We purchased these for our two boys who are 7 and 4. I really like the look of the beds and that there is so much room for storage underneath. The only cons of these beds would be that like other customers have said, the instructions are not really clear. It took my husband 4 1/2 hours to put it together. And yes, make sure you have a drill or power screwdriver. Theres a lot to put together. I also agree with another reviewer that there is a strong chemical smell, so be wary of that if youre prone to migraines like I am. I also feel that they are a bit wobbly and would benefit from some extra support, so thats something we will be looking into. Maybe some sort of stabilizer bar. Overall, not bad for the price and my boys really like their new beds.
This bed is great, but the assembly was a lot of work. Make sure you set aside an afternoon for this, it took my husband and I about 5 hours to put it together. PLEASE watch what you are doing, not all parts are lab led, and we had one part labeled wrong. We seperated all the pieces of wood by the sections labled in the directions before we started putting things together and Im glad we did. Make sure you match the holes that are predrilled, or it will be all wrong. The actual bed is beautiful. The stain is very nice and evenly done. The bed also seems very sturdy. My 7 year old can sit up on the bottom bunk. Great value for the money.
Came last night about 4 started construction about 6 all set up by 8 quick and easy with free screwing bolts.nice and sturdy perfect for my 4 year old who has been screaming for bunkbeds for months. Just make sure you have a power drill there are lots of screws. All in all ,couldnt be happier!
I just received this bunk bed and i love it! it definitely took two to put together but was pretty easy. The bed isnt too high which is good for my toddler sons. great price, great bed, shipped fast ( just still waiting on the mattresses).
For the price, I wasnt expecting much Now that they are all put together I couldnt be happier with my purchase! They are great quality and my kids love their new bunk beds!
Update 6 Mar 2015: Just a note, the screws will need to be tightened with the hex head tool after 30 days. We noticed ours starting to wiggle and most of the screws got a little loose. Just make sure you monitor it.
Was leery of low price point and quality, but this bed has turned out to be a winner. It is solid wood, yet is still light enough to make an easy assembly but not too light that it moves when fully assembled. Installation was a breeze, pre/drilled holes make alignment nice. Although not every piece of wood had a labeled letter to correspond to instructions, but deducing where everything went was still fairly easy. An extra hand is helpful, but was not needed for 95 of the installation. The slats (bunkie boards) are SOLID 5/8 ply, if you can snap these slats something went wrong like a 400Lb gorilla jumping up and down on it. They also smooth sanded the top of the slats (facing the mattress), an easy detail to miss but an extra step in providing longevity to your mattress.
The only bear to the installation were the screws for the ladder, very hard to hand turn.
Zero smell on this white bunk (saw other reports of odors).
Bottom line great bunk bed, great price, sturdy, not too high and kids love it!
I purchased this bed with great hesitancy after reading several reviews on , Walmart, and other stores that sell these. First, they are priced way higher at Toys/R/Us, and about the same at Walmart. I got these for my 5 year old twin boys. I looked at a lot of different beds, but really wanted this one because of its size and price. My sons room has an unavoidable drop in the ceiling down to 7 feet / there is nowhere to place a bunk bed without the ceiling drop being involved somehow. This was the only one I think I could find that was 60inches / which is also good, because I am 62 inches, and I can decorate the bed more easily. I also purchased the recommended mattresses with this bed (Signature Sleep Essentials 8inch and 6inch).
