The bed comes in sooo many pieces it’s very intimidating when you open the box. It took just a few hours to assemble it. Its not as difficult as it looks. So far it seems very sturdy we have 2 memory foam mattresses on it one is a 10 inch the other a 12 both are very heavy plus 2 people weighing in at around 200 pounds each. I’ll return to change my review if necessary.