Grab your power tools!  This set is great, once it's assembled.   Assembly is a bit of a bear.  We tried using the provided tools to put the set together and quickly found out that quite a few of the holes didn't line up properly.  After some frustration and curse words, we grabbed the power tools and that made life much easier.  There were still some parts that didn't line up and it took a few love taps with a rubber mallet to get it into place - but it worked.   Pack your patience and it will be rewarded.  We added a couple coats of scotchgard and we are ready to enjoy this furniture on our new deck!