This box spring comes to you in a box about 60 inches long, all the parts are numbered with number tags, assembly is easy just follow the numbers, 1 goes to 1, 2 goes to 2 and 3 goes to 3. Just that easy. It comes with a ratcheting allen wrench to drive the screws with giving you the leverage to tighten it all up. Once the frame is built, the cover goes on easy. I wondered if the cover would shift on me while placing it down but it didn't, held right into postilion!