Putting it together was not that difficult. There were issues that were pointed in reviews that appear to be fixed mostly. There were only two screws (nothing that’s going to be damaging to seating) that didn’t go all the way in due to their alignment, even though I hadn’t tightened all the screws yet. I still rate a 5 for everything else. Sustains decent wind. My patio is always windy and it handles it well, except when there is a tornado nearby or storm nearby, when everything moved to one corner of the patio, but still upright. One of my seating pillow flew away and got lost but when I asked the vendor how I can buy one, I got it one for free with no questions asked. I am impressed of the instructions, quality and service. Have used for only a couple months. I am not sure if it’s durability and useful life yet.