Directions are picture only and a little difficult to understand. Was able to figure out but it took much longer to assemble because of that. Also does not have pre-made holes to align things, which did not match up many times. Which added to assemble time. A few small issues such as the sliding door not opening completely because of poor quality pre-assembly..had to sand one side down to get it to open d close properly. Also the road screws provided to not allow for the roof to be attached. Have to find long screws or place something heavy on top to keep from coming off when windy or for predators. It's heavy, but not heavy enough to just place on top alone. The wood was already split in a few places but overall not a bad coop for the price.