Received grill today,  was a little worried about damage from shipping after reading the reviews but what I found inside the box has to be the most perfect packing and padding Ive ever seen, not a single part was able to move around. I cant imagine any way for damage to occur .  And yes,  it comes in A LOT of pieces and it will take some time to assemble but no it does not require any special skills besides following easy to follow step by step instructions with pictures. Onces together the grill is plenty study and heavy duty. Well be starting to use it on the weekend. Happy I took the chance and ordered it.