This was nicer than I thought it was going to be! Assembly was fairly simple (3 out of 10 in difficulty.) I took down the little kids wings from a wooden swingset (they are teens now) and hung it there. The chain was much longer than needed but easy to snip the excess with bolt cutters and I will maintain it with some wood preservative (maybe teak-oil?) Not sure yet. Very sturdy (aforementioned former little kids apparently still like to swing higher than this mama is comfortable with) but it's been up for a good chunk of summer in the bright sunshine and still feels brand new. Will take down for winter, though, I want this a long time. Good value for $.