The directions to put it together were fairly clear but it did take 2 of us almost 3 hours to complete. I love the size and sturdiness of it. What I don't like is the very loud beeps when turning it on or switching the flame look, heat and lights. There's no setting memory so it takes several LOUD beeps to get it to the settings I want. Unfortunately we can't use it late in the evening as the beeps are heard in the bedrooms down the hall.