With a few extra additions, this frame is GREAT!!!
Well built!! I almost didnt buy this after reading the negative reviews, but I read through quite a bit of them, and after hearing the tips about how others have reinforced it, I headed to Home Depot, picked up some supplies, and went ahead and ordered. As is, no, this bed wont hold up. What I did, though, was pick up some Titebond III, a whole bunch of metal L brackets, some felt, and reinforced the living daylights out of it. I put the wood glue in EVERY hole during assembly, as well as painted it onto each screw. Once it was all put together, I added 16 L brackets to the frame; 2 at the top and bottom of each corner, and one on each side of the two middle supports, where the drawers go. I just held them in place, marked the holes, and pre/drilled pilot holes.
People were also complaining about the slats not staying in place, and being too noisy, so I bought an entire bolt of thicker felt and glued it to the inside of the metal brackets where the slats sit, and also cut a large piece to cover the slats with (to quiet them, and also to keep the loose splinters from tearing up the underside of my mattress), and I tacked those down with flat head thumb tacks.
Our bed frame is sturdy, were able to reposition the bed without the drawers falling out or the bed frame becoming unsquared, and the only noise the bed makes is during, uhhhh. bedtime fun, if the frame knocks against the matching headboard. The only complaint people had that Ive not yet been able to solve is the gap between the frame and the matching headboard, although Im thinking of adding a sort of mesh hammock because a.) you wont be able to see it with the pillows on the bed, and b.) if you drop anything down there, its a NIGHTMARE to get it back.
With all that said, this is not a bed frame for people who plan on moving a lot (the reinforcements kinda negate disassembly), people who rearrange their room often, or for people who dont want to take the extra steps/spend the extra money to make it work.
All the pieces arrived in perfect condition, and with all the necessary hardware. Im a 5 5, 115 pound female, so I had to open the boxes outside and carry the pieces in, but I assembled this entire frame, the matching headboard, and 2 matching end tables completely by myself over the span of 3 days. The directions werent too bad to work with, youll just need to GO SLOW, READ ALL THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY, and sort/label all the parts and hardware before you get started.
It looks great, and its the EXACT bed frame/headboard I wanted, so the extra work/cost was worth it to me.
With a few extra additions, this frame is GREAT!!!
Well built!! I almost didnt buy this after reading the negative reviews, but I read through quite a bit of them, and after hearing the tips about how others have reinforced it, I headed to Home Depot, picked up some supplies, and went ahead and ordered. As is, no, this bed wont hold up. What I did, though, was pick up some Titebond III, a whole bunch of metal L brackets, some felt, and reinforced the living daylights out of it. I put the wood glue in EVERY hole during assembly, as well as painted it onto each screw. Once it was all put together, I added 16 L brackets to the frame; 2 at the top and bottom of each corner, and one on each side of the two middle supports, where the drawers go. I just held them in place, marked the holes, and pre/drilled pilot holes. People were also complaining about the slats not staying in place, and being too noisy, so I bought an entire bolt of thicker felt and glued it to the inside of the metal brackets where the slats sit, and also cut a large piece to cover the slats with (to quiet them, and also to keep the loose splinters from tearing up the underside of my mattress), and I tacked those down with flat head thumb tacks. Our bed frame is sturdy, were able to reposition the bed without the drawers falling out or the bed frame becoming unsquared, and the only noise the bed makes is during, uhhhh. bedtime fun, if the frame knocks against the matching headboard. The only complaint people had that Ive not yet been able to solve is the gap between the frame and the matching headboard, although Im thinking of adding a sort of mesh hammock because a.) you wont be able to see it with the pillows on the bed, and b.) if you drop anything down there, its a NIGHTMARE to get it back. With all that said, this is not a bed frame for people who plan on moving a lot (the reinforcements kinda negate disassembly), people who rearrange their room often, or for people who dont want to take the extra steps/spend the extra money to make it work. All the pieces arrived in perfect condition, and with all the necessary hardware. Im a 5 5, 115 pound female, so I had to open the boxes outside and carry the pieces in, but I assembled this entire frame, the matching headboard, and 2 matching end tables completely by myself over the span of 3 days. The directions werent too bad to work with, youll just need to GO SLOW, READ ALL THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY, and sort/label all the parts and hardware before you get started. It looks great, and its the EXACT bed frame/headboard I wanted, so the extra work/cost was worth it to me.