Reading the reviews I thought this was going to be a bit of a nightmare, but I decided to bite the bullet anyway and my spouse and I thought we'd just give it a shot.  SO glad we did  because from box to complete couch with two people it took maybe 2 hours to put together.  More like an hour and a half.  It's a perfect piece of furniture for the balcony and completes the space.  My spouse even had the great idea of using velcro to keep the cushions from blowing away.  The back could be considered low, but we don't mind it because it doesn't infringe on our window.  All in all this is a perfect outdoor piece of furniture.  It definitely requires two people to put together and I would say the most annoying thing about it is that you have to use an allen wrench, but other than that 5 stars.