It was one hell of a task to screw everything in. Honestly would prefer to use a drill next time! I’m tiny with hard much strength though. My boyfriend did have a little trouble, we had to use other tools to get some screws in and I cheated and used different screws for some areas because I gave up and it was too late in the night to buy a drill. Still a REALLY great desk! There are some marks on the large flat board (top desk part) but I think that may just be from me sliding it all over the floor.