This far beyond surpassed my expectations. It is probably just as sturdy as anything I find in a furniture store, and I was able to do 80 of the assembly by myself. I was able to have my 11 year old help me with 2 or 3 steps that needed holding parts together to be level, but other than that it was truly GREAT directions, amazingly-labeled hardware (like the besteasiest to follow I’ve ever had) and the quality is great. I was intimidated by the idea of putting together a “hydraulic door” on the lifting storage door, but it was SO easy.