Whew, we had to wait until construction finished on our screened porch before we could build this out there.  My husband and I love this table.  Its made of a lightweight metal, that easily seats 4 but could be bumped up to 6.  We had a little trouble with the holes, so I recommend getting a bolt driver, and I wouldn't tighten everything thing down in the legs until the middle is up (last step in the instructions).  Otherwise, putting it together went smoothly, and the slats will make it easy to wipe off.