A support board on one of the side rails arrived with a descent size split in it. It was fairly easy to put together. I did it by myself in around 90 min ( I am not very good at that kind of stuff ) The headboard doesn’t seem very sturdy and the footboard doesn’t appear to be as tall as in the pictures but that could be because I used the metal platform base instead of a box spring. Other than that I really have no complaints so far. Overall I am pleased with my purchase.