DHP Aiden Futon Frame, Black

I searched everywhere for a frame and took a gamble on this cheaper one with my expectations low. I'm very impressed and I love this frame, I was able to assemble it by myself as a single not strong person. Some tips for people struggling with assembly from what I learned: You WILL NEED: -An electric drill. Magnetic bits help. -A clamp, if assembling alone. -Pliers, to hold the nuts still while tightening screws The wood screws DO fit in the frame panels but you need to have the frame laid flat on the floor and put all your weight on your drill to drive them in. Don't try it any other way, it's impossible. You will need a clamp to align and hold some pieces together while screwing if you're doing it without help. Another tip, ignore the instructions telling you to add the mattress holder brackets last and do that before you attach the panels to the frame as you'll also need a lot of force to drive in those screws. Definitely the best thing I've ever bought for my apartment, it's high quality, looks nice and is a perfect couch alternative if you have cats while also being able to turn into a guest bed.

Like the other reviews said, this takes a long time to put together, but if you follow the instructions, it is not difficult. I did have a really hard time getting the screws in too. It actually is possible to open and close it with one person, but it is a challenge, if you have a thick mattress on it. The trick is when converting it back into a couch, to lift the "seat" side of the mattress up toward the "back" side, taking the weight off seat side of the frame. It's hard to do if you are tiny. Start at one end of the mattress and edge yourself, to the middle of the back of the futon frame, while still holding the seat part of the mattress scrunched up as best you can against the "back" half. Then pull up on the back portion of the frame to put it back in the seated position. Don't yank on it, let the hinges do the work, and it will work better. If it doesn't budge, try folding up a little more of the mattress weight off the seat half. I'm an older woman with only one good arm due to two elbow operations, and I have managed to open and close it okay this way. I did find the hinges squeak, but some WD-40 fixed that up, and I put a couple felt stick-pads on the back to protect the wall.

Un poco tedioso para armar pero si se siguen los pasos del instructivo no tendrás problemas llegó bien empacado, lo malo fue que unas tuercas venían sueltas afortunadamente estaban dentro de la caja. Las almohadillas de tope entre tubos no salen buenas, se caen al rosar las partes metálicas pero en general me parece buen producto espero y dure

This is a great futon: sturdy, comfortable, stylish. It feels a little springy underneath your weight which is nice. The only reason I won't give 5 stars is that the assembly instructions are confusing. I'll try to describe the problem although I've thrown them away: In step #6 you are instructed to affix support bars to the seat and the back. Then, step #7 tells you to affix support bars to the seat or possibly the back with a different set of nut-and-bolt connectors. But, having followed the instructions in step #6, all my support bars were attached by the time I got to step #7 so I was confused. Near as I can figure it doesn't matter which set of nuts and bolts you use to connect support bars to the seat or back -- they will be solid either way. My advice to the manufacturer is to ELIMINATE STEP 7 -- just cut it out entirely and renumber the rest of the steps. And, toss out the "special" nut and bolt connectors they want you to use with one of the two seat/back platforms in step #7; as far as I can tell this was an aesthetic judgement and I think (I hope) that it doesn't matter which you use, in terms of stability. We shall find out I guess! Anyway...it's a lovely futon but the documentation is bad.

This was a gift for my sister in law. She loved it. Very sturdy very happy.