This is a really cool piece of cat furniture. We were “gifted” yet another cat from someone and bought this cool “all inclusive” cat condo to give the new 10 month old kitty (pictured) space away from grumpy 14 year old veteran cat. My husband is used to putting furniture like this together for me (by himself) and it went pretty quickly for him (30-45 min). Like other reviewers, holes were in wrong spots  he had to flip 2 boards upside down to get the cat holes and pre-drilled holes to align. Rendering the Velcro tape (which hold the lounge pads in place) un-usable. We will just buy some Velcro tape and redo that ourselves, because all in all, we really like the look, function  versatility of the piece.