I was one of those people that read the reviews and thought... "Well it can't be THAT bad" or "those people set it up wrong" or "mine will be better"... Well let me tell you, it isn't. It's awful, and terrible, and everything else they've said. It was an absolute NIGHTMARE to set up, and flimsy as a termite riddled half rotten lost and forgotten 1800's homestead. TO top it all off you ask? Less than a year later it is currently falling apart. Put a box spring on your floor, trust me, it'll be better quality and last longer. I don't know what else I can say other than DO NOT BUY THIS BED. IT IS AWFUL AND YOU WILL REGRET IT. Learn from me and my extremely poor decision. If you still don't believe me, then take the money you would use to purchase this out in cash, and then throw it in the trash. It's basically the same thing.