My little brother and I put this together, however was had a lot of problem putting one of the sleeves on. The piece at the side where the sleeve should sit was irregular, my husband had to remove the slots intended for the holes on the sleeves in order for the sleeve to sit level. Way too much work. However we really like this set, looks great and expensive. Look the color of the wood, very distressed. Can't  way to use it this summer in our back yard.