My baby cockatoo hasn't come home yet.. But I love the look of the cage and found the set up pretty straight forward.  (I was excited and put it together by myself with the aid of chairs as others suggested and with string to tie the top.)  The cage seems really sturdy and I really love the extra touch of including touch up paint.  The cage is much much larger than I anticipated!  (It's a men's 4x shirt for size reference.)  All in all, we are very satisfied with this cage (although it won't truly be tested until this weekend when our bird comes home)!