We bought this bed for our 5 year old son. We were looking for a bed with storage and a little space underneath for a play area. We also ordered the slide and my son loves it. Just a few things we noticed.
The bed itself took about an hour for my husband and I to build together. There were a few areas where you screw into the wood without existing screw holes. I was afraid we were going to screw it in crooked, but didnt seem to have an issue. I dont know if that is intentional or a defect. Also, the headboard and side rails are much lower than I had expected. I didnt realize until we were on the 3rd page of the instructions that the manufacturer recommends using a mattress no thicker than 8.
We already had a 10 memory foam mattress for my son, and no where in the listing did it mention this. There is only about 3 inches from the top of the mattress to the top of the side rail.
The bookshelves are a bit narrow and seems like they will tip easily. There are also small screw holes on the top shelf that Im not sure what are for.
The drawer is nice but took quite a while to assemble, probably not for a novice assembler.
Overall I am happy with our purchase but I am concerned with the sturdiness of the bed, I definitely would not recommend more than 2 small kids on it at once. We will see how long it holds up!
Good bed for the price
We bought this bed for our 5 year old son. We were looking for a bed with storage and a little space underneath for a play area. We also ordered the slide and my son loves it. Just a few things we noticed. The bed itself took about an hour for my husband and I to build together. There were a few areas where you screw into the wood without existing screw holes. I was afraid we were going to screw it in crooked, but didnt seem to have an issue. I dont know if that is intentional or a defect. Also, the headboard and side rails are much lower than I had expected. I didnt realize until we were on the 3rd page of the instructions that the manufacturer recommends using a mattress no thicker than 8. We already had a 10 memory foam mattress for my son, and no where in the listing did it mention this. There is only about 3 inches from the top of the mattress to the top of the side rail. The bookshelves are a bit narrow and seems like they will tip easily. There are also small screw holes on the top shelf that Im not sure what are for. The drawer is nice but took quite a while to assemble, probably not for a novice assembler. Overall I am happy with our purchase but I am concerned with the sturdiness of the bed, I definitely would not recommend more than 2 small kids on it at once. We will see how long it holds up!