Love the bench but quality not what I hoped.  A couple of the slats on the seating area were loose, there were cracks in the 2 of the seating slats, and a gash on another slat where bare wood is exposed.  Way too much trouble to return for a replacement with no confidence the replacement would not be flawed as well.  Kept it but do not think it will last too long with the defects it has.  When this one falls apart I will definitely replace with another brand of higher quality.