This is a decent frame for the price. We were upgrading our mattress to a king size and spent more on the mattress for comfort, which is more important than the frame. This frame does creek, and is light weight enough to be moved around without effort with our mattress on it. It is designed to hold a mattress with out a box frame/spring like a platform bed. I added a skirt to take away from the sparse look it has without it. We've noticed a ding in the foot board already. It is serving it's purpose- if you want the quality of a $500+ frame, then that's what you should expect to pay for one.