I purchased this bed and found that it was easy to assemble. It took me an afternoon to assemble, but the instructions are clear. There are a good number of screws, as I expected. So a power screwdriver is a plus but not a necessity. You will also need a small hammer for some small nails that keep the bottom of the drawers from sliding back. The shipment came in two boxes. One is about 90 lbs, so you will need help moving it. The contents are well packed but one of my boxes was damaged during shipment which resulted some minor damage to the headboard. I called Prepac (on a Saturday) and was greeted by an employee who is shipping a replacement part free since the product comes with a 5 year warranty. The bed is made of composite wood (which I expected) and the bed is well engineered. I recommend assembling the bed reasonably close to where it will be used as possible. The only difficulty I had was making sure that the bolts attaching the headboard to the frame were not cross threaded. If a bolt starts to offer excessive resistance after a few turns, remove it and try again or reverse the JNR (nut)and try again. The bolt should go in most of the way using your fingers. I was able to avoid more serious problems by doing this. The bed is heavy so dont expect to pushed it around easily on carpet. My son loves the bed and it has a large amount of storage space saving space in his room. The drawers open and close fine and are on metal sliders. It takes a standard twin size mattress and is more attractive than it appears in the photo. I shopped for this bed on the internet and found it selling for several hundred dollars more (yes it was the very same bed) and I saved a bundle on the free shipping. http://garyadair.com/326027
