The construction seems fine. The chair is really more square than it appears in this picture. My chief complaint, other than it was delivered over 3 weeks later than the estimate with no explanation as to why, is that the fumes from the chair are so bad that 2 days after delivery, I cannot sit in it. It gives me a headache and burning sensation in my nose and throat. The company that makes the chair, Klaussner, claims they use low VOC materials. I'm having a hard time believing that.