This bed is not made to last. Bought in February for my son, he is 5 and it's used very lightly. The head board is so tall and heavy it has already broke, the metal bracket and screws as shown in the picture were pulled from the compressed wood leg and all the holes are stripped. I'm sad that I can't return it, so I am trying to make it work. Hopefully I can repair it myself. (Clamps are too hold while glue dries) Also I cut the head board down to 3 slates instead of the 5 it had, to make it lighter and shorter. Let's see if that works.... Also! Don't forget to buy a box spring.