Item was sent without assembly instructions- had to call wayfair twice to get them (first time i called, the representative said i would receive them in 3-4min. 30min later i made the second call). The pieces didn’t fit as well together as I would like- requiring finagling of bolts and taking a hammer to the dowels to get them to fit. I ended up damaging the back panel (which isn’t solid wood) as a result of a dowel popping out the back side. Seems like a sturdy bench though and i’m glad it has a higher weight limit than 200lbs.