So this product is very nice. When its done, its beautiful and very sturdy.
If you build it right, you will not hear any squeaks, etc.
Issue is the build part. I consider myself an expert at these builds and this one took me 6 straight hours.
If youre an amateur plan on longer and needing some help.
Its tedious with a lot of parts and a lot of careful fastening.
Whoever at these companies insist on using allen bolts needing an allen wrench to tighten should almost be shot. I understand why... I know they resist stripping of the head... but I would take that chance so I could use a power tool to tighten. Also, the connectors they use for the allen bolts are the worst design ever. Theyre a piece of metal with a threaded hole in the center.
The object is to put this piece in a pre-drilled area and have it stay in the right orientation so when you put the allen bolt in it will catch and then you can tighten.
First problem is they dont stay in the pre-drilled hole at all. I had to wait until each piece needed to be connected and then do one at a time (basically ignoring their instructions but it worked better).
Second problem is that some of the bolts will NOT thread through some of the connectors. There were a bunch of extra connectors left over and I found out this is why... So you should pre-thread bolts and connectors first so you know which ones work with each other. If you dont youre in for a real headache. I literally wasted at least 30 minutes trying to match up those bolts with connectors the would thread through properly.
Other than that, the build is relatively straight-forward, its just time consuming.
I dont see why they couldnt have pre-assembled some of the t-spacers and drawer glides for you... but guess that was too much to ask.
Anyway, youll certainly be ready for sleep once youve finished putting this thing together.
We purchased a memory foam king-sized mattress, a mattress cover, new sheets and new pillows. Put all together and passed out right away. Great nights sleep!
Im sure Ill forget about how much of a pain this was to build.... until that is I have to move again some day...
Bottom line is that its great looking and great functioning. The drawers are cheap on the inside so arent perfect, but you dont really see them once its done. I would plan on putting anything heavy in those... but would be good for clothes, sheets, etc.
I do recommend this product, and we do love it now... just set aside a ton of time and get some help to build it! Most of all, plan on exercising your patience!
Great when built... wish more was pre-built!
So this product is very nice. When its done, its beautiful and very sturdy. If you build it right, you will not hear any squeaks, etc. Issue is the build part. I consider myself an expert at these builds and this one took me 6 straight hours. If youre an amateur plan on longer and needing some help. Its tedious with a lot of parts and a lot of careful fastening. Whoever at these companies insist on using allen bolts needing an allen wrench to tighten should almost be shot. I understand why... I know they resist stripping of the head... but I would take that chance so I could use a power tool to tighten. Also, the connectors they use for the allen bolts are the worst design ever. Theyre a piece of metal with a threaded hole in the center. The object is to put this piece in a pre-drilled area and have it stay in the right orientation so when you put the allen bolt in it will catch and then you can tighten. First problem is they dont stay in the pre-drilled hole at all. I had to wait until each piece needed to be connected and then do one at a time (basically ignoring their instructions but it worked better). Second problem is that some of the bolts will NOT thread through some of the connectors. There were a bunch of extra connectors left over and I found out this is why... So you should pre-thread bolts and connectors first so you know which ones work with each other. If you dont youre in for a real headache. I literally wasted at least 30 minutes trying to match up those bolts with connectors the would thread through properly. Other than that, the build is relatively straight-forward, its just time consuming. I dont see why they couldnt have pre-assembled some of the t-spacers and drawer glides for you... but guess that was too much to ask. Anyway, youll certainly be ready for sleep once youve finished putting this thing together. We purchased a memory foam king-sized mattress, a mattress cover, new sheets and new pillows. Put all together and passed out right away. Great nights sleep! Im sure Ill forget about how much of a pain this was to build.... until that is I have to move again some day... Bottom line is that its great looking and great functioning. The drawers are cheap on the inside so arent perfect, but you dont really see them once its done. I would plan on putting anything heavy in those... but would be good for clothes, sheets, etc. I do recommend this product, and we do love it now... just set aside a ton of time and get some help to build it! Most of all, plan on exercising your patience!