I decided I was going to completely re/do my sons bedroom for their new big boy room. I was so excited! I ordered the bunk bed on Friday January 30, 2015. I am a Prime member, and I know that the bed can take an extra few days for processing. I was patient. On February 2, I received an email saying the package had shipped, and would arrive by Friday February 6. Yay! I went and got all their new bedding, paint, wall decorations, some additional furniture pieces, and made arrangements for them to go to Grandma and Grandpas on Friday the 6th for the weekend. I usually work Sundays, and I took the day off of work so I could have everything completed and ready for when my sons got home Sunday night. I checked with throughout the week to make sure the bed was still arriving on Friday according to , it was. The bedding arrived earlier in the week, the sheets, and the mattresses arrived on time too. Friday afternoon comes and I check / still on time for Friday delivery by 8pm. I check UPS, and there is no updated status other than in transit. I check back with UPS around 4pm, and it says arrived at destination facility / out for delivery Monday February 9. Super irritated, I called UPS and said WTF. Can I come pick this up (UPS is 2 miles from my house). UPS says no, you can not pick up a package before its scheduled delivery date. I say It was suppose to be delivered today, they say Shipper did not give it to us until February 4. I try to arrange for a Saturday delivery / not an option. Thoroughly frustrated, I used my unexpected free/time to go out and drink wine with my friends. I spent the entire day Saturday painting, and instead of setting up bunk beds in between coats of paint, I took a nap, shopped, and sulked about the fact that my surprise for my sons was ruined by UPS / or / or really, both. Sunday I put their room back together, set up their new mattresses on the floor with their new Spiderman and Batman sheets, comforters, and new pillows. I tentatively placed their furniture back in their room, and hung up their wall decorations because I really was not sure where the bed was going to go/fit best. I just needed to convince my kids that sleeping on the floor was fun. The boys came home, they looked at the new paint job, liked the wall decorations, and loved the fact they could very easily jump on their new mattresses on the floor. They had all the bedding off in seconds, and had a fort built out of the mattresses within minutes. Boys. They did not like their mattresses on the floor, and ended up crawling in bed with me in the middle of the night. Two 5/year olds and an adult sharing a queen is not recommended
I ended up taking Monday off of work so I could get the beds set up before Monday night / I did not want to spend another night trying to keep the boys in their beds on the floor. I read the reviews for this bed that said it took 5/6 hours to set up the beds, and that had me concerned. The beds arrived at 2pm, and I had a 530pm event to attend. Fortunately, my Dad was my babysitter for the evening. Dad came over, and took charge. I basically watched him set up the beds. The pieces arrived in good shape, but they are poorly labeled. The pieces are pretty obvious as to what purpose they serve, but having some instruction to help figure out the directionality of the pieces would be helpful for quicker set/up. My Dad had the first bed set up quickly, but we had issues with the top bunk. One of the pre/drilled holes in the frame was off, and it did not line up. We spent probably an hour trying different ways of getting the long screw in the hole, trying to line up with the little piece that it is supposed to connect with. He tried, I tried, but eventually we just had to alter the existing hole enough to make it work. I left for my event, and enjoyed more wine while I hoped that I would not be spending another night sleeping with two sweaty 5/year/olds. I return home, the beds are done, and decorated (thanks, Mom), and the boys love them. I love them. They fit great in their room, and seem sturdy. Other commenters have mentioned a chemical smell, but all I smell is painted wood/new furniture smell. Nothing overpowering or irritating / and I have a very sensitive nose. I think I may purchase some reinforcing connectors for where the two beds connect with each other. As of now, the top bunk sits on the bottom bunk with a long pin holding them together / the top bunk lifts off real easily. My concern is a rambunctious 5 year old kicking the top bunk from the bottom bunk to irritate his brother, and lifting the bed off the pin and having it crash down on the bottom bunk. Fortunately the top bunk is heavy, and his legs are too short right now to be able to do that, but if these beds last a few years it could be a possibility. Other reviews have mentioned slats breaking, and I will keep my eye out for that possibility. They seem sturdy though. There is not a lot of clearance between the bunks, but that should be expected when it is only 5 feet tall. There is enough room for them to sit up, and I can sit on the mattress and lean in for a hug and kiss. I have been on the top bunk, and I did not feel like the bed was going to break. I have been up there with a child, and the combined weight would be 160lbs, and it seemed fine. I wouldnt make a habit out of it though.
