This is a solid frame and I (female) was able to put it together with the allen wrench included while dealing with a 1 year old crawling all over me and two younger children asking questions for homework. The box was heavy but the pieces individually were not and they were clearly labeled. The directions were easy to follow. I did mix up a few screw sizes and was able to fix it without have too much trouble, but that was on me not paying as close attention as I should have. It was higher than the "picture in your room" thing showed, but it is actually high enough to store stuff underneath, so that worked out for me after all. Something I really liked about it was that when I slide my mattress onto it, it just glided, which surprised me. I thought the little bars would make my mattress catch, but nope. The only thing I don't like about the thing I do like is the fact that the mattress can also easily slide off, but that can be fixed with some type of grips added. No biggie. It took me about an hour, and I'm moderately handy on a good day, but I believe if someone was able to give the assembly 100% attention, it could be done in 15-20 minutes.