It was a little labor intensive assembling these stools. One came without one of the holes drilled in it. Fortunately, I had the drill bit to do it myself. After assembling both stools, one of the preassembled parts broke on one of them as soon as I sat on the stool. After notifying Wayfair the stool was immediately replaced and after assembling yet another stool, it’s working fine. The padding on the seat isn’t as thick as I assumed it would be, so after prolonged sitting it becomes somewhat uncomfortable. Subsequently I ordered another pair of stools that I’m quite satisfied with.