Mainstays - Twin Over Twin Wood Bunk Bed, Honey Pine 4.6 5 452 489
Very Sturdy! Me and my husband bought this bunk bed for my son who is 6 and my daughter who is almost 2. I was kind of skeptical about ordering a bunk bed from wal-mart but read all the reviews and I thought well we could give it a try. My husband who is not so good at putting things together put the bunk beds together in about an hour and half! They are VERY sturdy and they look so cute!! I think buying the bunk bed from here was a good idea!! 07/13/2009
Helpful Hints From All The Other Reviews... I read ALL the other reviews on this bed. Yes really, all 150 of them. Here is a list of helpful hints that I found to be true when I put the bed together:-When putting together you CAN use an electric/power drill if you have a torque setting and a hex bit. You could use an electric drill without torque setting if you stop short and finish it by hand, otherwise it may strip. It will save you a ton of time!-When putting together as two separate beds be careful...the headboard and footboard do look the same BUT are different sizes. The footboard is shorter.-If using the beds separately put the slats that go around the ladder in first. Make sure you DO NOT block the holes needed for the ladder. (The first two slats will need to be adjusted.) Then use the spacing bar to put the rest of the slats in. This will save you a lot of hassle if you ever use the beds as a bunk.-I think it is a good idea to use MORE slat supports as well as a piece of plywood as many other reviews suggest. Call the customer service number on the instructions and they really will happily ship you more slats (or any damaged/scratched pieces) for free! We tried it and what great service!-When taking off the stickers you CAN scratch the finish. Just go slow and use Goo Gone. It really does the trick and is worth getting.-Any regular/standard mattress DOES fit fine. (6 or 8 inch) I agree that you do need a coil spring mattress though.With these tips we were able to put both beds together in 1 hour. It is thick wood and nice quality. We think the finish is beautiful. This really is fabulous bang for your buck! 02/25/2010
Nice Surprise We needed a cheap bunk bed and we wanted one that didn't look silly if we did seperate them. I was sure it would be wiggley and was only planning for it to tide us over until we could afford something better. Much to our surprise this bunk bed does not wobble at all. We have had it over a year and our 9 and 6 year old climb all over it, we have taken it apart in a move and it is still is solid as it was the first day. 07/21/2010
Wonderful Product, Wonderful value We needed beds with space to grow for our 2 & 5 year old daughters. This bunk bed is pretty to look at, we originally wanted to get the white, but it was out of stock & we're actually really happy we got the pine. It doesn't look cheap, even though it was less than HALF the price of so many others we looked at!!We ordered it online, site to store, & received it in 4 days. 5 days earlier than the quoted date!The space under the bottom bunk is big enough to slide 8-9 inch tall storage baskets & boxes.The beds are very sturdy, though, we are still going to buy some plywood for added support under each bed. (and to keep the top bunks sheets tucked in neatly above the bottom bunk)Once all the pieces were out of the box, it was pretty easy to assemble. The most time consuming part is putting each frame together, as we had to insert each slate in all 4 headboards/baseboards. But when that was finished it was very easy to get the beds together & finish by adding the guardrails & ladder.My only frustration was that there were no extra screws & we stripped at least 2 of the big screws & trying to get them in took the longest time.And my only recommendation to the manufacturers would be to use a different kind of label to mark the pieces, other than stickers, because scraping them off was annoying.Overall, we are very satisfied, the girls are very excited, the bed is safe, sturdy & pretty. There is plenty of room for them, & all they're stuffed animals to spread out, & we got an added storage space, a must have in growing kids rooms! 04/13/2009
