I just got this bed yesterday. I haven't even slept on it yet, so I can comment as to the performance. However, this bed was super easy to put together. As other reviewers suggested, we laid out the pieces in position before starting to attach them. The pieces are labeled and numbered. Just match up the numbers and attach each one sequentially (e.g. 1 to 1, 2 to 2, etc.) They provide a handy ratchet with the necessary bit attached. It took my husband and I less than an hour to put it together. And there weren't any arguments! Seems very solidly engineered and constructed.