My daughter and I put this hall tree together in about 3 - 5 hours & loved the finished product. It would probably take a handyman less time to complete the job. There were some issues with the holes not lining up for the bench hinges to open/close the bench kids and we had 2 of the same hardware for both sides which we realized after we had attached one hinge. So only one side of the bench lid has the hinge. But it doesn't really matter. I give the product a 4 star due to the hinge issues and the instructions were hard to follow but the hall tree is beautiful & really looks nice in my laundry room/mushroom.