Before you buy this bed make sure you’re right with the Lord. If you are planning to build this as a couple get a marriage counselor. Be sure to have a case of wine and soothing music that can muffle your foul language. Lay every piece out and count all the screws and hardware. We were missing vital pieces and had to have them shipped. I put each screw, dowel, hardware in separate baggies and labeled them. Be prepared for areas to not be pre drilled especially the ladder. We had to build piece by piece in the garage and carry it to his room to assemble. This bed will have to burn down with the house before I attempt to take it apart and move it. In the end my son loves it. Will I buy the additional matching pieces? That’s a big hell no! My liver needs a rest.