I ASSEMBLED THE BED BY MYSELF NO HELP. HAD MY WIFE HOLD THE LEGS WHILE I SCREWED IN THE SIDE LEGS . THAT WAS LITERALLY THE ONLY TIME ANOTHER PERSON HELPED ME . COMES WITH ALL TOOLS . NO EXTRA PURCHASE NEEDED . INSTRUCTIONS EASY TO READ AND UNDERSTAND. HOLDS THE MATTRESS PERFECT . WE WANTED A LOWER BED THIS TIME SO THIS ONE DEFINITELY FIT THE DESCRIPTION. 1010