Overall love this bunk bed set for my two boys, ages 11 and 9.
Positives: Came in 5 big boxes on a pallet. All boxes were double boxed to prevent damage. All materials inside the boxes were very well packaged. Some were wrapped in foam sheets, some in paper, some had cardboard separators and there were extra foam blocks (very well done). Assemble was pretty straightforward and simple. I did it mostly myself with a few assists from wife and kids occasionally (and neighbor when it came time to lift the top bed up to its position) in about 6 hours. The wood was all in good shape with a good paint job. Instructions were mostly clear and easy to follow. Loved how they labeled each piece with little grocery store stickers with numbers on them. At first I was pissed that I'd have to take all of them off each piece and that they'd leave a sticky residue, but they actually thought enough to place the stickers on the joints so they would not be seen once assembled. Brilliant!!!
Negatives: The wood seems a little soft and I'm expecting that the kids will ding it up pretty quickly. Color was a little bit lighter gray than the picture seemed to indicate. I'd call it gun gray or almost silver. Dowels used for initial connections were a little weak and there were no extras supplied. 1 or two of the instructions weren't quite clear and caused me to have to take apart and redo the top bunk. Would like to have seen another set of screws to screw each support slat down to the support beam on the top bunk. Would also like to have seen a support beam for the bottom bunk, but there isn't one (perhaps to make room for the drawers or trundle if you ordered it). One side piece to one of the drawers split when I screwed in the rail. Need to wood glue, clamp, let set overnight, pre-drill, and then re-assemble it tomorrow. Also one set of dowels its corresponding and pre-drilled holes didn't line up very well (the back pieces to the stairs), so I had to sand down the dowels to get them to fit.
Overall: Very pleased with this purchase!
Overall love this bunk bed set for my two boys
Overall love this bunk bed set for my two boys, ages 11 and 9. Positives: Came in 5 big boxes on a pallet. All boxes were double boxed to prevent damage. All materials inside the boxes were very well packaged. Some were wrapped in foam sheets, some in paper, some had cardboard separators and there were extra foam blocks (very well done). Assemble was pretty straightforward and simple. I did it mostly myself with a few assists from wife and kids occasionally (and neighbor when it came time to lift the top bed up to its position) in about 6 hours. The wood was all in good shape with a good paint job. Instructions were mostly clear and easy to follow. Loved how they labeled each piece with little grocery store stickers with numbers on them. At first I was pissed that I'd have to take all of them off each piece and that they'd leave a sticky residue, but they actually thought enough to place the stickers on the joints so they would not be seen once assembled. Brilliant!!! Negatives: The wood seems a little soft and I'm expecting that the kids will ding it up pretty quickly. Color was a little bit lighter gray than the picture seemed to indicate. I'd call it gun gray or almost silver. Dowels used for initial connections were a little weak and there were no extras supplied. 1 or two of the instructions weren't quite clear and caused me to have to take apart and redo the top bunk. Would like to have seen another set of screws to screw each support slat down to the support beam on the top bunk. Would also like to have seen a support beam for the bottom bunk, but there isn't one (perhaps to make room for the drawers or trundle if you ordered it). One side piece to one of the drawers split when I screwed in the rail. Need to wood glue, clamp, let set overnight, pre-drill, and then re-assemble it tomorrow. Also one set of dowels its corresponding and pre-drilled holes didn't line up very well (the back pieces to the stairs), so I had to sand down the dowels to get them to fit. Overall: Very pleased with this purchase!