Overall it was a great purchase for the price. The biggest challenge is definitely taking the time to build it. This is one of the most challenging build it yourself items I have had to work with. You will def need two people to piece together the left and right sides of the bed together, and if you get the stairs (like I did) be prepared to spend another 1-2 hours at least putting those together. The instructions were good enough, better than I was anticipating per some of the reviews. The challenges I had are the following:
- screws are not labeled outside of cartoon drawing describing each screw so for the most part you can figure it out, but it just takes a lot of unnecessary hassle for something that could be fixed by just marking the bags of screws the same way the bed parts are labeled
- there were some minor mistakes, item 13 was labeled 14 (and 14 was 13), instructions were conflicted on some early steps by identifying one screw in the summary but a different screw in the actual step
- some of my parts had minor cracks, nothing concerning but still shouldnt be that way when brand new
- the plugs used to plug the unused staircase screw holes did not fit properly, so doesnt look as good as it could
- one of the step connections was angled too much to where the fastener could not screw in properly, in the end I couldnt screw in that step properly, but luckily there are enough fasteners everywhere else so it doesnt seem to be a problem
Also my completed bed seems very sturdy which contradicts some of the other reviews that the bed is wobbly, so it may be hit or miss in quality (I happen to just get a good one) or perhaps minor
mistakes in building it could cause the bed to become wobbly which reconfirms the challenge of building this thing right.
Despite the challenge in putting it together, I still recommend it for the price. It seems pretty sturdy, even I jumped into the bed with my son and felt
secure. And the best part is he absolutely loves it (he turns 3 years old next month)
Great product for price
Overall it was a great purchase for the price. The biggest challenge is definitely taking the time to build it. This is one of the most challenging build it yourself items I have had to work with. You will def need two people to piece together the left and right sides of the bed together, and if you get the stairs (like I did) be prepared to spend another 1-2 hours at least putting those together. The instructions were good enough, better than I was anticipating per some of the reviews. The challenges I had are the following: - screws are not labeled outside of cartoon drawing describing each screw so for the most part you can figure it out, but it just takes a lot of unnecessary hassle for something that could be fixed by just marking the bags of screws the same way the bed parts are labeled - there were some minor mistakes, item 13 was labeled 14 (and 14 was 13), instructions were conflicted on some early steps by identifying one screw in the summary but a different screw in the actual step - some of my parts had minor cracks, nothing concerning but still shouldnt be that way when brand new - the plugs used to plug the unused staircase screw holes did not fit properly, so doesnt look as good as it could - one of the step connections was angled too much to where the fastener could not screw in properly, in the end I couldnt screw in that step properly, but luckily there are enough fasteners everywhere else so it doesnt seem to be a problem Also my completed bed seems very sturdy which contradicts some of the other reviews that the bed is wobbly, so it may be hit or miss in quality (I happen to just get a good one) or perhaps minor mistakes in building it could cause the bed to become wobbly which reconfirms the challenge of building this thing right. Despite the challenge in putting it together, I still recommend it for the price. It seems pretty sturdy, even I jumped into the bed with my son and felt secure. And the best part is he absolutely loves it (he turns 3 years old next month)