I am very pleased with this purchase. It came in 3 boxes, well packaged, with no damage. I had looked at it for so long before I purchased it that I pretty well knew what to expect, and there were no surprises. I am a 50-something year old woman and I assembled it myself. I simply unpackaged everything, laid it out, made sure all the pieces were there, and went to it; it was actually quite simple to do, and took about 2 hours total. Very attractive, the fire is very realistic and relaxing to watch.