You need a screwdriver which was mentioned also if you are alone (as I was) this is not the project for you. Also it could be my mattress but either I got a queen for the cost of a full or this bed’s dimensions are off. It could be either but since I didn’t have a screwdriver (I just moved to the state with nothing and no one) I couldn’t fully put the bed together. My frustration level could be skewing my rating but here we are I’m not happy.