My husband put this bed together in a few hours and had no problem. There is one small area that has a crack in the wood but not to noticeable. The smell of the bed is only thing that really bothered me. I read numerous reviews and didn't see any comments about the smell. I had to keep window open in my daughters room and put baking soda around the room to try to air out strong paint/chemical smell..but this did help and smell is almost gone after 11 days. With that being said my daughters love this bed - We bought the white.