This screen was easy to assemble and install and it looks very nice. If your dirt is as hard as mine, I would suggest that you hammer a crowbar or something like that into the ground first and move it around a bit to break up the dirt. I think it would be easy to damage the top of the screen even using a rubber mallet on wood if you have to use a lot of force to get it in the ground. Also, be careful when screwing in the little pieces that hold the two sides together. I scuffed the post of the screen with the chuck of the screw gun. It's not really noticeable but if little things like that annoy you, perhaps putting a piece of cardboard between the screw gun and the post might help. At any rate, I'm very pleased with my new screen. It's the perfect fix for an eyesore a/c unit.