Like other reviews have said there are some cracks in some of the boards but to be expected with any wood product. For the first part of the build it was helpful to have three people, two to hold and one to drill. Took us close to 8 hours to finish but that’s with organizing all the parts and having to make some modifications when holes didn’t end up right, etc. Overall, cute and really sturdy....and our two year old is in love with it!