After reading the posts from the previous pitchers I almost was going to send it back. All the posts said HARD TO PUT TOGETHER, SCREWS NIT LONG ENOUGH and POORLY MADE, well I am almost 70 and a widow with very little tool training or knowledge.  This took me a good amount of time to put together but I did it by myself in less than 4 hours. The directions were hard to follow at times but I did it with ease. All screws love bed up and the whole thing looks beautiful on my deck! I would tell everyone to buy this product, it is not the best quality but you can not beat the price. Happy summer to me!!!!