Should request inside delivery as boxed product is very heavy. Read reviews and enlisted my son Craig and his girlfriend Leticia on a Sunday afternoon and, a instructions said, built Rome in a day. Pizza followed. He used wood glue on joints as he assembled desk to reinforce joints and would recommend this to future assemblers. With patience and ‘skilled’ assistants to find ‘the next piece’ it became a lovely desk with in the end. Very lovely and functional desk and looks great in my new den. No trips to hardware store for missing parts required. Positive attitude and enjoyment of a challenge a big help. Linda from Ontario.