I just love my King bed. I put it together all by myself (I am a 59 year old women). I did assemble the side rails first and then propped the head and foot boards against the wall to attach and it was a breeze! All of the holes lined up. It is very sturdy and attractive. I added 12- 7 ft 6" , 6x2 boards on top of  the frame and placed my memory foam mattress right on top. I am not using a box spring and it works great.