We received this fairly quickly and put it together about a week after receiving it. We wanted it to provide a shaded area in our backyard above the concrete patio area. It took about 2 hours to put put together between me and my husband and the instructions took a little figuring out but overall it wasn’t extremely difficult to build. I’m not sure how well it will do when it rains but we wanted this more for shade than anything. Make sure you secure it to the ground. It does come with parts to help you do this. We like it so far.