I do not recommend anyone purchase this item. It is poorly designed and made with the cheapest materials possible. actually refunded me for the purchase, and I ended up throwing it out. Below is a list of reasons why you should not buy this item.
1) The material is extremely flimsy. Its extremely thin tubing of some alloy. It came bent and dented right out of the box. If you grip the posts hard enough, you will be able to dent it. Looking at the parts wrong will cause them to deform.
2) The holes for putting this together are stamped out. The excess cut to make these holes is left in the tube and rattles around. I attempted to remove most of the , but I wasnt able to get all of it.
3) The design incorporates angled holes / meaning you have to drive these screws and bolts at a weird angle not perpendicular to the tubing. This is extremely challenging and borderline impossible if youre just using the hex key it comes with. Youre also not able to tighten these bolts enough as the head of screw comes in at an angle and does not make full contact with the face of the tubing (because youre driving the screw at an angle). This is just poor design. If you still want to buy this bed, I suggest you re/drill all the holes from the start.
4) Mine came with misaligned holes! To make sure I wasnt losing my mind, I lined up the tubes that were supposed to fit and measured it out. Without re/drilling, it would have been impossible for me to assemble this, but I bought this because I didnt want to make one my own. Weirdly enough, there were also extra holes in the material that were not in the instructions. It felt like a practical joke.
5) The slats are held in place with these pin/like plastic fasteners. Its hard to assemble and dissemble them because theyre put in by force like pins.
6) The ladder is uncomfortable to climb on because the tubing is so thin, its like stepping on a sharp rock. You can even see one of the other reviewers put pool noodles on the ladder to make it more comfortable.
Overall, I dont know why anyone would purchase this. At 300, I thought I was going to get a sturdy loft bed. I was comparing it to the wooden loft bed (also 300) which I had previously owned. I thought this would be an upgrade. They cheaped out in every possible way / no threaded connections, thin gauge material, stamped angled holes, no care in packaging as it came dented and twisted.
Dont make the mistake I did by buying this bed.
Cheap, extremely hard to assemble
I do not recommend anyone purchase this item. It is poorly designed and made with the cheapest materials possible. actually refunded me for the purchase, and I ended up throwing it out. Below is a list of reasons why you should not buy this item. 1) The material is extremely flimsy. Its extremely thin tubing of some alloy. It came bent and dented right out of the box. If you grip the posts hard enough, you will be able to dent it. Looking at the parts wrong will cause them to deform. 2) The holes for putting this together are stamped out. The excess cut to make these holes is left in the tube and rattles around. I attempted to remove most of the , but I wasnt able to get all of it. 3) The design incorporates angled holes / meaning you have to drive these screws and bolts at a weird angle not perpendicular to the tubing. This is extremely challenging and borderline impossible if youre just using the hex key it comes with. Youre also not able to tighten these bolts enough as the head of screw comes in at an angle and does not make full contact with the face of the tubing (because youre driving the screw at an angle). This is just poor design. If you still want to buy this bed, I suggest you re/drill all the holes from the start. 4) Mine came with misaligned holes! To make sure I wasnt losing my mind, I lined up the tubes that were supposed to fit and measured it out. Without re/drilling, it would have been impossible for me to assemble this, but I bought this because I didnt want to make one my own. Weirdly enough, there were also extra holes in the material that were not in the instructions. It felt like a practical joke. 5) The slats are held in place with these pin/like plastic fasteners. Its hard to assemble and dissemble them because theyre put in by force like pins. 6) The ladder is uncomfortable to climb on because the tubing is so thin, its like stepping on a sharp rock. You can even see one of the other reviewers put pool noodles on the ladder to make it more comfortable. Overall, I dont know why anyone would purchase this. At 300, I thought I was going to get a sturdy loft bed. I was comparing it to the wooden loft bed (also 300) which I had previously owned. I thought this would be an upgrade. They cheaped out in every possible way / no threaded connections, thin gauge material, stamped angled holes, no care in packaging as it came dented and twisted. Dont make the mistake I did by buying this bed.