It was of course a lot to put together but my issue with it was that the instructions were mislabeled, I had to cut a half of a cm off two of the pieces because they were too long & didn't fit properly. Once I did they fit perfectly. Then I had to go buy hinges for the steps because they were not included & all of that was less of a hassle than boxing it all back up & sending it back. So it took a day for me & my son to put it all together & I feel like the cost was definitely not worth the hassle.