Assembly was a breeze. This is a beautiful umbrella; it is a little difficult for me to operate but my husband knows how so that's all that matters. I wish the umbrella came with pavers; we bought some, but they are the wrong size so we used sandbags. The orange color is beautiful; I'm so glad we decided to go with that color. Caution: this umbrella is not for using on a windy day. It was flapping everywhere when we had it up. Otherwise great umbrella for the money.