took two men about 2 hours to put it together. very good instructions but lots of pieces. 4 Kids are not a good match for this table because they have put their forks on the table, and not even very hard and it caused indents. I slid a pan across the table for dinner and it caused marks again so it is not very durable wood unfortunatlly. but the seating is sturdy and not bad for the price. so you get what you pay for and over all i am happy.