Umbrella itself basically comes put together. It is heavy of course so need 2 people, or at least I did. The first one we got broke as soon as we tried to open it. The string that allows it to open snapped. It's tight. Wayfair sent us a new umbrella, no problem. The new one is also tight but has been opened now a few times with no issues. Worries me a bit. The other one we have like it isn't tight at all so this one being like that just worries me a little. But like I said the new one has been fine so far. Is nice and big. Swivels so yo7 can adjust it to follow the sun.