I put this together with a little help from my fiance; the instructions were clear and not hard to follow. We followed Mr. Zieglers additional instructions and have had absolutely no squeaking, shaking, etc. The bed is very sturdy and was not too difficult to put together. Ordered matching headboard and it looks very nice in our bedroom. The drawers slide in and out easily. One of the platform boards was a little warped but this ultimately had no effect on the bed.
A few recommendations, though:
1. Youll want to have a cordless hand drill to help with the large number of screws. Doing it by hand is possible but would take forever.
2. Wear gloves when dealing with the platform boards/they are not finished and I kept getting splinters.
3. If you cant find the felt tape (as Mr. Ziegler recommends/lady at hardware store acted like I asked for some rare, little known item), the tape that people use for window insulation works just as well.
4. Make sure you have plenty of space in your recycle or trash bins for the packaging/lots of cardboard.
5. Youll need to open all three of the boxes to get started/the instructions were in one box, the screws were in another, and the wood parts you start step one of the instructions with were in the third box.
Looks great, not too hard!
I put this together with a little help from my fiance; the instructions were clear and not hard to follow. We followed Mr. Zieglers additional instructions and have had absolutely no squeaking, shaking, etc. The bed is very sturdy and was not too difficult to put together. Ordered matching headboard and it looks very nice in our bedroom. The drawers slide in and out easily. One of the platform boards was a little warped but this ultimately had no effect on the bed. A few recommendations, though: 1. Youll want to have a cordless hand drill to help with the large number of screws. Doing it by hand is possible but would take forever. 2. Wear gloves when dealing with the platform boards/they are not finished and I kept getting splinters. 3. If you cant find the felt tape (as Mr. Ziegler recommends/lady at hardware store acted like I asked for some rare, little known item), the tape that people use for window insulation works just as well. 4. Make sure you have plenty of space in your recycle or trash bins for the packaging/lots of cardboard. 5. Youll need to open all three of the boxes to get started/the instructions were in one box, the screws were in another, and the wood parts you start step one of the instructions with were in the third box.