I read the reviews about the installation of this couch and I decided to go ahead and buy it anyway. I was glad I did. It does take you some time to install....no doubt about it, but I don't consider myself any great "handyman", and I did it myself overall in about 3 hours... If you take your time and follow the directions, it's pretty straight forward... And compare this to the price of buying this couch at a furntiure store.....all I can say is it is a pretty great deal!