I am 501 and 110 lbs so the biggest challenge for me was just getting the box inside. I ended up opening it on my front porch and taking it out in pieces and hauling it upstairs to my sons room that way.
Once Al the pieces were in the room to be assembled, I got to work on it by myself for roughly an hour and got a good majority of it done before I have to stop and wait for someone else to get home and assist me (forgot to mention I did this while 8 months pregnant so I really had to pace myself and not push my physical limits)
Once my son (12) got home from school and he helped me to hold the pieces up to connect them and together we finished assembling the bed in roughly 2 more hours. A fair warning to watch your hands when assembling the mattress support areas cause it will pinch your skin if you arent careful.
The last step of loading the mattress was completely by my husband when he got home as this was again outside of my scope of capabilities in my current state. Watch out for any ceiling fans when moving the mattress up, as it did knock my sons fan off track, which my husband had to fix.
My son loves it so far tho, he plays his games on the desk below and says he sleeps better at night being closer to the fan. Only complaint he has is it is a bit wobbly when he moves around and the ladder is a little painful on his feet. We are thinking of adding some type of foam covers to cushion the ladder steps.
Great bed for my preteen
I am 501 and 110 lbs so the biggest challenge for me was just getting the box inside. I ended up opening it on my front porch and taking it out in pieces and hauling it upstairs to my sons room that way. Once Al the pieces were in the room to be assembled, I got to work on it by myself for roughly an hour and got a good majority of it done before I have to stop and wait for someone else to get home and assist me (forgot to mention I did this while 8 months pregnant so I really had to pace myself and not push my physical limits) Once my son (12) got home from school and he helped me to hold the pieces up to connect them and together we finished assembling the bed in roughly 2 more hours. A fair warning to watch your hands when assembling the mattress support areas cause it will pinch your skin if you arent careful. The last step of loading the mattress was completely by my husband when he got home as this was again outside of my scope of capabilities in my current state. Watch out for any ceiling fans when moving the mattress up, as it did knock my sons fan off track, which my husband had to fix. My son loves it so far tho, he plays his games on the desk below and says he sleeps better at night being closer to the fan. Only complaint he has is it is a bit wobbly when he moves around and the ladder is a little painful on his feet. We are thinking of adding some type of foam covers to cushion the ladder steps.