I am so happy with this bed. I chose free delivery & it was with me within the week. It was fairly straight forward to put together & I did it on my own over two days. It was a total room make over so I made the desk, ladder & bed ends up first & checked all the bits were there & undamaged. A week later when the room was ready I assembled the bed & attached the desk. My son, age 5 absolutely loves it & creates dens underneath. My 7 year old is very jealous so he may be getting one in the new year! The bed seems very solid, no creaks. Highly recommended.