Assembly took quite a bit of time but fortunately I am handy so it was not too bad. You do have to pay very close attention to a couple of the steps otherwise you will end up on final steps and will have to reverse everything to make sure the ladder is lined up with the holes on the right rails.
I read a lot of the reviews before I purchased this and saw where many people advise that having extra slats under the mattress was better. I definitely agree with this and actually added two extra slats per bed giving each bed nine slats. Using just the seven slats that it comes with would be problematic and will not hold enough weight or your child may end up falling between them.
Once the bed is built it is extremely sturdy and looks really nice. I have them stacked and the bottom bunk is high enough that I have more than sufficient amount of room for storage underneath. I would definitely purchase this again.
With extra slats this bed is almost perfect
Assembly took quite a bit of time but fortunately I am handy so it was not too bad. You do have to pay very close attention to a couple of the steps otherwise you will end up on final steps and will have to reverse everything to make sure the ladder is lined up with the holes on the right rails. I read a lot of the reviews before I purchased this and saw where many people advise that having extra slats under the mattress was better. I definitely agree with this and actually added two extra slats per bed giving each bed nine slats. Using just the seven slats that it comes with would be problematic and will not hold enough weight or your child may end up falling between them. Once the bed is built it is extremely sturdy and looks really nice. I have them stacked and the bottom bunk is high enough that I have more than sufficient amount of room for storage underneath. I would definitely purchase this again.