Crate came quickly, and it seems nice and sturdy. It is HEAVY and took both my teenagers who lift weights to bring it in the house. I love the look of it, as does everyone else who has seen it in person. I opted not to put the divider in the middle as its for a lab mix. The top is one solid piece. That was important to me when choosing a crate like this. Im not the best at putting furniture together, but I am ok at it. I put this together in about 3 hours on my own, with a couple of mistakes along the way. I somewhat followed the directions, somewhat used common sense, and it was relatively easy to put together for me.