Unlike others, my husband being an engineer was able to put this together in 4.5 hours.  The suggestion one reviewer had about sorting all the screws before hand, was very helpful.  We put them in little cups and labeled them with the proper letter.  The desk is very sturdy and looks great.  It is in the sitting room off the master bedroom so I needed something that looked like furniture.  I am recently retired and giving up my full sized home office and downsizing to this desk.  It will be an adventure.