The box seems to be sturdy, and the liner makes it waterproof. I rated it low because,  when I received it, I never got part number 4, so I was unable to assemble it.  They were great and sent a replacement,  however,  when that came the part number 2 was inoperable due to the wicker being wrapped around one of the two screw holes and the accessible screw hole was missing the threading to tighten the screw,  so I had to use part number 2 from the original order.  It took me 3 hrs to assemble, and the instructions werent very clear.  It was a headache, but it looks great.