Overall, Im happy with the bunk bed. It seems sturdy and looks good. My kids are 5 and 6 and are loving it so far. Please be warned, the screw heads strip easily if you put any force on them. It was painful putting this together because of that. One tip in case you run into this, put the hex key into the screw (wood join connector) and hit the hex key with a hammer a few times to jam the hex key into the screw head. Then, carefully screw the bolt in. This was critical to use parts B and C.
Im also probably going to secure the top bunk to the bottom bunk. With the current design, it just sits on top of 4 large wood dowels. Even though it is very unlikely this will become a problem, it is just those dowels that are preventing any horizontal movement.
Seems sturdy, CHEAP screw heads that strip easily
Overall, Im happy with the bunk bed. It seems sturdy and looks good. My kids are 5 and 6 and are loving it so far. Please be warned, the screw heads strip easily if you put any force on them. It was painful putting this together because of that. One tip in case you run into this, put the hex key into the screw (wood join connector) and hit the hex key with a hammer a few times to jam the hex key into the screw head. Then, carefully screw the bolt in. This was critical to use parts B and C. Im also probably going to secure the top bunk to the bottom bunk. With the current design, it just sits on top of 4 large wood dowels. Even though it is very unlikely this will become a problem, it is just those dowels that are preventing any horizontal movement.