I, F/31, put this together myself, in about 20 minutes. The top is ridiculously heavy, so if  can get help, do it. 
I had to buy more lava rocks as the ones that came it barely covered the bowl.
It lit on the first try and stayed lit. No problems at all.
looks even better in person. My only wish is that it put more heat, but it's great. For the price, I don't think u can beat it