This is a great addition to our back yard.  We put it up in about four afternoons.  The instructions worked well and I'm glad there were two of us because it can get pretty awkward with just one person.  I think the initial steps would be very simple with three people if you can manage it.   After the posts are in place, two people work fine.  We went to the store to pick up a couple of missing washers only to find an awesome little package after we were done that had a bunch of extra parts so if we had just gone through all the bags, we could have saved ourselves a trip!  They really thought of everything.  We have since set up solar lights in it and it looks amazing.  This gazebo really makes us feel like we have an extra room in our house.