First of all, Im completely satisfied with the Nomad (Queen) bed-frame that I ordered recently. For one thing, its sturdy and doesnt squeak or wobble, its made out of solid-wood construction, plus its relatively easy to put together. And did I mention, it was made in the good ol USA, I received it within a couple of weeks. BTW, even though I havent received my new mattress yet (Im currently using an air mattress and some memory foam) I find that Im sleeping much better now that Im up off the floor and I believe the extra height (approx. 15 off the floor) really makes a difference in sleep quality. Now as far as putting this frame together it took me a little longer than expected (about an hour and a half) because of a few issues that were overlooked on the part of the manufacturer and me being a novice in putting a frame together. Number one, you need a rubber mallet to attach the wooden dowels to the front and back legs. You cant just push them easily into the front and back legs like how he shows it in the YouTube video. Note: the installer told me there were several takes when he was doing the video and it got easier as time went on so he didnt use a mallet. So unless you want to do it a million times like I did get the rubber mallet! Second, I used my Black Decker drill to install the screws into the pocket holes but had some resistance when the grooves on the screws stopped about halfway through. I wasnt sure if I should keep on drilling and risk cracking the wood, or stop and call the manufacturer for further instruction. At this point I even wondered if they sent me the wrong type of screws?? So I just called the manufacturer after hunting around for a phone number and he assured me the wood wouldnt crack if I kept on drilling, thats just how the screws were made, it was just to get the process started. Still dont understand why they couldnt have been threaded all the way through, but Im glad it wasnt a major issue and nothing cracked. Other than those two minor issues it was relatively easy putting it together, except for my own mistake of installing one of the middle rails upside down instead of having the pockets towards the top. To avoid this mishap Id suggest having all the pieces laid out first and then putting it together it would make the process go much faster. In my case, I just didnt have very much room to spread everything out. Oh well.
Now the one thing I did right was going to Target and getting those sliders for underneath the legs so now its extremely easy to move the bed frame all around my room.
All in all though this was a great learning experience!
Make it easy on yourself...get a rubber mallet !!
First of all, Im completely satisfied with the Nomad (Queen) bed-frame that I ordered recently. For one thing, its sturdy and doesnt squeak or wobble, its made out of solid-wood construction, plus its relatively easy to put together. And did I mention, it was made in the good ol USA, I received it within a couple of weeks. BTW, even though I havent received my new mattress yet (Im currently using an air mattress and some memory foam) I find that Im sleeping much better now that Im up off the floor and I believe the extra height (approx. 15 off the floor) really makes a difference in sleep quality. Now as far as putting this frame together it took me a little longer than expected (about an hour and a half) because of a few issues that were overlooked on the part of the manufacturer and me being a novice in putting a frame together. Number one, you need a rubber mallet to attach the wooden dowels to the front and back legs. You cant just push them easily into the front and back legs like how he shows it in the YouTube video. Note: the installer told me there were several takes when he was doing the video and it got easier as time went on so he didnt use a mallet. So unless you want to do it a million times like I did get the rubber mallet! Second, I used my Black Decker drill to install the screws into the pocket holes but had some resistance when the grooves on the screws stopped about halfway through. I wasnt sure if I should keep on drilling and risk cracking the wood, or stop and call the manufacturer for further instruction. At this point I even wondered if they sent me the wrong type of screws?? So I just called the manufacturer after hunting around for a phone number and he assured me the wood wouldnt crack if I kept on drilling, thats just how the screws were made, it was just to get the process started. Still dont understand why they couldnt have been threaded all the way through, but Im glad it wasnt a major issue and nothing cracked. Other than those two minor issues it was relatively easy putting it together, except for my own mistake of installing one of the middle rails upside down instead of having the pockets towards the top. To avoid this mishap Id suggest having all the pieces laid out first and then putting it together it would make the process go much faster. In my case, I just didnt have very much room to spread everything out. Oh well. Now the one thing I did right was going to Target and getting those sliders for underneath the legs so now its extremely easy to move the bed frame all around my room. All in all though this was a great learning experience!