I love that this is truly solid untreated, unstained, unfinished, domestically sourced and manufactured, poplar hardwood. It provides assurance that there are no dangerous VOCs etc to worry about off gassing from this product. The product details aren't ambiguous and customer services is responsive and helpful. The assembly was easy and had no issues. The assembled bed seems sturdy with minimal areas that can squeak from what I can tell. The slats are 2.8" which is smaller than other beds and I'd expect should provide more support to the mattress durability. Thanks for making a solid hardwood product with no unnatural chemicals in it or fake veneers etc. The only issues I've bumped into is that Naturepedic (the mattress I"m using) suggests slats should be 2" so I may be pushing it with warranty support but 2.8" is narrower than most beds and I may build a bunkie board to help if needed. I suppose this does use metal bolts but I'm not worried about those as far as chemicals.