This took about 4 hours to assemble by myself / or wait / with the assistance of a 5 yo helper. If you can do it with two adults (or adult and teenager) it would probably be faster. The screws and such are packaged and labeled nicely, so you just open the areas as you go to access the correct hardware. The boards are all labeled with sticker letters. You do want to pay attention with the main frame, that you are putting the board correctly on that hosts the ladder. The bed is sturdy once put together. We used an 8/depth mattress and that seems about right, safety/wise, if you want the bedrails to be useful. I would suggest either a 6 or 8 mattress. A 10 depth mattress may be a little high for the bedrails to provide much security.
Assembled!
This took about 4 hours to assemble by myself / or wait / with the assistance of a 5 yo helper. If you can do it with two adults (or adult and teenager) it would probably be faster. The screws and such are packaged and labeled nicely, so you just open the areas as you go to access the correct hardware. The boards are all labeled with sticker letters. You do want to pay attention with the main frame, that you are putting the board correctly on that hosts the ladder. The bed is sturdy once put together. We used an 8/depth mattress and that seems about right, safety/wise, if you want the bedrails to be useful. I would suggest either a 6 or 8 mattress. A 10 depth mattress may be a little high for the bedrails to provide much security.