Took me about 3-4 hours to build by myself. I am sure if you have help, it will go a lot faster. As some have mentioned, one of my drawers fit unevenly and is a bit difficult to open :/ Additionally, one of the thin boards that fits under the drawer was broken, but I do not want to return everything just for one board that I easily glued back together. Otherwise the desk looks great. Very sturdy and what I was looking for.