We ordered the whole bedroom set, you will most definitely need a drill to put together all the items. Stands took 1 hour to put together each, dressers took 3-4 hours and bed took 5-6 hours with one person. You’ll need an extra set of hands to hold together pieces at some points. We used wood glue to put the dressers together for an extra hold. The bed has tons of support for the mattress which is nice. There was one piece of wood that had a crack in it about a foot long for the tall dresser but we wood glued it together and you can’t tell due to the already distressed look of the wood. The dresser drawers are a little wobbly when sliding in and out. The wood is not the highest quality but good for what you pay for. We are happy with the set it looks great in our home. As long as you are not rough on it, it should last 10+ years. We were worried it would be cheap but it’s actually a good set and actually real wood.