I regret purchasing this based on the ratings.  First, the picture looks better than the actual chair.  Most importantly, the chair reclines, but will not stay reclined with body weight.  Disassembling it, hauling the parts down stairs, repacking it, and shipping it back from this remote location is not possible.  The solution I finally came up with was to shorten the back legs to half their original height.  From 6" to 3".  This balances the chair enough to make it useful as a recliner.  I do not recommend this chair.