I expected a lot better quality for the price paid. This isnt worth half the cost. Nearly every piece arrived with visible damage. Some damage was light scratches and some was large cracks through the wood, thankfully not on any of the support pieces. This is thinly laminated particle board. I wouldnt mind particle board in its own, but its the thin, paper like lamination that ruins this piece. It was a total pain to put together as well, with multiple screw holes just ever so slightly misaligned. All in all, the whole thing took 5 hours to put together. Even then I had to swap out the screws for the ladder rungs because the ones included were absolute junk. I wouldnt wish this set on my worst enemy but instead my daughter is stuck with it because I dont see any practical way of returning it.