This bed is fantastic! It came with some damage on the corners, but Wayfair made that right. The bed was not difficult to assemble, but IS time consuming and requires 2 people. It is incredibly sturdy. I have a foamgel bed and used the bunkie boards I had as part of the base. The bed is now VERY tall, so you likely couldn’t use a full box spring. Im super happy with Wayfair customer service as well.