Even though the assembly of the product was time consuming and at times the instructions hard to understand, the process was not too bad. It took us ( 2 people) about 4 hours to complete. We purchased the climber for our granddaughter and she loved it. She is 2 and a handful. She loved the walkway and the slides.Slides are a bit rough to slide down on, not smooth at all, but I guess that makes them safer. Overall it is a good product.Can't comment on durability and hope it can withstand the South Florida weather.