I am very pleased with this purchase.  It took almost 3 weeks to arrive.  It was very well packed and it took me around an hour to put it together.  The instructions how to do it where very good.  I am using it as a bad only and have not tried folding it to be a sofa during the day.  The futon that I put on top of it is 8 inches thick and it seems like it would be a hassle to fold it every day, as the futon is also a queen size and pretty heavy.  In any case I recommend this futon frame.  I like the fact that it is 'Zen' looking, that's the way I like it.