Assembly was a nightmare. 2 hours for the first step, then it fell apart on the floor. Gave up, then came back with GLUE. Let 4 headboards/footboards dry for a day, then started on the 8 legs. All had dowel holes in each piece (legs and head/footboards), and they did not all match up in a single leg. Lots of redrilling holes to fit. Got a blood blister from the allen wrench from excessive use. There were holes drilled in the guard rails for the ladder, but none in either top or bottom side rails. Had to drill them, and redrill the ladder holes, to attach the ladder.
In retrospect, it looks good, but I would make sure I picked one adults can sleep on (this isn't), and I would pay whatever they charge to assemble it.
17 hours to assemble
Assembly was a nightmare. 2 hours for the first step, then it fell apart on the floor. Gave up, then came back with GLUE. Let 4 headboards/footboards dry for a day, then started on the 8 legs. All had dowel holes in each piece (legs and head/footboards), and they did not all match up in a single leg. Lots of redrilling holes to fit. Got a blood blister from the allen wrench from excessive use. There were holes drilled in the guard rails for the ladder, but none in either top or bottom side rails. Had to drill them, and redrill the ladder holes, to attach the ladder. In retrospect, it looks good, but I would make sure I picked one adults can sleep on (this isn't), and I would pay whatever they charge to assemble it.