Just built 2 of these. It is helpful to have a power drill with bits. I would guess it will cut time by 30 to 45 minutes. It took about 2 hours to build the first and 1:45 to build the second. I used 6 inch mattresses and put thin OSB at 14 a piece from the local lumber yard for each as a better base.
The slats and metal are fine but based on the mattresses and my 5 boys, I have had good lucknwoth thin wood. Boxes work well to spread the weight as well. The slats were a bit far apart for my taste so the small investment in wood solved that and only added .5 inches. Be careful about getting mattresses that are 6,7 or maybe 8 inches so you have plenty of height so kids dont roll off the bunks and have the protection they need. This is true of any bunk. A high matress reduces the preotection.
We paid 740 for each. Seems solid, boards make the mattresses we bought feel even better. Overall, so far we are happy amd these are very nice looking and sturdy. you really do get what you pay for.
Just built 2 of these.
Just built 2 of these. It is helpful to have a power drill with bits. I would guess it will cut time by 30 to 45 minutes. It took about 2 hours to build the first and 1:45 to build the second. I used 6 inch mattresses and put thin OSB at 14 a piece from the local lumber yard for each as a better base. The slats and metal are fine but based on the mattresses and my 5 boys, I have had good lucknwoth thin wood. Boxes work well to spread the weight as well. The slats were a bit far apart for my taste so the small investment in wood solved that and only added .5 inches. Be careful about getting mattresses that are 6,7 or maybe 8 inches so you have plenty of height so kids dont roll off the bunks and have the protection they need. This is true of any bunk. A high matress reduces the preotection. We paid 740 for each. Seems solid, boards make the mattresses we bought feel even better. Overall, so far we are happy amd these are very nice looking and sturdy. you really do get what you pay for.