Overall this Gazebo is awesome, the finish on the metal is wonderful. It will definitely take 3 people to assemble, mainly for actually getting the framing for the roof installed. Most of the metal pieces fit together great, only a few holes were not drilled true. During shipping one of the side pieces that the curtains attach too were damaged slightly during shipping. So I had to use a rubber mallet to connect the joining pieces together. If you lay out all of your pieces and have a solid plan it can be built in a day. I’d recommend using a drill for the majority of the bolts. Other than the one damaged piece we received during shipping everything else came in fine, and shipped FAST. It comes in 5 large boxes. The instructions are fairly clear and easy to understand as long as you take your time to review them prior to assembly!