Its worth the cash Just built 2 of these. It is helpful to have a power drill with bits. I would guess it will cut time by 30 to 45 minutes. It took about 2 hours to build the first and 1:45 to build the second. I used 6 inch mattresses and put thin OSB at $14 a piece from the local lumber yard for each as a better base.
The slats and metal are fine but based on the mattresses and my 5 boys, I have had good lucknwoth thin wood. Boxes work well to spread the weight as well. The slats were a bit far apart for my taste so the small investment in wood solved that and only added .5 inches. Be careful about getting mattresses that are 6,7 or maybe 8 inches so you have plenty of height so kids dont roll off the bunks and have the protection they need. This is true of any bunk. A high matress reduces the preotection.
We paid $740 for each. Seems solid, boards make the mattresses we bought feel even better. Overall, so far we are happy amd these are very nice looking and sturdy.
Just built 2 of these...
Its worth the cash Just built 2 of these. It is helpful to have a power drill with bits. I would guess it will cut time by 30 to 45 minutes. It took about 2 hours to build the first and 1:45 to build the second. I used 6 inch mattresses and put thin OSB at $14 a piece from the local lumber yard for each as a better base. The slats and metal are fine but based on the mattresses and my 5 boys, I have had good lucknwoth thin wood. Boxes work well to spread the weight as well. The slats were a bit far apart for my taste so the small investment in wood solved that and only added .5 inches. Be careful about getting mattresses that are 6,7 or maybe 8 inches so you have plenty of height so kids dont roll off the bunks and have the protection they need. This is true of any bunk. A high matress reduces the preotection. We paid $740 for each. Seems solid, boards make the mattresses we bought feel even better. Overall, so far we are happy amd these are very nice looking and sturdy.