The only additional tool needed is a philips screwdriver! Allen wrench included.
I assembled this myself. If you have a can/do attitude this shouldnt be too hard. Best to just take your time. During the assembly the only things I had problems with were aligning the brackets in correspondence to the direction of the drawer/support board. Just take your time and really analyze the picture. The other issue I ran into was laying the slats along with the final foot/head board. You want to place your slats and any other addition slat boards in place first, then fully tighten the final foot/head board. Neither issue caused much trouble; I did this at the end of a work day. I would even go as far as recommending you buy five 1x3x8s and cutting them to how ever many inches long for additional support in between each slat. I have a Purple Mattress and I felt more support when I added those. I would also recommend Drawers stops to place at the two top corners of each drawer to prevent slamming and damage. Drawers are holding up, no creaking or squeaking. I am currently deciding whether I want to add handles to each drawer, because I have nails and they scraped through some of the paint.
The only additional tool needed is a philips screwdriver! Allen wrench included.
I assembled this myself. If you have a can/do attitude this shouldnt be too hard. Best to just take your time. During the assembly the only things I had problems with were aligning the brackets in correspondence to the direction of the drawer/support board. Just take your time and really analyze the picture. The other issue I ran into was laying the slats along with the final foot/head board. You want to place your slats and any other addition slat boards in place first, then fully tighten the final foot/head board. Neither issue caused much trouble; I did this at the end of a work day. I would even go as far as recommending you buy five 1x3x8s and cutting them to how ever many inches long for additional support in between each slat. I have a Purple Mattress and I felt more support when I added those. I would also recommend Drawers stops to place at the two top corners of each drawer to prevent slamming and damage. Drawers are holding up, no creaking or squeaking. I am currently deciding whether I want to add handles to each drawer, because I have nails and they scraped through some of the paint.