Heavy box, delivered as scheduled on time. After opening the shipping container, I then carried lighter sections upstairs in several trips. The package with all the small nuts, bolts and washers had broken open inside the larger shipping box: The manufacturer needs to reinforce or double wrap that small parts container so it would not break open. Eventually I found everything but three small washers. Using the instruction book: Assembly was straight forward. I took my time and even used my ratchet socket wrench set to help with some assembly. So far, it is stable enough and strong enough for my purposes and is a good value. All things considered, I give it four stars in my review.