It was fairly easy to put together, it only got complicated when it came time to actually put the frame together, an extra person on that part would be helpful. The instructions for me was a bit short, because it shows you all these options but it literally feels incomplete because I had to figure out how to put the ladder, board and slide where I want to because it doesnt really show you individually how to make it look like the 20 options it shows you on the instructions. When it came to shipping, it arrived a day early than expected. Overall my daughter loves it, its pretty sturdy. Im not the lightest and it held me just fine. We like it.