This is an absoutely beautiful set in person. I noticed others said the box noted that the set wasn't supposed to get wet but upon further research of this product at other stores, those reviewers said the same thing. That is a manufacturer problem not Wayfair! Mine will be on a covered deck and I plan on purchasing some sort of protectent for the wood anyway. Also ran into a couple holes being miss drilled as other reviewers mentioned, one in each bench. Doesn't seem to be a big issue though as they are really sturdy without one screw. I still wouldn't trade my choice of this dining set!