Pretty easy to put together. Make sure you put slats in left side first per their instructions. A mallet and piece of wood are handy for tapping the slats into the holes. I ordered two benches and only one of the boxes had the assemble instructions. Also one box had a slat that belonged with the second box. So open both boxes before you think you don't have all the pieces. Hoping it will hold up to the Florida sun. I had one in Alaska and it held up fine there.