Two of us (ages combined = 140) put this set together in about an hour and a half. We had no problems, except either one washer was missing (or perhaps we lost it). We affixed an Allen-wrench tipped bit onto an electric screwdriver, as all that manual turning would have been hard on our hands. Very happy with our purchase! The only reason for four stars instead of five is that there is not a matching-ottoman option. Thank you very much.