it took six hours with 3 people to assemble.  the roof metal is pretty thin. I hope it is stronger than it looks to resist hail damage.  The wood itself is very soft.  way easy to damage.  if you have an outdoor cat, they will LOVE to claw this.  the claws will sink in nicely.  While it looks nice, i feel like we have a kind of delicate gazebo and for the money we paid, a touch disappointed.  I feel like we need to seal the wood some way or stain it to make it hardier...I would attach a picture but apparently I don't have the right kind and it doesn't tell you What it will accept....