The bench was really easy to put together by myself. For the price it is a good value. The only reason I didn't give it a five star rating is because a little notch of wood was missing from a board on the front if the bench (which was visible) and the stain was so recently applied that it was fragrant for quite a while. But for my purposes (sitting in the yard to talk on my phone because I have bad cell service inside) I'd order it again.