Everybody saying its easy construction is lying to you. This took me an hour and a half because I had to play tug of war with the wood base to screw the beams in. The beams were TOO long for the strapped wood and it was a nightmare. On top of that, the beams and instructions wanted me to screw them into place but I couldnt because the side boards had no holes for them. And regarding the head board, the three pieces didnt fit right together and I had to force them into place just to screw them in. But it seems sturdy enough, just dont count on it being a long term frame