This bed is pretty sturdy, but is a beast to put together. You will constantly have to unscrew something just to do the next step if everything is too tight. You absolutely need 2 people. You will constantly feel like you’re having to take a step back just to take a step forward. Have some food delivered and about 5 hours set aside for this thing. Also, the desk arrived a whole week before the actual bed, so keep that in mind. Our 10-year-old is very happy with it so that’s all that matters. The bars on the ladders hurt your feet like crazy though, so you’ll need to look up the pool noodle trick to fix that. Overall it’s a good, sturdy bed.