I’m a brand new beekeeper so don’t feel I’m much for expert opinion, but I am so pleased with this hive. I don’t mind putting things together to save some money. It took me 2.5 to 3 hours to put hive together and the 40 frames that go in the two supers and two deeps. My first Nuc seems to have no complaints and is expanding well. I did add bees wax to new frame foundations. I’ll see how well they hold up in future