So I found very few reviews on here about adults/college kids using these. I am splitting an apartment room with someone to save rent money and needed a metal and cheap bunk bed. I never thought I would connect the word cheap and bunk bed together since any mistake made could end badly. I looked up the specs on this bunk bed and found that it more than supports our weight. I am on the bottom bunk- I weigh 190lbs and am 58. My roommate is 120lbs and is 56. The bed holds up very strong. I know it can support much more weight both on the top and bottom.
Installation of this product was difficult. Alignment, tightening the screws, and TRYING to eliminate swaying were a huge headache. One of the mattress support bars was bent during shipping (there are over 30 of these small bars, so it didnt jeopardize the structural safety at all). And because of how its set up (full size mattress on bottom, twin on top), it shakes when my roommate tosses and turns. I am in no way afraid of the bed falling on me because of his weight and the obvious fact that if something is wrong, there are usually obvious warning signs. Nothing will ever just snap all at once and create a catastrophe. I would say though, that some people have anchored parts of the bunkbed to the side wall and/or ceiling to minimize as much sway as possible. I wish we could do this, but we cannot drill into the walls of our rental unit.
A couple things to keep in mind. Measure twice, assemble once. Read the instructions and dont do anything half-arsed. Also, if this is going to your college kids apartment or you are a college kid yourself, dont invite your girlfriend/boyfriend to spend the night. It will not be able to handle much stress and jostling. At least I wouldnt risk it. If this was a twin top/bottom or had a couple more supports, then Id say dont worry about it. If this was made of thick wood and had a lot more bolts in it, Id say go for it. But this product is strong as long as you use it to sleep on only.
We also had some issues installing the guardrails as the screw alignments were off. But we managed to screw in 3/4 screws on each side so that it was somewhat safer. This price is a steal. ALSO! Make sure you buy the full mattress sold by Dorel Home Products as well. It fits perfectly on the bottom bunk and feels extremely comfortable (for a spring mattress).
Great for College!
So I found very few reviews on here about adults/college kids using these. I am splitting an apartment room with someone to save rent money and needed a metal and cheap bunk bed. I never thought I would connect the word cheap and bunk bed together since any mistake made could end badly. I looked up the specs on this bunk bed and found that it more than supports our weight. I am on the bottom bunk- I weigh 190lbs and am 58. My roommate is 120lbs and is 56. The bed holds up very strong. I know it can support much more weight both on the top and bottom. Installation of this product was difficult. Alignment, tightening the screws, and TRYING to eliminate swaying were a huge headache. One of the mattress support bars was bent during shipping (there are over 30 of these small bars, so it didnt jeopardize the structural safety at all). And because of how its set up (full size mattress on bottom, twin on top), it shakes when my roommate tosses and turns. I am in no way afraid of the bed falling on me because of his weight and the obvious fact that if something is wrong, there are usually obvious warning signs. Nothing will ever just snap all at once and create a catastrophe. I would say though, that some people have anchored parts of the bunkbed to the side wall and/or ceiling to minimize as much sway as possible. I wish we could do this, but we cannot drill into the walls of our rental unit. A couple things to keep in mind. Measure twice, assemble once. Read the instructions and dont do anything half-arsed. Also, if this is going to your college kids apartment or you are a college kid yourself, dont invite your girlfriend/boyfriend to spend the night. It will not be able to handle much stress and jostling. At least I wouldnt risk it. If this was a twin top/bottom or had a couple more supports, then Id say dont worry about it. If this was made of thick wood and had a lot more bolts in it, Id say go for it. But this product is strong as long as you use it to sleep on only. We also had some issues installing the guardrails as the screw alignments were off. But we managed to screw in 3/4 screws on each side so that it was somewhat safer. This price is a steal. ALSO! Make sure you buy the full mattress sold by Dorel Home Products as well. It fits perfectly on the bottom bunk and feels extremely comfortable (for a spring mattress).