I'm not certain why some people are taking up to 3 days to put this unit together. My 17 year old son and I took about 3 hours to do so. The directions are not the best, to say the least, but once you organize the packages and tools, it comes together pretty quickly. The unit is sturdy and looks fantastic. Instead of removing the entire baseboard as indicated, we simply cut out notches big enough to allow the bed to rest firmly against the wall. Since you can see the floor when the bed is down, leaving the remainder of the baseboard makes it look more attractive. One piece of advice. If you will be using a foam mattress, we use a Leesa, I recommend installing the cross bar that is designed to hold the mattress in place in the holes closer to the head of the bed. Our foam mattress tends to slide down when put up and by relocating the crossbar, it now stays in place.