Putting the bed together was fairly simple, you just have to make sure you dont tighten all the bolts down until all the pieces are in place. The first month was awesome, no squeaks, no shifting around. Then the second month rolls around and it starts squeaking with every movement you make. I was getting real fed up with it until I took a look at the joints and it turns out that the bolts had loosened. It only took me 10 minutes to tighten everything back up and we are right as rain with no squeaks since. It isnt the fanciest bed frame by any means, but it is well worth the money spent on it. It easily couldve been more cheaply manufactured and had more problems, but Im really happy with it and it does what it is supposed to do. If you are having problems with squeaking, just put some removable loctite on the bolts and tighten it down really well. Side note my mattress is close to 200lbs and I have yet to have any problems caused by that.