The bed looks great when complete.  It comes in three large boxes with all pieces.  My husband and father put it together in about 4 hours.  Two issues they noted were the stair holes were difficult to line up with the completed bed and the trundle back side beam was mis-drilled so the holes did not line up.  They were able to work thru both issues but it did require more tools and time.  My kids love the new bed.