I was so excited to order these and get them assembled for my boys (8 and 10). The assembly took a while, but that was to be expected as there is a lot to assemble. The pieces are nicely coated and feel solid. My issue was after it was fully assembled- it was VERY wobbly..to the point where my kids went up the stairs once and refused to sleep on the new loft  bed. There is only 1 middle support beam included that goes under the mattress bed slats and that is not enough in my opinion. I suppose you could go out and construct something to further stabilize the bed, but it would probably still need more support to stop wobbling. I had to return both beds that I bought and start all over. This was very disappointing, especially as I have to fully dis-assemble and ship back.