The installation instructions are terrible, but I was able to figure it out and mount by myself without much issue. There are exposed silver screws on the mounting base, which is unfortunate - it would have been great if those were color-matched to the base. And if the fan is connected to a light switch, it will beep each time you turn it on (you can then turn off the beeping on the remote, but once you turn off the light switch and turn it back on, the fan forgets your setting and starts beeping again until you push the button on the remote to turn off the beeping.) Other than that, it's as advertised and does put off a lot of air without having to look at a ceiling fan.