My husband put this together and had no trouble. I bought this crate to go in my office that has white furniture and it looks very upscale. The item was back ordered, but the wait was short and the crate came a day earlier than scheduled. Oh. The dog loves it too. But,  she can't fluff up the floor pad (as dogs are want to do). I put an extra blanket for her to fluff. Would recommend this crate to another animal lover.