First, the bench was exactly what we were looking for and we love it. Only glitch was the instructions. On a 1-10 with 1 being the worse...they were a MINUS 15. They were written by 1) someone who has put it together a zillion times and 2) someone who does not understand learning theory. If you are not an engineer or don't have the patience, I recommend spending the money to pay for someone to assemble it. Otherwise, once it's put together, you'll love it!!!!