Do not be discouraged by the negative reviews. This a a nice solid bed at a very reasonable price. The holes were all drilled in the proper places. I made a few mistakes along the way, but they were all fixable. I think it is a one person job. Just take your time and enjoy it. Probably took about 5/7 hours all together, but I wasnt really keeping track.
1. Two pieces arrived with hairline cracks in them. We sent in the form and new pieces arrived in about a week.
2. Be sure that you have the railing on the bottom faced the way you want it for the ladder.
3. I was working alone in a small room. So after I build the bottom bunk and assembled the ends of the top, I stacked the upper bunk ends on the bottom and then worked from there. One end was up against the wall, so it wasnt going to fall over. That way I had room to work, was standing up, and didnt need help stacking them later when they were heavier.
4. I waited til the last step to screw in all the support slats. It seems that some of them could get in the way of where the ladder attaches to the side rails.
5. Had a little trouble getting the top rails (M) on the back side in. I sawed off about 1/8 of an inch off one peg and then it fit.
6. Id recommend that you use your own Allen wrench. The one provided is ok, but.
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Well made and everything fit fairly easily
Do not be discouraged by the negative reviews. This a a nice solid bed at a very reasonable price. The holes were all drilled in the proper places. I made a few mistakes along the way, but they were all fixable. I think it is a one person job. Just take your time and enjoy it. Probably took about 5/7 hours all together, but I wasnt really keeping track. 1. Two pieces arrived with hairline cracks in them. We sent in the form and new pieces arrived in about a week. 2. Be sure that you have the railing on the bottom faced the way you want it for the ladder. 3. I was working alone in a small room. So after I build the bottom bunk and assembled the ends of the top, I stacked the upper bunk ends on the bottom and then worked from there. One end was up against the wall, so it wasnt going to fall over. That way I had room to work, was standing up, and didnt need help stacking them later when they were heavier. 4. I waited til the last step to screw in all the support slats. It seems that some of them could get in the way of where the ladder attaches to the side rails. 5. Had a little trouble getting the top rails (M) on the back side in. I sawed off about 1/8 of an inch off one peg and then it fit. 6. Id recommend that you use your own Allen wrench. The one provided is ok, but. I submitted a picture with some of these comments inserted.