Before purchasing this bed, I read a bunch of reviews, that made me think of the worst. I have already anticipated that this bed will take 4-6 hrs to build. In reality it took my husband and I, 1.5-2 hrs to build. The bed is extremely sturdy, high quality wood, nice finish, I am extremely happy with this purchase. A few advice though, first, make sure you have a power drill, saves you time when you have to screw those slants to the frame of the bed. Make sure you have plenty of space when you build this bed. Building this bed requires 2 person, it is faster and easier dather than doing this by yourself.