To make a really long story short: I am happy with the purchase. The boys love the bed, and I like it too. It fits good in their little room, and looks nice. The shipping drama was a pain that would have been fine if the expected delivery date would have been ACCURATE! I would have gladly waited until the following weekend to follow through with my plans. I wasted a lot of time off work for nothing / It is a good thing that the beds arrived in good shape, and that I like them, because it eases the pain from the shipping fiasco.
If my review has not been updated, you can assume the beds are still in good shape, and not broken. I will definitely update if they start falling apart.
I just put these together. My husband is working out of town so my only help was my 4 and 2 year old kids. I wanted to get them together as 2 twin beds, not a bunk bed just yet. After reading reviews I was a bit worried about it, I shouldnt have been. I laid everything out first, made sure I had everything, then got started. Everything fit well, no mis/drilled holes, nothing out of whack. The only time I found anything a little off, it was my fault for having the board the wrong direction. There are subtle differences, so if something is off, you most likely just have the wrong piece or its turned the wrong way. As I said, very subtle differences between the top and bottom set at times, pay close attention and youll be fine. It was solid before I started on the slates, and once I screwed every individual slate down, both ends (as per the instructions), Im pretty sure this thing will survive a natural disaster. This is a very sturdily built, and very nice looking, bed set. There is almost a foot of clearance between the bottom of the mattress and the floor (on both beds), plenty of room for storage (if you have less you put it together wrong). I managed to put it together alone (barring some occasional toddler assistance). If I was going to stack them into bunks Id need help (grown/up help for that) They are heavy. It came in 2 boxes, or Id have had to break it down in the yard and haul it in that way, as it was one box (the smaller one) was actually difficult to get up the stairs, heavy and awkward. painted surface is also very nicely done, smooth and polished, very durable, no chipping or scratches, and feels like it would take a little work to damage. This does not look or feel like a cheap set. I couldnt be more thrilled with this set. This set is built to last.
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Nice looking, fast shipping, but wobbly
We purchased these for our two boys who are 7 and 4. I really like the look of the beds and that there is so much room for storage underneath. The only cons of these beds would be that like other customers have said, the instructions are not really clear. It took my husband 4 1/2 hours to put it together. And yes, make sure you have a drill or power screwdriver. Theres a lot to put together. I also agree with another reviewer that there is a strong chemical smell, so be wary of that if youre prone to migraines like I am. I also feel that they are a bit wobbly and would benefit from some extra support, so thats something we will be looking into. Maybe some sort of stabilizer bar. Overall, not bad for the price and my boys really like their new beds.
holy assembly
This bed is great, but the assembly was a lot of work. Make sure you set aside an afternoon for this, it took my husband and I about 5 hours to put it together. PLEASE watch what you are doing, not all parts are lab led, and we had one part labeled wrong. We seperated all the pieces of wood by the sections labled in the directions before we started putting things together and Im glad we did. Make sure you match the holes that are predrilled, or it will be all wrong. The actual bed is beautiful. The stain is very nice and evenly done. The bed also seems very sturdy. My 7 year old can sit up on the bottom bunk. Great value for the money.
very easy to install
It was a lot nicer than I expected, very easy to install, although the items were not labeled individually.
wowgorgeous!
Came last night about 4 started construction about 6 all set up by 8 quick and easy with free screwing bolts.nice and sturdy perfect for my 4 year old who has been screaming for bunkbeds for months. Just make sure you have a power drill there are lots of screws. All in all ,couldnt be happier!
BUY THIS!
I just received this bunk bed and i love it! it definitely took two to put together but was pretty easy. The bed isnt too high which is good for my toddler sons. great price, great bed, shipped fast ( just still waiting on the mattresses).
Worth every penny!
For the price, I wasnt expecting much Now that they are all put together I couldnt be happier with my purchase! They are great quality and my kids love their new bunk beds!
Great bunk bed, kids love it, feels safe.
