I live in a smaller townhouse and this is perfect for my living room.  It is very sturdy and well built. Beautiful piece of furniture.   Fairly easy to assemble if you follow instructions. took me just a little over an hour.   that said, I have only had this since October. last week I started hearing a ticking noise. couldn't figure out what it was until one day when I turned the fireplace off the ticking stopped.  Gets louder the longer it is on.   Have contacted the company and am waiting to hear from them.  We will see.  I sure hope they do something about it.  I love this fireplace but the ticking is beyond annoying.   And I have only had it for like 3 months.