The bed is very sturdy and our four year old loves it! The parts all arrived nicely packaged so nothing was chipped, cracked, or otherwise damaged. Everything went together well, as all the pre-drilled holes etc. we’re done correctly. It was hard to know from the instructions how to flip the parts around and my husband had to guess and check on many parts as the bed went together. Just don’t tighten stuff down until you are SURE you’ve got the right part and it is going the right direction. Hubby also said adding the wooden slats (bunkie board) last would be better so that they were out of the way as you put other parts together. The reason this product didn’t get 5 stars is because of the directions for assembling the stairs. Those directions were not only useless, but confusing as well. Took my hubby about six hours with a little help at times from me to finish assembling this, but it is a big, solid piece of furniture that we hope to enjoy for many years to come.