After buying a lot of furniture over the years from Ikea and not being impressed with the longevity of Ikea products, I decided to try this one. What a world of difference solid wood can do! This is quite a sturdy and stable bunk bed. The customer service was very prompt and shipped me two parts. First was a side board that was presumably damaged during shipping. The second time was when a was broken at a worl. The s are made of light wood and dont look very strong, and it most certainly wouldnt withstand kids jumping on it. I have it in a bunk/bed configuration, so there is very little headroom for kids to jump on this bed. When the kids are older, I plan to revert it to a side/by/side configuration and hopefully by then the kids wont be so inclined to jump on their beds. I have put two spring mattresses directly on the s. This is a good buy. I personally prefer steel beds as they are strong, safe and durable. But, this appears to be one that should last until the kids leave home.
Sturdy and stable
After buying a lot of furniture over the years from Ikea and not being impressed with the longevity of Ikea products, I decided to try this one. What a world of difference solid wood can do! This is quite a sturdy and stable bunk bed. The customer service was very prompt and shipped me two parts. First was a side board that was presumably damaged during shipping. The second time was when a was broken at a worl. The s are made of light wood and dont look very strong, and it most certainly wouldnt withstand kids jumping on it. I have it in a bunk/bed configuration, so there is very little headroom for kids to jump on this bed. When the kids are older, I plan to revert it to a side/by/side configuration and hopefully by then the kids wont be so inclined to jump on their beds. I have put two spring mattresses directly on the s. This is a good buy. I personally prefer steel beds as they are strong, safe and durable. But, this appears to be one that should last until the kids leave home.