Takes a long time to assemble. Took me and my wife 8-9 hours while working together. The parts should come with t-nuts installed. At least one of the wooden parts broke and many cracked when T-nut was installed. Be mindful of the sides when you are putting parts. The instructions don't tell you this clearly and some parts can be assembled in incorrect direction and you will need to either make new holes or unscrew then adjust the wooden part.