The bed is used for my 2 young children and they love it! The beds are spacious enough that it will follow them into their teenager years. We purchased the drawers and they fit perfectly under the bed. We actually used the remaining space behind the drawers to store the old crib mattress and spring. The bed was fairly easy to assemble, but definitely at some point a second person is needed to lift the top bed onto the lower.
Now for the price, we got the bed that we were looking for; affordable, nice looking, well made, but 1 of the pieced was machined just about a quarter (1/4) inch misaligned, so with some help from someone who knows furniture they were able to make it fit without sacrificing safety. The only other issue is the support beam in the middle of both of the beds. I understand that excessive weight should not be placed on the top bunk, but we decided to reinforce it due to the fact that the manufacture issued one is a single 2 x 2 (1 beam had knots in the wood). 1 night of SLEEPING on the top bunk by my mother-in-law and daughter (less than 200 lbs) caused the beam to break. Re decided, again with the help of someone who works with wood, to add 2 x 4's to prevent any further breakage.
Overall we are extremely satisfied with the bed and for the price it can't be beat. I shopped plenty of local places and the total cost of the bed was anywhere from $100 - $400 less (with shipping included). I would definitely recommend this to other folks!!!"..." Read more
- Dad the bunk bed builder... in Sacramento, CA