Bought this bed platform for our new home as a “spare” bed.  I purchased it based on reviews as well as a perceived durability with steel (vs.) wood slats.  The construction of it appears that it will meet my durability expectations though won’t know until after it’s been slept in several times.  Assembly was actually fairly simple.  Some, but not all, the pieces were labeled and it did come with essentially wordless instructions.  I did organize the pieces and labeled those unlabeled pieces before assembling. I do recommend 2 people to assemble.  My daughter and I did it without the help of our menfolk or their power tools though was wishing I had brought my ratchet wrench to the party. The cat did come though and enjoyed the new bed as shown in the photo.