So we bought this and set it aside for over 6 months. When we finally got to it, the instructions had gotten wet- we weren't smart and left the box outside! But luckily my husband is great at this kind of stuff and managed to figure it out. It took him a good chunk of time, would have been faster with an extra set of hands! We live in Maine, and we got it assembled in the fall. It's held up all winter, so that's nice! It's not bullet proof though- if you live somewhere with high winds, heavy rain, etc, I'd suggest adding some extra support. We added a little! And we even installed plywood on the inside to put peg boards and shelves. Keep in mind, you should have this on some sort of foundation. We basically built a little patio looking thing, just a platform. We built ours extra wide so we'd have off-the-ground space for plastic totes and items that are fine staying outside. We've been happy with it, it was exactly as expected/described.