It had a few dents but nothing bad. Easy to put together but don't leave out in wind or it will blow over. Just got ours, tried it out to make sure it were work, which it did, but seems like one side threw more heat than the other. We left ours out and the weather changed and blew ours over even with a full 30 lb propane tank in it. Dented the reflector bad and hopefully nothing else but can't see because weather too cold. Took apart top so no longer can blow over.