It provides a bit of privacy. We wanted just a little separation from our neighbors (not straight eye contact). This gives us that without blocking view or making a wall. It would be a complicated but doable assembly but youMUST read the directions. My husband has put many of my projects together, so he did it with ease. Getting it into the ground was his hardest part. It is a little bit flimsy when up but if not being touched/handled it stands up decently. He plans to secure it by reinforcing it with a white pipe of some sort. Very please with this product after a week.