Our fireplace was easy to put together but it definitely requires two people to put it together in some of the parts. When looking for a fireplace that would fit in our tiny living room, we decided to go with this one based on the measurements. It fits perfectly well in our tiny living room and I'm satisfied with it. The instructions says that you can't put anything heavier than 40 lbs on top of the mantel, we are not putting anything heavy on top of it but here's a warning to others.