I purchased this bed for my 4 year old daughter as a good transitional bed she can use now and hopefully into her teens. I am skeptical of large pieces of furniture that come in one box and require assembly. The shipping box was sturdy with normal scuffs and wear from shipping. The contents were packed well with pieces being individually wrapped and protected. I ordered the gray finish and all of the parts were well coated and there was no foul off gassing from the parts. The wood is solid pine, which is a soft wood, but all of the components were machined well and fit together great. I had no issues with missing pieces or miss drilled holes, and no alignment issues at all. The hardware supplied was good quality, with the visible bolts powder coated to match the finish. I recommend using slightly longer screws when securing the mattress support slats to the side rails, as the ones supplied were not long enough to bite into the rails. I used wood glue when assembling the vertical slats and end posts for the head and foot board, figured it couldn't hurt. I glued the ladder assembly as well. When screwing down the mattress support slats, I loosened the side rail bolts and used a ratchet strap to pull the rails tight to the end of the slats. The mattress support slats seemed like they were cut a little short, so by using the ratchet strap I was able to pull the side rails tight to the ends of the mattress support slats without marring the finish on the rails. It worked great doing that and using the longer screws that I mentioned. I may add additional slats to the full and twin frames for extra support. Overall I am totally pleased with the end result, quality parts, finish and hardware. The instructions were clear and illustrated parts and hardware well. I had about 3 hrs into the assembly and taking my time with gluing certain parts. Definitely recommend this bed for quality and price.
Easy to assemble, quality product
I purchased this bed for my 4 year old daughter as a good transitional bed she can use now and hopefully into her teens. I am skeptical of large pieces of furniture that come in one box and require assembly. The shipping box was sturdy with normal scuffs and wear from shipping. The contents were packed well with pieces being individually wrapped and protected. I ordered the gray finish and all of the parts were well coated and there was no foul off gassing from the parts. The wood is solid pine, which is a soft wood, but all of the components were machined well and fit together great. I had no issues with missing pieces or miss drilled holes, and no alignment issues at all. The hardware supplied was good quality, with the visible bolts powder coated to match the finish. I recommend using slightly longer screws when securing the mattress support slats to the side rails, as the ones supplied were not long enough to bite into the rails. I used wood glue when assembling the vertical slats and end posts for the head and foot board, figured it couldn't hurt. I glued the ladder assembly as well. When screwing down the mattress support slats, I loosened the side rail bolts and used a ratchet strap to pull the rails tight to the end of the slats. The mattress support slats seemed like they were cut a little short, so by using the ratchet strap I was able to pull the side rails tight to the ends of the mattress support slats without marring the finish on the rails. It worked great doing that and using the longer screws that I mentioned. I may add additional slats to the full and twin frames for extra support. Overall I am totally pleased with the end result, quality parts, finish and hardware. The instructions were clear and illustrated parts and hardware well. I had about 3 hrs into the assembly and taking my time with gluing certain parts. Definitely recommend this bed for quality and price.