This is a very sturdy bed frame, and it will probably last for decades. It took 2 people 2 hours to put it together. It wasnt difficult, but one of the people is a carpenter by trade. The directions were okay because we are used to studying diagrams and double checking everything, which is what youll need to do. One part of the directions was wrong, when it said to use the screw that was labled incorrectly, because when it said you need 6 of them, and there was only 4 of the one they said, so we looked at the different screws and figured it was just a naming error. The only thing I wish this bed came with was cam covers that you often get in furniture assembly kits, to hide the cams which look like exposed hardware. Still, I give this 5 stars out of 5 stars.