First I want to state that the bed is great for the most part. The negatives where:: It was difficult to differentiate some of the pieces because the numbers had been painted over. It took me about 4 hours to put it together by myself so unless you want to spend that amount of time I'd reccomend including the assembly in your purchase. Several of the boards had small dings or splinters and one board has a split in it (small enough to fix with some wood glue). There was also one large screw missing (easy enough problem to solve). The slide is also a bit steep, I recommend a "crash pad" at the bottom. For the price it's not a bad bed, we purchased it for our 2 and 3 year old and they really enjoy it so far and it is definitely sturdy enough for little ones.
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First I want to state that the bed is great for the most part. The negatives where:: It was difficult to differentiate some of the pieces because the numbers had been painted over. It took me about 4 hours to put it together by myself so unless you want to spend that amount of time I'd reccomend including the assembly in your purchase. Several of the boards had small dings or splinters and one board has a split in it (small enough to fix with some wood glue). There was also one large screw missing (easy enough problem to solve). The slide is also a bit steep, I recommend a "crash pad" at the bottom. For the price it's not a bad bed, we purchased it for our 2 and 3 year old and they really enjoy it so far and it is definitely sturdy enough for little ones.