We are experienced in putting things together.  It took us 5 hours.  The left door was damaged and the shelf where the cable box goes had 4 holes drilled in it that were puttied.  We figured the cable box would cover it because we didn't want to take the thing apart again.  The remote was missing for the fireplace.  We were missing a bolt and had to go to the hardware.  I will say customer service was good about sending the remote in a week and the door in two weeks.  After it's finally put together, it's a nice piece except the quality of workmanship isn't all that great.