Two people are needed to put this together, but it was not hard. Be aware that the accompanying instructions say to keep out of direct sunlight and to avoid contact with liquids--pretty funny for an outdoor table! Of course people buy this expecting to use outside in both sunlight and rain! I realize that the manufacturer is protecting itself, but that is beyond ridiculous. The whole set is smaller scale than I expected, taking up less visual room than our old set of the same dimensions, I do wish I had ordered the 48" table instead of 42. In general we are very pleased, though.