Yes it’s a lot of work to put together but I knew what I was getting into. Not hard if you’re used to ikea, just long. There was 1 place where a pre-drilled hole didn’t quite line up and I used a utility knife to widen it a bit, but it works fine. I find the interiors of the drawers are smaller than I anticipated or than they seem compared to my IKEA hemnes. I have no issues with the wood-on-wood drawer runner situation. Overall, excellent value and exactly as advertised.