Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Before purchasing, I read most of the reviews here. Especially the bad ones. So I was prepared. Bed arrived 2 days before scheduled - bonus! It was packed extremely well. All pieces were protected and arrived in perfect condition. While my husband unpacked, I set the parts out in similar order to the booklet (which had proper and perfect instructions). It was very easy to assemble. We left the bolts loosened until all the parts were on. The ladder is unforgiving on the feet, so I bought a swim noodle, cut it for each rung and slipped it over before attaching the ladder to the bed. Unfortunately, I purchased this bed in January, and swimming stuff was not in season! I finally found one in a thrift store. So keep in mind. The noodle does rotate freely on the rung, so I may have to do something with that - I don't want it to be the cause of a fall. The most annoying part was snapping the mattress supports to the bed slats. My poor fingers got pinched a time or two. I used a tape measure to ensure that they were lined up nice and straight - I used their measurements for this. The beam in the middle of the bed would knock against the bed slats when I pulled down. I figured these were some of the noise complaints I read about. To fix this. I wrapped the beam in a dark cloth - I had an airline blanket which is thin and long and worked perfectly!. After we tightened up all the bolts, I found a wall stud and used a short chain to attach the bed to the wall - I threaded the chain in a dark sock to prevent noises and it from rubbing against the bed. Then we put the mattress on. When my children were finished scampering around, I went over all the bolts again. Sure enough, a few were a bit loose from the moving back and forth to find the perfect bed nirvana. - good bed and good price - noises and wobble-ness could be reduced or eliminated - bolts will not line up unless all are loosened - follow the instructions - easy fix for rung problem - secure to stud Hopefully this helps someone.