THe stand arrived in 2 packages and was packed up very nice. No damage. Took about 3 hours to put together and I was able to do it by myself. It is a beautiful stand, little darker than I thought it would be, but still nice. The directions were adequate, but it would have been nice to have some descriptions along with the pictures for each step. All the parts were included. Only one issue, I ran out of the glue that came with it, but just used some wood glue that I had of my own. The fireplace works well so far. Am happy with my purchase.