Received this as a gift last Christmas - what a wonderful idea!  Didn't break it out of the box until May as we're late getting our patio set up this year.  Assembly was easy and loved the fact you didn't have to force, bend, and hammer ill-fitting parts together - quality was evident out of the box!  Fired it up (after figuring out the igniter needed a battery) and stayed nice and toasty on Mother's Day weekend.  Look forward to enjoying this and extending our patio use through the wild weather swings we have here in Chicago.