First I will say that the Aetna iron bed is very heavy and solid! We received this in a very heavy box that looked like it couldn't contain the bed in the picture online. We were intimidated by the thought of putting it together so it sat for a couple days. 
 Once I decided to tackle it, (and I'm a 73 yr. old woman) I shouldn't have worried!! While my husband was mowing the lawn I got down to business! After reviewing the picture instructions, it went together without any problems!! The only thing was that my thumbs and fingers got very tender from having to use the allen wrench to tighten all the screws. 
I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because the headboard isn't as high as I expected. Besides that, it is a great bed! Definitely will last for years! Very satisfied!