Update 6 Mar 2015: Just a note, the screws will need to be tightened with the hex head tool after 30 days. We noticed ours starting to wiggle and most of the screws got a little loose. Just make sure you monitor it. Was leery of low price point and quality, but this bed has turned out to be a winner. It is solid wood, yet is still light enough to make an easy assembly but not too light that it moves when fully assembled. Installation was a breeze, pre/drilled holes make alignment nice. Although not every piece of wood had a labeled letter to correspond to instructions, but deducing where everything went was still fairly easy. An extra hand is helpful, but was not needed for 95 of the installation. The slats (bunkie boards) are SOLID 5/8 ply, if you can snap these slats something went wrong like a 400Lb gorilla jumping up and down on it. They also smooth sanded the top of the slats (facing the mattress), an easy detail to miss but an extra step in providing longevity to your mattress. The only bear to the installation were the screws for the ladder, very hard to hand turn. Zero smell on this white bunk (saw other reports of odors). Bottom line great bunk bed, great price, sturdy, not too high and kids love it!
You get what you pay for.
Fair for the price. The finishing is not that awesome and the wood is too soft. This is far from being a long lasting bunk bed.
Pleased with the end result, but not necessarily the shipper
I purchased this bed with great hesitancy after reading several reviews on , Walmart, and other stores that sell these. First, they are priced way higher at Toys/R/Us, and about the same at Walmart. I got these for my 5 year old twin boys. I looked at a lot of different beds, but really wanted this one because of its size and price. My sons room has an unavoidable drop in the ceiling down to 7 feet / there is nowhere to place a bunk bed without the ceiling drop being involved somehow. This was the only one I think I could find that was 60inches / which is also good, because I am 62 inches, and I can decorate the bed more easily. I also purchased the recommended mattresses with this bed (Signature Sleep Essentials 8inch and 6inch). I decided I was going to completely re/do my sons bedroom for their new big boy room. I was so excited! I ordered the bunk bed on Friday January 30, 2015. I am a Prime member, and I know that the bed can take an extra few days for processing. I was patient. On February 2, I received an email saying the package had shipped, and would arrive by Friday February 6. Yay! I went and got all their new bedding, paint, wall decorations, some additional furniture pieces, and made arrangements for them to go to Grandma and Grandpas on Friday the 6th for the weekend. I usually work Sundays, and I took the day off of work so I could have everything completed and ready for when my sons got home Sunday night. I checked with throughout the week to make sure the bed was still arriving on Friday according to , it was. The bedding arrived earlier in the week, the sheets, and the mattresses arrived on time too. Friday afternoon comes and I check / still on time for Friday delivery by 8pm. I check UPS, and there is no updated status other than in transit. I check back with UPS around 4pm, and it says arrived at destination facility / out for delivery Monday February 9. Super irritated, I called UPS and said WTF. Can I come pick this up (UPS is 2 miles from my house). UPS says no, you can not pick up a package before its scheduled delivery date. I say It was suppose to be delivered today, they say Shipper did not give it to us until February 4. I try to arrange for a Saturday delivery / not an option. Thoroughly frustrated, I used my unexpected free/time to go out and drink wine with my friends. I spent the entire day Saturday painting, and instead of setting up bunk beds in between coats of paint, I took a nap, shopped, and sulked about the fact that my surprise for my sons was ruined by UPS / or / or really, both. Sunday I put their room back together, set up their new mattresses on the floor with their new Spiderman and Batman sheets, comforters, and new pillows. I tentatively placed their furniture back in their room, and hung up their wall decorations because I really was not sure where the bed was going to go/fit best. I just needed to convince my kids that sleeping on the floor was fun. The boys came home, they looked at the new paint job, liked the wall decorations, and loved the fact they could very easily jump on their new mattresses on the floor. They had all the bedding off in seconds, and had a fort built out of the mattresses within minutes. Boys. They did not like their mattresses on the floor, and ended up crawling in bed with me in the middle of the night. Two 5/year olds and an adult sharing a queen is not recommended I ended up taking Monday off of work so I could get the beds set up before Monday night / I did not want to spend another night trying to keep the boys in their beds on the floor. I read the reviews for