I bought this grill as a housewarming gift for my husband. We put it together the day after we moved in to our new home. Assembly was fairly simple. It took a few hours to do with breaks here and there. We've used this several times since and are very happy with it. It does a great job cooking food, and while we haven't used the smoker part yet, I'm confident that it will work well also. We plan on keeping it in the garage or our covered sunroom during the rainy and cold months, so hopefully we won't have to worry about rust and all that. Absolutely love it!