Our tubs are designed to be easily assembled by the owner or by the owner’s contractor. Each tub comes with a detailed step-by-step illustrated instruction manual. Typical tub assembly time is about 3–5 hours (not including site preparation or system installation) and requires minimal tools (a couple of wrenches, a level, a rubber mallet, etc).  The gas or electric heating system will take 3–5 hours to install (not including main electrical and gas services). The system does require some electrical and plumbing skills, so you may want to seek help from a plumber and electrician for this part. Either way, we strongly recommend you have the main electrical and gas service connections made by a qualified professional. The wood heater is quite simple to install and should only take about an hour. If you are not comfortable setting up your hot tub and system, you can hire a general contractor, handyman, plumber, and/or electrician to do all of it or parts of it. They may be hesitant due to unfamiliarity with cedar hot tubs. However, they should not hesitate. There is nothing uniquely complicated about cedar hot tubs for qualified professionals in these lines of work. Be sure to have them review the detailed documents we’ve made available online on our Resource Tool Box page or contained in the printed Info Packet you receive along with your tub. Let them know that Zen Bathworks offers technical installation support by video chat, phone, and/or email!