I paid for assembly, and thank goodness I did. Total time to put it together was about 21/2 hrs. There were so many pieces the manual was several pages long!Mike from Angie/Handy was the BEST!
I do like the hutch and it fits the small space where I wanted a little extra storage and a place to have a small buffet.My total cost being a little over $500.00 was worth it.