Chair was easy to assemble. Seems sturdy and comfortable for our very tall son who is now enjoying his birthday gift. 3 stars because of delivery - we have an overhang on our patio and cleared a large area so deliveries will be protected from the weather. But the delivery person left it right in the open, 2 ft from the edge of the overhang. It rained directly on the product and destroyed the box. This allowed 1 of the pistons to fall out when we tried to move the box to a safer location.