Anyways, putting this thing on our boxspring wasn't hard-I actually did it by myself, and I'm a 5'3, 110lb girl. You just have to be sure to be careful not to rip it-the vinyl material seems a little fragile, so I mainly spent most of my energy trying to carefully slide it on inch by inch. If you pull to hard, I think it might break. Anyways, it'd be a lot easier to put on with two people, and you'd lessen the likelihood of ripping it.
Anyways, we haven't had any bedbug problems so far, so all is good-I don't know if we were at risk for having bedbugs in the first place, but I'm glad we don't, and I'm glad they can't get into our boxspring!I found this case to be durable, easy to install, and generally reliable. I installed it as a preventative measure as others in my building had told me about bed bug problems they were having. The material is vinyl and upon opening it has a strong "new shower curtain" smell but this fades quickly and didn't bother me at all. After a few hours the smell is gone. The material is quite heavy-duty thicker than any shower curtain I've seen and it seems like it'll hold up well. The zippers seem reliable and strong I placed a piece of duct tape at the end to ensure a secure seal. I bought a more expensive "cotton-like" cover for my mattress as the feel was more important there than for a box spring cover. I didn't see the need for spending more on a box spring cover. No complaints.We had bedbugs and it was driving us crazy. Not to mention how unatractive it is to walk around all full of scabs in the summertime. This product did the trick. The very first night we put it on we were able to sleep through the night.

