I'm a pretty handy guy who can assemble just about anything. This took me close to two hours, mainly due to misaligned holes and improperly sized hardware. The threaded ends of some of the rods were welded crooked so that the bolts would not line up and bite. Also, the bolts for both the headboard and footboard were too long for the pieces they screw into. I needed to use some of my washers from my shop to space them enough so they would fully tighten. Without doing this, the whole thing was wobbly. Additionally, the fake wood pieces for the headboards were all cracked where the threaded bits were manufactured into them. These cracks were on the back, so i just let it slide and put it together. This wasn't something damaged in shipping. It happened because when they were manufactured, the threaded recesses were inserted with too much force, causing the cracks.
All in all, not satisfied with this bed. It's assembled now, so what can i do about it really. I'll live with it. But, considering the time spent, it really wasn't worth the money.
Poorly designed assembly and bad hardware
I'm a pretty handy guy who can assemble just about anything. This took me close to two hours, mainly due to misaligned holes and improperly sized hardware. The threaded ends of some of the rods were welded crooked so that the bolts would not line up and bite. Also, the bolts for both the headboard and footboard were too long for the pieces they screw into. I needed to use some of my washers from my shop to space them enough so they would fully tighten. Without doing this, the whole thing was wobbly. Additionally, the fake wood pieces for the headboards were all cracked where the threaded bits were manufactured into them. These cracks were on the back, so i just let it slide and put it together. This wasn't something damaged in shipping. It happened because when they were manufactured, the threaded recesses were inserted with too much force, causing the cracks. All in all, not satisfied with this bed. It's assembled now, so what can i do about it really. I'll live with it. But, considering the time spent, it really wasn't worth the money.