The bed went together quite well until we got to the point of snapping in the gray plastic tabs which hold the metal bars in place. The instructions just say to insert mattress support bars into the slots of the crossbar assemblies and then to snap the gray plastic tabs into place. What they DONT tell you, and what you must do, is to push down on the metal bars until they lock into place - then, and only then, will you be able to snap the gray tabs in. To insert the tab, hold it so that the raised areas inside are vertical with the flush side down -- slide it under the lip on one side, and snap it into place on the other side.
Once assembled, the bed is very sturdy and quite comfortable, hence the 4 stars.
Those @!$^% gray tabs!
The bed went together quite well until we got to the point of snapping in the gray plastic tabs which hold the metal bars in place. The instructions just say to insert mattress support bars into the slots of the crossbar assemblies and then to snap the gray plastic tabs into place. What they DONT tell you, and what you must do, is to push down on the metal bars until they lock into place - then, and only then, will you be able to snap the gray tabs in. To insert the tab, hold it so that the raised areas inside are vertical with the flush side down -- slide it under the lip on one side, and snap it into place on the other side. Once assembled, the bed is very sturdy and quite comfortable, hence the 4 stars.