This island took about 4 hours to put together (with help from my 7 yr old) and is very heavy duty. All of the parts were there, everything was labeled and directions were easy to follow. This is a heavy island and I really liked the fact the instead of the "X" type shelf, I was able to do just a regular shelf. The one disappointment is the quality of the paint. This chips and peels very easy if you're not very careful. I only had one small scrape that I caused but it could have been much worse. Other than the paint quality, I love it!!