The manufacturer of this item has a serious quality control problem.
Assembly of this item is done by bolting pieces together with 1/4 inch and 5/16 inch screws which attach to nuts that are permanently set into the tubular components at the factory. While assembling the beds, there were several places where the instructions called for a 1/4 inch screw, but the nut set into the tube was a 5/16 one. Conversely, there were other locations calling for a 5/16 screw, but the corresponding nut set into the tube was 1/4 inch.
Also, the bed rails were supposed to be connected to the tubular member with two 5/16 screws. But the holes in the end of the rail did not line up with the nuts set into the tube, making it impossible to secure it with both screws. Furthermore, this was one of the situations where the nut in the tube was 1/4 inch. Consequently, a connection that was supposed to be made with two 5/16 screws could be made using only one 1/4 inch screw, seriously compromising the strength and rigidity of the assembled bed.
The manufacturer of this item has a serious quality control problem.
Assembly of this item is done by bolting pieces together with 1/4 inch and 5/16 inch screws which attach to nuts that are permanently set into the tubular components at the factory. While assembling the beds, there were several places where the instructions called for a 1/4 inch screw, but the nut set into the tube was a 5/16 one. Conversely, there were other locations calling for a 5/16 screw, but the corresponding nut set into the tube was 1/4 inch. Also, the bed rails were supposed to be connected to the tubular member with two 5/16 screws. But the holes in the end of the rail did not line up with the nuts set into the tube, making it impossible to secure it with both screws. Furthermore, this was one of the situations where the nut in the tube was 1/4 inch. Consequently, a connection that was supposed to be made with two 5/16 screws could be made using only one 1/4 inch screw, seriously compromising the strength and rigidity of the assembled bed.