First things first, this is gonna be long. Get ready.
Overall I think Id give this a 4/5 overall when you factor in the cost. The cost of this bed (while, yes made out of MDF) is considerably less than anything else I could find. However it does seem the cost has gone up since I bought it roughly 50. Its still a good value for the money, once its fixed.
Drawers / They work great, however I have one HUGE complaint with them. For some reason, they have the curved edge of the drawer on the bottom of the drawer. I assume they think most people will use their foot to slide the drawer open? Or maybe mine were manufactured wrong. No clue. However, they slide nicely and assuming the bed is square theyll be fine.
Quality / Mine actually arrived defective. I was going to send an email or contact the seller but never got around to it. Whatever, probably happened in shipping. Speaking of shipping, the UPS guy knocked on my door to see if I was home. Thankfully I was because I have no clue how the poor guy wouldve unloaded the boxes it comes in. It came in 3 or 4 (its been about 6 months since I bought the bed) oddly shaped boxes that were HEAVY. Im talking like 60+ lbs heavy. For boxes that are 4+ feet long. Just keep that in mind!
The big issue with this frame appears to be their attempt to keep the bed square. Its a terrible attempt, honestly. For one, they have flimsy little metal bars that go from one of the seperators for the drawers to metal bars attached at the top and bottom of the frame. The included hardware to secure them to the metal bars is junk. They came unscrewed after a couple months and came undone. After that they have sheets of plywood maybe 5 wide, by 80 and 1/8 long. THIS IS THE ISSUE for the most part. Sure itll work, but they dont include hardware to secure the plywood sheets to the frame. I believe they are supposed to slide in and stay put.somehow? And to make matters worse, the is ACTUALLY 80/5/8 to 80/3/4 long. Therefore the plywood sheets just slide from top to bottom, and just slide out of one side. If youre confused, what i mean is if you put one in the top, slide the bottom in while doing so the top will slide out of the metal bar because the piece is 1/2 short.
MY FIX / it might be a bit overkill, but this I wanted something strong and durable. The plywood planks kept sliding away from the center of the bed, then the mattress would dip down and I was afraid it would damage the mattress.
First and MOST IMPORTANT, square the bed up!!!! If you dont know how to square something, YouTube will probably explain better than I can. Essentially though, if your bed isnt square, the drawers will not close smoothly, or close completely across the top of them. Basically itll look like a rhombus, you need it to look like, well, a square. The issue I ran in to was the top and bottom of the bed will bow out, so get the sides square.
2nd / I bought 2 sheets of 7/16 OSB, 4 x 8. You can use a thicker size, 1/2 or 3/4, or even Plywood. OSB is much cheaper however. I ripped the 1st sheet down to 80/5/8 long. Keep the width the same 4 its manufactured as. Slap that bad boy down then get the measurement for your 2nd piece. Mine ended up being 80/5/8 long by 28 wide. Throw that bad boy down on top of the metal bars as well.
3 / Make sure you pull the top and bottom parts of the frame in when securing the OSB/Plywood to the metal bar frame. My bed was slightly out of square until I pulled them in then the drawers sat flush to the frame. I put 6 screws in the top and bottoms of the OSB. I also put 2 near the seams of the 2 sheets, but that isnt really necessary. again, overkill.
The screws I used were Self/Drilling screws, I believe 1 long.
Please see pics, with comments if youre super confused. Cool!!
Detailed review, and my fix.
First things first, this is gonna be long. Get ready. Overall I think Id give this a 4/5 overall when you factor in the cost. The cost of this bed (while, yes made out of MDF) is considerably less than anything else I could find. However it does seem the cost has gone up since I bought it roughly 50. Its still a good value for the money, once its fixed. Drawers / They work great, however I have one HUGE complaint with them. For some reason, they have the curved edge of the drawer on the bottom of the drawer. I assume they think most people will use their foot to slide the drawer open? Or maybe mine were manufactured wrong. No clue. However, they slide nicely and assuming the bed is square theyll be fine. Quality / Mine actually arrived defective. I was going to send an email or contact the seller but never got around to it. Whatever, probably happened in shipping. Speaking of shipping, the UPS guy knocked on my door to see if I was home. Thankfully I was because I have no clue how the poor guy wouldve unloaded the boxes it comes in. It came in 3 or 4 (its been about 6 months since I bought the bed) oddly shaped boxes that were HEAVY. Im talking like 60+ lbs heavy. For boxes that are 4+ feet long. Just keep that in mind! The big issue with this frame appears to be their attempt to keep the bed square. Its a terrible attempt, honestly. For one, they have flimsy little metal bars that go from one of the seperators for the drawers to metal bars attached at the top and bottom of the frame. The included hardware to secure them to the metal bars is junk. They came unscrewed after a couple months and came undone. After that they have sheets of plywood maybe 5 wide, by 80 and 1/8 long. THIS IS THE ISSUE for the most part. Sure itll work, but they dont include hardware to secure the plywood sheets to the frame. I believe they are supposed to slide in and stay put.somehow? And to make matters worse, the is ACTUALLY 80/5/8 to 80/3/4 long. Therefore the plywood sheets just slide from top to bottom, and just slide out of one side. If youre confused, what i mean is if you put one in the top, slide the bottom in while doing so the top will slide out of the metal bar because the piece is 1/2 short. MY FIX / it might be a bit overkill, but this I wanted something strong and durable. The plywood planks kept sliding away from the center of the bed, then the mattress would dip down and I was afraid it would damage the mattress. First and MOST IMPORTANT, square the bed up!!!! If you dont know how to square something, YouTube will probably explain better than I can. Essentially though, if your bed isnt square, the drawers will not close smoothly, or close completely across the top of them. Basically itll look like a rhombus, you need it to look like, well, a square. The issue I ran in to was the top and bottom of the bed will bow out, so get the sides square. 2nd / I bought 2 sheets of 7/16 OSB, 4 x 8. You can use a thicker size, 1/2 or 3/4, or even Plywood. OSB is much cheaper however. I ripped the 1st sheet down to 80/5/8 long. Keep the width the same 4 its manufactured as. Slap that bad boy down then get the measurement for your 2nd piece. Mine ended up being 80/5/8 long by 28 wide. Throw that bad boy down on top of the metal bars as well. 3 / Make sure you pull the top and bottom parts of the frame in when securing the OSB/Plywood to the metal bar frame. My bed was slightly out of square until I pulled them in then the drawers sat flush to the frame. I put 6 screws in the top and bottoms of the OSB. I also put 2 near the seams of the 2 sheets, but that isnt really necessary. again, overkill. The screws I used were Self/Drilling screws, I believe 1 long. Please see pics, with comments if youre super confused. Cool!!