Assembly was a little tricky, we definitely needed two people, but we absolutely LOVE this futon! We live in an older house and we have extremely small doorways. Regular couches could not fit in our basement. We’ve been looking for a futon for 6 months and we finally found this one. It’s perfect for our family! My bf is 6’ and about 280lbs, I’m 5’5” and about 180lbs, and my 50lbs 6 year old can all sit comfortably in the couch position, and lounge comfortably in the laying down position. The cushion pad is very comfortable and we cannot feel the bars at all. This is an excellent futon.