I was really impressed with the quality of this item. It was much sturdier than other assemble/yourself furniture I have bought. Weight/bearing joints were reinforced with the screw going into instead of just wood. There were numerous bed slats attached with wood screws, not just wedged in, making the bed safer for my bed/jumping 6/year old.
The directions were simple and easy to follow, though I did have to redo a few bits of the bed because both orientations of the bed (ladder/left vs ladder/right) were on the same page and my eye skipped to the wrong one. Fixing it was simple, however, and did not affect the appearance of the bed. The allen wrenches included were bent on both ends, not the normal L/shape, which made turning the screws so much faster, with a simple winding motion.
My only complaint on this item was that I stripped out one of the long hex screws on the bed frame, and there were no extra screws. I believe this hole might not have been drilled perfectly, the screw was bent when I pulled it out with pliers. However, there are so many extra points of support for the bedrail this screw went into that I feel the bed is perfectly safe without it, even if I dont manage to find a matching screw at the hardware store.
Very pleased with this bed! Really good.
Good quality, easy assembly
I was really impressed with the quality of this item. It was much sturdier than other assemble/yourself furniture I have bought. Weight/bearing joints were reinforced with the screw going into instead of just wood. There were numerous bed slats attached with wood screws, not just wedged in, making the bed safer for my bed/jumping 6/year old. The directions were simple and easy to follow, though I did have to redo a few bits of the bed because both orientations of the bed (ladder/left vs ladder/right) were on the same page and my eye skipped to the wrong one. Fixing it was simple, however, and did not affect the appearance of the bed. The allen wrenches included were bent on both ends, not the normal L/shape, which made turning the screws so much faster, with a simple winding motion. My only complaint on this item was that I stripped out one of the long hex screws on the bed frame, and there were no extra screws. I believe this hole might not have been drilled perfectly, the screw was bent when I pulled it out with pliers. However, there are so many extra points of support for the bedrail this screw went into that I feel the bed is perfectly safe without it, even if I dont manage to find a matching screw at the hardware store. Very pleased with this bed! Really good.