Last night I put together my daybed - it probably took a little longer than it would have, if I had found instructions for assembly - but all-in-all, it was pretty intuitive. The quality of the materials is good - not outstanding - but everything assembled easily and enough bolts/nuts/washers were supplied. They even provide a little stamped open-end wrench and an Allen wrench. Once all the bolts were tightened, it seemed very sturdy. Im not sure the welds that hold the bed support are solid enough to support a very heavy person over a long period of time - but Im using this as an occasional guest bed and my reading nook.
Im a bit bugged by the bolt heads that are black and exposed on the wood posts; and one of the posts has a finger-joint thats pretty obvious because the two sections accepted the stain differently. But for a piece of furniture in this price range, its really very nice. Solid *uniform-grain* wood, and countersunk bolt-holes with woods plugs would have cost me two or three times as much money. And I doubt my guests will notice things like that anyway.
My only other concern is the mattress support: when its assembled, theres a raised Spine down the middle. Im using an old (cheap) innerspring mattress, so will probably be OK - but if one were to use a thinner, dense mattress (think futon) - you might feel that raised section?? The good news is that its NOT going to sag in the middle. Ever.
Nice daybed for the money!
Last night I put together my daybed - it probably took a little longer than it would have, if I had found instructions for assembly - but all-in-all, it was pretty intuitive. The quality of the materials is good - not outstanding - but everything assembled easily and enough bolts/nuts/washers were supplied. They even provide a little stamped open-end wrench and an Allen wrench. Once all the bolts were tightened, it seemed very sturdy. Im not sure the welds that hold the bed support are solid enough to support a very heavy person over a long period of time - but Im using this as an occasional guest bed and my reading nook. Im a bit bugged by the bolt heads that are black and exposed on the wood posts; and one of the posts has a finger-joint thats pretty obvious because the two sections accepted the stain differently. But for a piece of furniture in this price range, its really very nice. Solid *uniform-grain* wood, and countersunk bolt-holes with woods plugs would have cost me two or three times as much money. And I doubt my guests will notice things like that anyway. My only other concern is the mattress support: when its assembled, theres a raised Spine down the middle. Im using an old (cheap) innerspring mattress, so will probably be OK - but if one were to use a thinner, dense mattress (think futon) - you might feel that raised section?? The good news is that its NOT going to sag in the middle. Ever.