These barstools are great. They are heavy duty steel welded. Come assembled, all you have to do is attach the seat cushion which just take a screwdriver. I have gone through 2 other barstools that just were cheap and I figured I would have to pay quite a bit to get ones that would hold up (I have 4 at our bar that my kids sit at alot, and kids are rough on stuff) but these were pretty darn affordable! Im very happy.