Like other reviewers stated, the assembly instructions are not that great. Took a couple of hours with 3 people. The good thing is each piece is marked by a letter so it makes it a bit easier to follow the pictures. Tip *open the packaging with the nuts and bolts very carefully so as not to rip the cardboard backing. This backing has a guide to which screw is which etc. Helps tremendously. Other than that this is my new favorite piece of outdoor furniture! I literally have sat in it for hours every day since I assembled it.