Other than some shipping damage on a package that says Fragile (yay FedEx), the bed arrived in good shape. There was some cosmetic damage, and one of the ladder legs was crushed a little. No structural corners were damaged thankfully; we were on a timeline, and I have no idea how I would have gotten a 108lb bed to a return center.
You will need help putting it together. While you might be able to get the bedframe, and one side of legs on yourself, theres no way to hold it up and attach the other side at the same time. I thought about assembling it upside down and then flipping it, but its a 108lb bed, and I would have had just enough room to pull it off. I suppose I could have cut a brace of some kind, but it was just as easy to have my partner hold it up for me for a quick minute while I attached the ladder/legs.
I was sad to discover that it can only be setup with the ladders exactly as they are pictured, so a right side wall orientation is out, unless you want to trip over the cross beam on the back. We opted to put the bed on the other side, which leads me to.
This was not designed with windowsills in mind. If you have an average sized room with even a single window on the back or left wall, youll need to get some different anchor straps (yes, youll want those; discussed later), as they are two short for being even just an inch away from the wall.
Its as sturdy as a tall loft bed can be, but the anchor straps that came with it are on the short side, and theyre just nylon straps with holes melted through them. Well be picking up some longer straps with actual rivets to anchor it with.
The height is great for a growing pre/teen, and really opens up the possibilities of the bedroom, but if you dont have vaulted ceilings it might seem a little cramped. All/in/all its a nice bed. I wish it were a little sturdier on its own, and that it didnt arrive damaged. The kid loves it though, and they have the final say. Im so unhappy with this product.
Not For Your Average Room
Other than some shipping damage on a package that says Fragile (yay FedEx), the bed arrived in good shape. There was some cosmetic damage, and one of the ladder legs was crushed a little. No structural corners were damaged thankfully; we were on a timeline, and I have no idea how I would have gotten a 108lb bed to a return center. You will need help putting it together. While you might be able to get the bedframe, and one side of legs on yourself, theres no way to hold it up and attach the other side at the same time. I thought about assembling it upside down and then flipping it, but its a 108lb bed, and I would have had just enough room to pull it off. I suppose I could have cut a brace of some kind, but it was just as easy to have my partner hold it up for me for a quick minute while I attached the ladder/legs. I was sad to discover that it can only be setup with the ladders exactly as they are pictured, so a right side wall orientation is out, unless you want to trip over the cross beam on the back. We opted to put the bed on the other side, which leads me to. This was not designed with windowsills in mind. If you have an average sized room with even a single window on the back or left wall, youll need to get some different anchor straps (yes, youll want those; discussed later), as they are two short for being even just an inch away from the wall. Its as sturdy as a tall loft bed can be, but the anchor straps that came with it are on the short side, and theyre just nylon straps with holes melted through them. Well be picking up some longer straps with actual rivets to anchor it with. The height is great for a growing pre/teen, and really opens up the possibilities of the bedroom, but if you dont have vaulted ceilings it might seem a little cramped. All/in/all its a nice bed. I wish it were a little sturdier on its own, and that it didnt arrive damaged. The kid loves it though, and they have the final say. Im so unhappy with this product.