We purchased this bed and finally put it up today after 5 months. The instructions were very clear but it was a LOT of work. Some of the pieces weren't numbered at all. One piece was misnumbered but we figured it out because we sorted all the pieces into piles before assembling. The Allen wrench included.....SUCKS....these screws were extremely long and hard to pierce through the hard wood. It took my husband and I 4 hours to set these things up. Besides all of that, there are a few blemishes here and there (nothing is perfect today) but they weren't bad. We love the look and functionality of the bed. The girls love it as well. I would suggest clearing your calendar and using a drill. We did and couldn't complete it had we not. Be very careful, the screws strip easily! We weren't able to purchase assembly with this bed, otherwise we would have. I would have given it 5 stars if it wasn't such a beast to put together.