You have to make sure the slats are the right way round - bowed side up.
I got into bed and fell through, yes the bed collapsed!

£104 with delivery and assembly - seems like a good deal to me. Similar looking base to beds I've had from Tesco recently which have been good. Depending on how much you value the time the £29 assembly is a bargain on its own!

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a lot of the reviews say its ok for the money but it was a pain to put together and that their was bits missing. some also stated that it was not pre drilled in the right place. i think this is why its cheap, john lewis know of the issues and just want rid.

sadly its oak finish

looks good, sounds a good deal to me.

You have to make sure the slats are the right way round - bowed side up.
I got into bed and fell through, yes the bed collapsed!

nice find
thanks op

thanks OP - just what we needed - ordered!

MDF ey, wonder how long it will last

Material:
Foil wrapped particle board, MDF, Beech plywood.

Good luck with trying to move that once it's built!

I got it recently it's great ! Well worth paying the extra £29 and the guys assemble it for you too

ordered just what i needed many thanks :]

£104 with delivery and assembly - seems like a good deal to me. Similar looking base to beds I've had from Tesco recently which have been good. Depending on how much you value the time the £29 assembly is a bargain on its own!

Shame it's not a King size. Trying to get something reasonably priced and this looks alright.

I agree £29 isn't bad for assembly but a double bed shouldn't take too long to assemble. At least it's not like those crappy Ebay faux leather beds from China. They can be a nightmare to assemble.

Anyone know whether an ikea double will fit on this? Looks like it would be too big :disappointed:

John Lewis delivery isn't what it was .... don't be surprised if it doesn't turn up when promised.

Good price...but has a hint of coffin about it for me...

Good Luck and have your tools at hand. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

Ordered thanks OP

Anywhere to get a cheap mattress to go with them?

Hi sorry I ain't at home to measure that

i would break at least one toe on that bed every singly night

Where did you get that from? did you post the deal?

Ta

It was a bit tongue in cheek, my missus works for Waitrose so we got it for for £825 with the 25% discount at John Lewis.

The bed came from oakworld in Durham though as there weren't anything we fancied at JL

OOS :disappointed:

Amazed that JL would put their name to plastic covered particleboard like this. If this is what you want I'm sure IKEA will do it better.

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Sorry no clue I got the John Lewis guys to assemble it as I had read online it takes a while

I trust you put at least a blue note in each of their pockets when they left :man:

Oh no it wasn't free, £29 assembly service but was worth it to get job done . My DIY skills ain't up to much

I would agree this is not a straight forward DIY. Annoyed!!! In hindsight should have paid £29 but then it appeared simple enough.

Make sure you put the cam locks in before the corresponding metal dowel. Also make sure the arrow is pointing to where the metal dowel will go. Once in then turn the cam lock clockwise to tighten.