Delivery was earlier than expected though the box was somewhat beat up...likely because the pieces were so heavy. Although I am 63 and have rheumatoid arthritis, I am a veteran of putting furniture together with the help of my husband on the heavy actions. I was suspicious of these directions since they were almost all pictures and no words. Sure enough I ran into a problem in building the seat, I installed the slats piece incited yelp and ended up having to pull it all apart and start over - thankfully my husband saw where my mistake and was and try 2 worked. The other negative is the finish of the wood. There is not protective coating just a thin layer of paint on the wood which chips and scratches easily. I had a furniture pencil in the right color and just touched up blemishes as I went. At the end it worked out OK mainly because the futon mattress covers many ills.