The first half of the steps went smoothly. However, they mislabeled a few of the pieces. I always check the parts and hardware prior to starting, and it had appeared (based on the labels of each of the pieces) that I had everything I needed. Once I got to the step with the rails for the top of the bed, I realized that though the piece was marked as F1, it was actually a duplicate of the F piece. This didnt seem like too big of a deal, but then I realized it did not have the holes I needed to attach the rails. I had to go to Home Depot to purchase a tap wrench and create the holes for the bolts myself. What I would call a moderate annoyance but was still fine to do it. The problem was that the remaining assembly steps after this were all messed up. The assembly of the slide for example; none of the holes matched up on neither the hooks nor the slide itself. Additionally, the little ramp attachment for the bottom of the slide would not attach. Again, that wasnt a huge deal, but all in all, there were a lot of inconveniences in assembly (missing parts/pieces, improper hardware line-up, etc).
Last note - this is definitely sturdy enough for my 35lb toddler. However, the supports 250lbs that it advertises is highly doubtful. For anyone purchasing this for anyone more than maybe 100lbs, I would reconsider.
Assembly was a hassle, sturdiness questionable
The first half of the steps went smoothly. However, they mislabeled a few of the pieces. I always check the parts and hardware prior to starting, and it had appeared (based on the labels of each of the pieces) that I had everything I needed. Once I got to the step with the rails for the top of the bed, I realized that though the piece was marked as F1, it was actually a duplicate of the F piece. This didnt seem like too big of a deal, but then I realized it did not have the holes I needed to attach the rails. I had to go to Home Depot to purchase a tap wrench and create the holes for the bolts myself. What I would call a moderate annoyance but was still fine to do it. The problem was that the remaining assembly steps after this were all messed up. The assembly of the slide for example; none of the holes matched up on neither the hooks nor the slide itself. Additionally, the little ramp attachment for the bottom of the slide would not attach. Again, that wasnt a huge deal, but all in all, there were a lot of inconveniences in assembly (missing parts/pieces, improper hardware line-up, etc). Last note - this is definitely sturdy enough for my 35lb toddler. However, the supports 250lbs that it advertises is highly doubtful. For anyone purchasing this for anyone more than maybe 100lbs, I would reconsider.