First of all the desk, is beautiful now that it is fully assembled.  It arrived in 2 boxes, one being about 90 lbs, the other well over 100 lbs. However, I'm not sure I could have assembled it alone without my husband who is an engineer by trade.  It took many, many hours of assembly, but all hardware and pieces were well labeled.  The only piece damaged, unfortunately, was the most important item --the top.  Customer service (supplier of the desk) was very available and helpful.  They ordered the top immediately, however we did have to wait a week for arrival. It is a lovely piece of furniture, is the right size for our den and will serve to be very functional with 3 filing drawers that even come with the plastic runners that the pendeflex files hang on.