The chaise appeared solidly constructed when first removed from the box but it took my husband and I 1.5 hours to attach the side arm because the tracks were not aligned. After we thought it was connected and bolted to the back arm, it fell off when my 5 year old lay down it. We then hired a handyman because we thought it would be relatively easy for him to attach and bolt with additional bolts. It took him 2 hours at $150/ hour. Needless to say, we were not planning to spend twice the amount on this chaise.