this bed that said it took 5/6 hours to set up the beds, and that had me concerned. The beds arrived at 2pm, and I had a 530pm event to attend. Fortunately, my Dad was my babysitter for the evening. Dad came over, and took charge. I basically watched him set up the beds. The pieces arrived in good shape, but they are poorly labeled. The pieces are pretty obvious as to what purpose they serve, but having some instruction to help figure out the directionality of the pieces would be helpful for quicker set/up. My Dad had the first bed set up quickly, but we had issues with the top bunk. One of the pre/drilled holes in the frame was off, and it did not line up. We spent probably an hour trying different ways of getting the long screw in the hole, trying to line up with the little piece that it is supposed to connect with. He tried, I tried, but eventually we just had to alter the existing hole enough to make it work. I left for my event, and enjoyed more wine while I hoped that I would not be spending another night sleeping with two sweaty 5/year/olds. I return home, the beds are done, and decorated (thanks, Mom), and the boys love them. I love them. They fit great in their room, and seem sturdy. Other commenters have mentioned a chemical smell, but all I smell is painted wood/new furniture smell. Nothing overpowering or irritating / and I have a very sensitive nose. I think I may purchase some reinforcing connectors for where the two beds connect with each other. As of now, the top bunk sits on the bottom bunk with a long pin holding them together / the top bunk lifts off real easily. My concern is a rambunctious 5 year old kicking the top bunk from the bottom bunk to irritate his brother, and lifting the bed off the pin and having it crash down on the bottom bunk. Fortunately the top bunk is heavy, and his legs are too short right now to be able to do that, but if these beds last a few years it could be a possibility. Other reviews have mentioned slats breaking, and I will keep my eye out for that possibility. They seem sturdy though. There is not a lot of clearance between the bunks, but that should be expected when it is only 5 feet tall. There is enough room for them to sit up, and I can sit on the mattress and lean in for a hug and kiss. I have been on the top bunk, and I did not feel like the bed was going to break. I have been up there with a child, and the combined weight would be 160lbs, and it seemed fine. I wouldnt make a habit out of it though. To make a really long story short: I am happy with the purchase. The boys love the bed, and I like it too. It fits good in their little room, and looks nice. The shipping drama was a pain that would have been fine if the expected delivery date would have been ACCURATE! I would have gladly waited until the following weekend to follow through with my plans. I wasted a lot of time off work for nothing / It is a good thing that the beds arrived in good shape, and that I like them, because it eases the pain from the shipping fiasco. If my review has not been updated, you can assume the beds are still in good shape, and not broken. I will definitely update if they start falling apart.
Aming bed set!!!
I just put these together. My husband is working out of town so my only help was my 4 and 2 year old kids. I wanted to get them together as 2 twin beds, not a bunk bed just yet. After reading reviews I was a bit worried about it, I shouldnt have been. I laid everything out first, made sure I had everything, then got started. Everything fit well, no mis/drilled holes, nothing out of whack. The only time I found anything a little off, it was my fault for having the board the wrong direction. There are subtle differences, so if something is off, you most likely just have the wrong piece or its turned the wrong way. As I said, very subtle differences between the top and bottom set at times, pay close attention and youll be fine. It was solid before I started on the slates, and once I screwed every individual slate down, both ends (as per the instructions), Im pretty sure this thing will survive a natural disaster. This is a very sturdily built, and very nice looking, bed set. There is almost a foot of clearance between the bottom of the mattress and the floor (on both beds), plenty of room for storage (if you have less you put it together wrong). I managed to put it together alone (barring some occasional toddler assistance). If I was going to stack them into bunks Id need help (grown/up help for that) They are heavy. It came in 2 boxes, or Id have had to break it down in the yard and haul it in that way, as it was one box (the smaller one) was actually difficult to get up the stairs, heavy and awkward. painted surface is also very nicely done, smooth and polished, very durable, no chipping or scratches, and feels like it would take a little work to damage. This does not look or feel like a cheap set. I couldnt be more thrilled with this set. This set is built to last.
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