This was so easy to put together on my own!  I wasn't sure I could, but the parts all are there in the box and it's just 1-2-3 and you've got a beautiful butterfly bench.  I'm loving it, using it every single day since I got it.  I find it super comfy and love that it can hold my weight (I am 270 lbs and I believe it holds 420 lbs!). No worries I'm going to bend it or break it with my weight; I can relax at the patio table and have a good time.  Come spring, I may move it to the garden.