The packing of contents was well done with all items labeled for assembly.  My brother and I took approximately 2 hours to complete.  Directions were nicely illustrated.  A few notes.  This item is not wood, however it is very pleasing to the eye.  This item does not come with a remote control.  There are two toggle switches to activate.  One is for the "flames" and the other is for the heater fan/blower.  The contents housed in the unit surprisingly do not get warm so this unit is well done.  Box contents included 2 boards covered with brown paper.  I spent more than an hour trying to remove the paper thinking these were additional shelves only to find out they were included fro packing purposes.