Okay, let me share some things about this bed. Yes, it is a freaking JOB building it. Nothing comes assembled. Nothing. Its all in a billion pieces. And some of those pieces just werent designed well.
That said, I do love the end result. There was one defect that I strongarmed my way around, and one that couldnt be helped but wasnt a safely hard, and the result is a very sturdy bed my son loves. But I have to make it three stars just because of the horrible, horrible way that it was designed to be put together. There are so many little steps that could have been avoided. Nobody would have minded a slightly larger box if they didnt have to do all this crap.
The thing is too, my son has a normal twin bed from Sleepys, but there is about a 1.5 inch gap on the sides when his bed is in it. I dont care. Makes it easy to make the bed, in my opinion. But its still, technically, an error.
Give yourself a day to put this together. That way you can take multiple breaks to avoid murdering anybody. I started at 10:30, took a break at 12, started again at 1, took a break at 2:30, and started again at 4 to be finished at 5. So, about four hours total for one person who is, excuse me for saying, fairly good at following directions and putting these things together. Its not DIFFICULT, its just monotonous. Like, if I see another screw anytime soon Ill throw this bed frame at your head, kind of monotonous.
And a word to the wise. Do not tighten ANYTHING until you are done with EVERYTHING. It may seem annoying to do, but trust me, unscrewing something that you tightened an hour earlier so you can fit that one thing into that other thing is much more annoying. I read that somebody had a spot where the hole didnt line up, and this happened to me too. It was nearly an inch off. I had to loosen everything to get it even CLOSE, and thats when I had to strongarm it, like I mentioned before. Brute force, baby. Which, really, shouldnt have been necessary. But at least I got it to fit. Eventually.
Someone else said that this bed would be staying at their old house if they ever had to move. Ditto. This thing will never be coming apart, ever. The next house owners can deal with it.
End word? My kid loves it, its sturdy, and I love the way it looks. If it had cost half the price, I would give it five stars and say it was worth the money. But I paid nearly 200 for a bed that could have been arrested for manslaughter, it made me that murderous. I think for 200 it should be slightly easier to deal with.
Battle of the Five Screwdrivers
Okay, let me share some things about this bed. Yes, it is a freaking JOB building it. Nothing comes assembled. Nothing. Its all in a billion pieces. And some of those pieces just werent designed well. That said, I do love the end result. There was one defect that I strongarmed my way around, and one that couldnt be helped but wasnt a safely hard, and the result is a very sturdy bed my son loves. But I have to make it three stars just because of the horrible, horrible way that it was designed to be put together. There are so many little steps that could have been avoided. Nobody would have minded a slightly larger box if they didnt have to do all this crap. The thing is too, my son has a normal twin bed from Sleepys, but there is about a 1.5 inch gap on the sides when his bed is in it. I dont care. Makes it easy to make the bed, in my opinion. But its still, technically, an error. Give yourself a day to put this together. That way you can take multiple breaks to avoid murdering anybody. I started at 10:30, took a break at 12, started again at 1, took a break at 2:30, and started again at 4 to be finished at 5. So, about four hours total for one person who is, excuse me for saying, fairly good at following directions and putting these things together. Its not DIFFICULT, its just monotonous. Like, if I see another screw anytime soon Ill throw this bed frame at your head, kind of monotonous. And a word to the wise. Do not tighten ANYTHING until you are done with EVERYTHING. It may seem annoying to do, but trust me, unscrewing something that you tightened an hour earlier so you can fit that one thing into that other thing is much more annoying. I read that somebody had a spot where the hole didnt line up, and this happened to me too. It was nearly an inch off. I had to loosen everything to get it even CLOSE, and thats when I had to strongarm it, like I mentioned before. Brute force, baby. Which, really, shouldnt have been necessary. But at least I got it to fit. Eventually. Someone else said that this bed would be staying at their old house if they ever had to move. Ditto. This thing will never be coming apart, ever. The next house owners can deal with it. End word? My kid loves it, its sturdy, and I love the way it looks. If it had cost half the price, I would give it five stars and say it was worth the money. But I paid nearly 200 for a bed that could have been arrested for manslaughter, it made me that murderous. I think for 200 it should be slightly easier to deal with.