Easy for one person to assemble (takes maybe an hour, and maybe 15 minutes more to assemble the glass wind guard.) It is helpful to have a helper to put the top part in; this is the piece that contains the burner, and you need to tilt it a little bit in order to place the controls through a rectangular cut-out that has close tolerances.  This is the final step of assembly, so your helper is going to be needed for only a minute or two.  It puts out a good amount of heat on high;  a nice flame while on low.  You will probably want to get a decent water-proof cover because the one that's included is more like a cover that you'd use to keep detritus like leaves and bird poo out, but not rain water. It doesn't have to cover the entire piece, just the wind screen, table top, and maybe a little down the sides.  I'm using plastic tarp at the moment; it's not elegant but it's effective.