Solid, strong construction. Took a little over an hour to construct. The main difficulty in construction is that a page seemed to be missing from the instruction sheets; we had to figure out how the seat and back parts were supposed to fit together. Another small irritation is that the two supplied allen keys stripped before we were finished due to the soft alloy used. 
As for the futon/couch: it is comfortable, easy to fold out, solidly built and although clunky, not unattractive.