This took a long time to assemble, I did it over 2 days. I did most of it myself but needed my husband to help lift the top bunk over the bottom one. The stairway and drawers took the most time. Now that its done we love it. Its very sturdy and solid. I looked at a lot of bunk beds before deciding on this one. For the price, the quality is great, but you pay for it with manual labor. I recommend furniture pads so you can slide the bed into place when its done. Its otherwise very, very heavy. The drawers are huge and offer a lot of storage but are a bit difficult to navigate, even for me. Nonetheless my daughter goes up and down only once a day so not a big deal. Even with the tall version, I cant sit fully upright on the bottom bed but that may be because our bottom mattress is quite thick. However it works well for leaning on pillows and reading books.
Great bed for the money. Be prepared to work.
This took a long time to assemble, I did it over 2 days. I did most of it myself but needed my husband to help lift the top bunk over the bottom one. The stairway and drawers took the most time. Now that its done we love it. Its very sturdy and solid. I looked at a lot of bunk beds before deciding on this one. For the price, the quality is great, but you pay for it with manual labor. I recommend furniture pads so you can slide the bed into place when its done. Its otherwise very, very heavy. The drawers are huge and offer a lot of storage but are a bit difficult to navigate, even for me. Nonetheless my daughter goes up and down only once a day so not a big deal. Even with the tall version, I cant sit fully upright on the bottom bed but that may be because our bottom mattress is quite thick. However it works well for leaning on pillows and reading books.