The assembly of these chairs required some engineering on my husband’s part. The hole for one of the screws was so large that the screw that came with the chair went completely through the hole and cleanly out the other side. If I had tried to put these together myself I would have no idea how to fix this and would have been furious. If you don’t have a handy person and have questionable talents with furniture assembly, I’d re-think this purchase or pay for assembly.