shape as the old one was. But beyond that, it did the job. I just don't think it's really worth the cost, considering I didn't spend that much more for the much larger bed this is replacing. That's why I took off a star. Value for cost isn't as good as the other was by the same manufacturer. And the cams used for the wood storage steps were just not that good - they're holding it together, but they didn't sit flush to the wood, they actually came back OUT so they protrude inside the storage area. An annoyance for me, and I've included a photo of that as well. But it worked well, wasn't too difficult to assemble alone, and most important, my son will sleep in the bed again. For me, that's a win.