We just received these pieces and put them together this week. It took 2 of us about an hour to an hour and a half to get them together using a drill not the provided Allen wrenches.  The most frustrating part was the lack of quality of the bolts. One of them broke off in the chair, but seems to be holding. Several of them stripped when trying to tighten. It did take 2 of us to align some of the holes as they weren't exact but ended up working. All that is worth it for the price. This is definitely a steal when on sale as it looks like it costs much more. The seat bottom cushions are a bit hard, but hopefully will soften up with hours spent on them. I'd give this a 5 but for the quality of the bolts.