Very easy to put together providing you study the diagrams VERY carefully and get the pieces in the right orientation. Unless you have extra long drill bits and/or magnetic screwdriver , it is impossible to screw the fire to the unit but it is no big deal as the brackets keep it in place. The wedges for the back pieces are a neat touch and should stop any sympathetic vibration. The unit is lower than I expected and on reflection, I should have got a darker one but that is my fault. Seems very sturdy now it is together and I have fitted brass corner protectors to the top as this is often where this type of furniture starts to go.l