The directions in my opinion are not that great for people not familiar with assembling, and you definitely need your own wrench to ensure bolts are tight enough for weight. Besides those struggles of first starting out this project, I'm very pleased. I bought this for my father and he even uses it inside on his enclosed porch on rainy days! My only concern is the canopy stitches are very loose and will easily rip; tender care and light wind are things to watch out for. You also are going to have to frequently tighten the rope over time, which is going to be challenging. I'm very happy with this as a gift overall and I'm pleased my father likes it. My only reason for 4 stars are due to things that should be better quality for the price. Worth the buy though if you don't care about these issues. Coming from a family who constantly builds things from scratch, we notice and are disappointed in things like this; doesn't mean you will be!