Directions state 20 min put together. More like over an hour. It is easy to put together. However, the screws and the allen wrench have some tight corners to navigate and it takes a while to get them tightened down. Otherwise easy to build. It is smaller than anticipated. The photos give the illusion of a larger pit, clearly not the case. It will do for the summer, but we don't see this lasting too long. The bottom/main pan is very thin metal. Maybe one to 2 summer's at best of use! Otherwise, it will do, but not as large as we would have liked for the cost. It did come with a cover, tongs, a hook to remove the hot lid, and a cooking rack. I guess the bonus for it being so small.