My wife and I were able to put up this gazebo ourselves over a weekend, and it really wasn't that hard to put together. The only problems we had were some missing screws and the occasional holes in the mental roof pieces that did not align with each other. The instructions were fairly easy to follow (unlike the instructions for the mosquito netting, which were also missing their hanging hooks). As you can see from the photo, it turned out really well, and we really enjoy having it in our yard. I'd give it 5 stars, but the missing pieces and poorly aligned roof pieces were quite frustrating.