Great smooth finish, good fits, have room for improvement
Great quality and design for the value My first impression: the packaging was fantastic, all of the pieces were all well labeled.
The edges and surface finish are top notch, wood itself is pretty damn good.
I did the installation on my own and I was taking my sweet time, it took me over 2 hours. I assembled a mail order swing set before, by comparison this is pretty easy and straight forward. Power tool, 5/32 hex head, and 2 Philips head are all you need.
Some of the pilot holes were not perfectly aligned, so that took some elbow grease and patience to get the boards line up and fasteners to start. My only complaint was, the manufacturer could have make the main frame boards/rails which tie the front/aft headboard to be symmetrical instead of asymmetrical. The instruction had a little mix up and I failed to recognize 1 frame leg and 1 main rail has to be reserve for the ladder side. They could have make the boards symmetrical and be ambidextrous, just provide matching color plugs to plug the extra holes, I wouldnt even be mad. But by the time I got everything tighten up and tried install the ladder on the last step, then realized my mistake; I was pretty annoyed and I have to bust out the drill bit to match drill 2 bottom holes to tie down the ladder.
Last complaint is the upper bunk and the lower bed are only aligned by wooden dowels without any restraint, I foresee the boys being rough and rock and tilt the upper/lower halves without some real brackets to tie them together.
Overall, it is a decent project/product
Great smooth finish, good fits, have room for improvement
Great quality and design for the value My first impression: the packaging was fantastic, all of the pieces were all well labeled. The edges and surface finish are top notch, wood itself is pretty damn good. I did the installation on my own and I was taking my sweet time, it took me over 2 hours. I assembled a mail order swing set before, by comparison this is pretty easy and straight forward. Power tool, 5/32 hex head, and 2 Philips head are all you need. Some of the pilot holes were not perfectly aligned, so that took some elbow grease and patience to get the boards line up and fasteners to start. My only complaint was, the manufacturer could have make the main frame boards/rails which tie the front/aft headboard to be symmetrical instead of asymmetrical. The instruction had a little mix up and I failed to recognize 1 frame leg and 1 main rail has to be reserve for the ladder side. They could have make the boards symmetrical and be ambidextrous, just provide matching color plugs to plug the extra holes, I wouldnt even be mad. But by the time I got everything tighten up and tried install the ladder on the last step, then realized my mistake; I was pretty annoyed and I have to bust out the drill bit to match drill 2 bottom holes to tie down the ladder. Last complaint is the upper bunk and the lower bed are only aligned by wooden dowels without any restraint, I foresee the boys being rough and rock and tilt the upper/lower halves without some real brackets to tie them together. Overall, it is a decent project/product