This took two people to put together. The head and the body I mean, a longer screw might fix this? Not sure but I had to take the head in between two hands, squeeze it down and look in between as I lowered it onto the screw as my husband held the body and screw. Definitely not a one-person job if you want to get it done quickly. But once it is put together what a marvel it is. A beautiful piece for sure.