I have no idea how so many people were able to build this within an hour or two. I don't consider myself amazing at building things, but this bed definitely had me questioning my abilities. It took me around 8 hours with two trips to Lowe's to fix missing items. Delivery was easy and the box wasn't difficult to carry into the house. The instructions were actually well written and I didn't have trouble following. The issue was the screw bolts and the nut it is supposed to fit into. They did not fit at all, but leaving it undone would compromise sturdiness. At Lowe's I found 1/4 20 bolts at 3.5 inches. I do not know a lot about hardware and had to bother an employee to help me figure it out. That did the trick. The wood hasn't cracked on me so far, but as per other reviews I used a screw driver instead of a drill. This bed is definitely a toddler/little kid bed. I wouldn't put someone over 12 because it doesn't seem like it would hold adult weight. Overall it is nice looking and the space underneath is a great play space.
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I have no idea how so many people were able to build this within an hour or two. I don't consider myself amazing at building things, but this bed definitely had me questioning my abilities. It took me around 8 hours with two trips to Lowe's to fix missing items. Delivery was easy and the box wasn't difficult to carry into the house. The instructions were actually well written and I didn't have trouble following. The issue was the screw bolts and the nut it is supposed to fit into. They did not fit at all, but leaving it undone would compromise sturdiness. At Lowe's I found 1/4 20 bolts at 3.5 inches. I do not know a lot about hardware and had to bother an employee to help me figure it out. That did the trick. The wood hasn't cracked on me so far, but as per other reviews I used a screw driver instead of a drill. This bed is definitely a toddler/little kid bed. I wouldn't put someone over 12 because it doesn't seem like it would hold adult weight. Overall it is nice looking and the space underneath is a great play space.