Look I'm a old man - so I highly recommend you get someone to put it together for you.  Wayfair farms this action out, yeah it cost $130.00 but is well worth it.  It took
one man several hours to put  together - can I say more?  The bed is actually very cool once assembled - because a visitor would not suspect there is storage there under the mattress. No giveaway drawers - you pick up the whole mattress and spring together and it rests on hydrolic gizmo's, and there your storage area is revealed. Yes and I believe my 95lb wife can handle this project with no problemo's.
could easily put it back down.