IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE HYDRAULICS SEEM LIKE THEY DONT WORK BUT THEY WILL ONCE THERE IS THE WEIGHT OF THE MATTRESS ON IT. You need 2 people one on each side to push down on the frame over the hydraulic pistons to lower the bed to get the mattress on it. The frame is metal and feels sturdy. Unsure how well the wood panels will stand up over time as they are made from a very thin 1/4”material wrapped with a wood look sort of lamination. However if they panels do get damaged it would be quite simple to replace them with a nicer real wood later. It took 2 of us approximately 1.5 hours to assemble. I love having the under bed storage as our room is small and the frame takes up minimal extra space.