Reasonable value; looks good. Note : Very low headroom for lower bunk.
This bed took me about 3 hours to assemble by myself, with a bad leg (me, not the bed!). It would have been a lot quicker if parts and hardware had been labelled / some of the parts (e.g. two of the four end boards) were labelled but most other pieces were not / seems very inconsistent. A sticker or writing on each piece would make it so much quicker. Same with the nuts/bolts / I recommend matching everything and writing their number ref. on the plastic bags with a sharpie pen. The instructions are adequate if youre reasonably experienced with assembling furniture; many steps are included within each diagram so you have to figure out ther best order yourself. Theres no gluing so you can reverse steps if you need to go back.
The tolerances were good for a product at this price point / everything fitted pretty much where it should. A few inadequately drilled out holed for the bolts but a bit of poking with a sharp stick got any rogue shavings out. There is a straight metal bracket which fits behind the ladder support on the inside but it doesnt fit well because there are embedded / its the exploded diagram of step 7, so it has to be fitted with two screws near to the end of the wood so likely not very strong. I called customer service and spoke to a knowledgeable American which was a nice surprise, not a person 5000 miles away reading from a script/database. I got through quickly too.
The biggest issue, however, is as others have mentioned, the clearance for the lower bunk. The child on the lower bunk does not have enough space to sit up for a a drink or to read a book (you can recline I guess). It will do, we were just a bit surprised and it might be a bit enclosed being so low. Son didnt actually seem to care though. Its just 20 from lower matress to top bunk bottom.
This isnt going to last 10 years but for the price and our purpose, should be okay.
Reasonable value; looks good. Note : Very low headroom for lower bunk.
This bed took me about 3 hours to assemble by myself, with a bad leg (me, not the bed!). It would have been a lot quicker if parts and hardware had been labelled / some of the parts (e.g. two of the four end boards) were labelled but most other pieces were not / seems very inconsistent. A sticker or writing on each piece would make it so much quicker. Same with the nuts/bolts / I recommend matching everything and writing their number ref. on the plastic bags with a sharpie pen. The instructions are adequate if youre reasonably experienced with assembling furniture; many steps are included within each diagram so you have to figure out ther best order yourself. Theres no gluing so you can reverse steps if you need to go back. The tolerances were good for a product at this price point / everything fitted pretty much where it should. A few inadequately drilled out holed for the bolts but a bit of poking with a sharp stick got any rogue shavings out. There is a straight metal bracket which fits behind the ladder support on the inside but it doesnt fit well because there are embedded / its the exploded diagram of step 7, so it has to be fitted with two screws near to the end of the wood so likely not very strong. I called customer service and spoke to a knowledgeable American which was a nice surprise, not a person 5000 miles away reading from a script/database. I got through quickly too. The biggest issue, however, is as others have mentioned, the clearance for the lower bunk. The child on the lower bunk does not have enough space to sit up for a a drink or to read a book (you can recline I guess). It will do, we were just a bit surprised and it might be a bit enclosed being so low. Son didnt actually seem to care though. Its just 20 from lower matress to top bunk bottom. This isnt going to last 10 years but for the price and our purpose, should be okay.