My daughter couldn't wait for her dad to put it together. It took a little over an hour for one person to put it together. My daughter wanted to play with it immediately! She loves it!!! The numbered instructions are easy to follow and comes with everything you need. The only thing that my husband had to fix was the predrilled hole for the staircase was off centered so he had to drill a small whole to correct it. Also one of the windows cracked trying to install, but not noticeable. It's a large dollhouse so you will need some wall space. We love that it's wooden and doesn't have an odor when it comes out of the box! That's huge for me because I try to buy all wooden toys. All in all it's a wonderful dollhouse that my almost 3 year old LOVES and wants to play with it all of the time. It's a great addition to our play room!