Assembly should have been easy, but the slats are different sizes and cut at imperfect angles, so putting them all in place felt like putting together a ladder puzzle on Survivor. The slats are unsanded laminate wood peices that you will need gloves to handle if you dont want splinters or tetanus (literally had random staples in some of them). The support posts will require shims because the opening on the post is so much larger than the beam it attaches to; couple that with the fact that they are about half an inch too short means they just dangle from the beams. Even putting my full weight on the beam, the posts dont touch the ground. Also, the hardware for attaching the outer frame pieces together are misaligned, meaning the joints are far from flush and look ridiculous. Very disappointed.
Not good
Assembly should have been easy, but the slats are different sizes and cut at imperfect angles, so putting them all in place felt like putting together a ladder puzzle on Survivor. The slats are unsanded laminate wood peices that you will need gloves to handle if you dont want splinters or tetanus (literally had random staples in some of them). The support posts will require shims because the opening on the post is so much larger than the beam it attaches to; couple that with the fact that they are about half an inch too short means they just dangle from the beams. Even putting my full weight on the beam, the posts dont touch the ground. Also, the hardware for attaching the outer frame pieces together are misaligned, meaning the joints are far from flush and look ridiculous. Very disappointed.