I loved this set - I bought the love seat too. It was pretty easy to assemble, although one of the predrilled holes didn't line up exactly. I put it on my deck last summer and it was great. I purchased, separately, a weather proof cover for the sofa and brought the table indoors, for the winter. So table indoors and love seat outdoors -- but, this season, I noticed that under the glass top, the rattan (coated plastic type) started to separate. Almost like time lapse photography, each time I would look at it the gape became worse until it just "melted" and caved in, leaving a giant abyss. The glass and four sides all stayed in tact so I presume that the sun's heat produced an effect similar to a using a magnifying glass to start a fire. Needless to say, the sofa which endured the hot/cold temperature changes was and is still fine.