I was so excited to get this bed for our daughter. The instructions are easy to follow, but important to follow, or you won’t have the proper holes lined up to put together the bed. It came with all the necessary parts and tools with the exception of a screw driver. Other than that, it was all included. I think it took my husband and I a total of about an hour to put it together, and we even made a few errors and had to re-do them. It is sturdy and safe. The top bunk held me and my daughter without wobbling - about 230 lbs. It’s a beautiful bed and she loves it.