Observant shoppers are likely to notice the number of reviews describing difficult and time-comsuming assembly experiences. And I'm here to say they are all.... TRUE. Wow. I ordered 8 of these chairs and it took me (with the assistance of my dad) a good 8 hrs to get the job done. This included a trip to 2 different hardware stores to buy additional bolts. The short center bolt they provide if fairly worthless. The trick is to use one of the longest bolts to secure the center. After that you have to do some pushing and prodding to get the other four screws into place. The legs are easy to attach and secure. Some of the chairs were easier to assemble than others. I think it's a quality control issue. Still, these chairs look pretty rad with my RH table, and I saved a ton of money not springing for something preassembled.