As previously mentioned this comes in 6 boxes. We got 5 one day, and the following day the 6th box came. Unfortunately, this box was broken open and you could easily see the roof panels were bowed and damaged. We refused that delivery and I contacted the company through Amazon. I provided pictures of the box as it was, still in the delivery truck. Photo attached here. They were very responsive and sent a replacement box within a couple of days. I recommend you be there to take delivery in person and refuse any badly damaged boxes. My husband and I put this 12x16 model together ourselves. It took about 20 hours which we spread over a couple of days. He is 63 and I'm 60. He is very handy and mechanically inclined, which helped a lot. It wouldn't hurt to have more than two people to stand the frame up and connect it. You will want a drill, 2 stepladders, and a ratcheting hand driver with the hex bit. We found a long screwdriver handy to encourage the roof panels into place. As previously noted, the instructions are almost entirely illustrations. The illustrations are pretty good and we were able to follow them without a lot of issues. Two pages had stickers with written notes on them. I'm guessing they had lots of questions regarding those items. Our tips are to be prepared to loosen parts you have assembled in order to coax things into place. Also, when assembling the roof panels, there are some infuriating little clips that continually want to fall off. We used a nail set to try to hold them in place and still had some trouble. Once the roof panels are up you will have a million little square washer things to screw in. They go between the frame and the panel. It is tricky to screw them in without them sliding down the panel. See my pic where I used a small nail file to stop them from sliding and allow me to get the screws in. You will get through it, but it will take some patience! We feel like the frame is not so sturdy as we would like. I also didn't realize that the main posts are triangular instead of square. It hasn't rained yet so I can't say if it leaks; I'll update this review if it does. We've had a lot of wind and the panels do clatter every now and then, but not terrible. The curtains don't impress me. They are more gold in person than in the photos. They don't pull smoothly, they catch on each other and on parts of the frame. I'm not confident that the screens will keep insects out since they don't go down to the ground. There are lots of gaps around the insect screens up under the roof as well. All in all, it's fine and does the job. If we had it to do over we would probably spend a bit more and get a complete steel structure. Note that this gazebo doesn't come with any power outlets for your accessories.