This product came in a flat pack and took about 1.5hr to assemble. Having a variable speed screw gun helped a lot, but I tightened all locations by hand. The screw heads *easily* strip out - my primary complaint with the assembly - as they use a hex screw design and only supply 1 or 2 extra screws. The result is sturdy and well-designed, and I believe the product will withstand the elements. One thing to note.... It is smaller than what I anticipated. There are 2 sections for composting. We were able to fill one section with only ONE push mower bag full of grass. I was hoping we could use this for all future cuttings (we mow about 1x every 2wk) but it is obvious that with the +8wk composting cycle, that won't be possible. Also, composting apparently happens best with 2 to 3x "browns" to "greens" which means 1 bag full of mowed grass would be best spread between the two composting sections and then filled with other, dry "brown" material.