GREAT ITEM, there were a couple of hiccups on my part and it took me the better part of 2 weekends to get it together (did it by myself). I am very handy and it will take 2 able bodied adults at least 2 full days to get it together. It will take you about 2-3 hours to unbox and inventory all the parts to make sure you are not missing anything. There are some hardware that will be need to be cleaned up (threads on bolts and nuts not completely finished). But overall we are very happy with our purchase. It is a big play house, and should suit the kids for many, many years to come.