I know this is supposed to be a distressed finish but we found a patch on one of the legs. Unfortunately didnt see it until assembly was complete and wasnt about to take it apart to rotate the leg to the backside or even ship it back. Look for flaws before assembling to see if you can live with them or can move them to a more unnoticeable place.
Also/ we assembled it upside down with the top on the floor/ makes assembly easier. We had trouble with one of the legs and bolt alignment. There are two bolts at the top of each leg and one at the bottom of each leg. On the end of the leg (top) where the two bolts go, the lower bolt did not want to align properly in order to be able to get it started to tighten it down. Took the leg off twice to make sure we had not cross threaded the bolt or fitting. We could tell the bolt was not going in quite straight/ just enough off so the threads would not catch properly into the fitting. Decided to waddle out the hole a little to allow for more slack in the hole so the bolt could pass through and connect with the fitting properly. Used a slightly larger washer just in case. Probably only waddled out the hole maybe 1/8 on the upper side where it helped with the bolt alignment. Didnt enlarge the entire hole/ just where we needed the extra room for bolt to clear.
Warning.dont tighten the bolts until you for sure have them all started into the fittings properly and then tighten them in a rotation type pattern.
You might keep a rubber mallet handy to use after all bolts are started to move legs in to place before you complete the final tightening rotation. Hope this helps.
Overall we feel it is a good value for the money/ just dont expect perfection/sturdy table/heavy/very pleased with it.
BTW/ my husband are in our late 70s and if we can put it together you can too
Beware of flaws!
I know this is supposed to be a distressed finish but we found a patch on one of the legs. Unfortunately didnt see it until assembly was complete and wasnt about to take it apart to rotate the leg to the backside or even ship it back. Look for flaws before assembling to see if you can live with them or can move them to a more unnoticeable place. Also/ we assembled it upside down with the top on the floor/ makes assembly easier. We had trouble with one of the legs and bolt alignment. There are two bolts at the top of each leg and one at the bottom of each leg. On the end of the leg (top) where the two bolts go, the lower bolt did not want to align properly in order to be able to get it started to tighten it down. Took the leg off twice to make sure we had not cross threaded the bolt or fitting. We could tell the bolt was not going in quite straight/ just enough off so the threads would not catch properly into the fitting. Decided to waddle out the hole a little to allow for more slack in the hole so the bolt could pass through and connect with the fitting properly. Used a slightly larger washer just in case. Probably only waddled out the hole maybe 1/8 on the upper side where it helped with the bolt alignment. Didnt enlarge the entire hole/ just where we needed the extra room for bolt to clear. Warning.dont tighten the bolts until you for sure have them all started into the fittings properly and then tighten them in a rotation type pattern. You might keep a rubber mallet handy to use after all bolts are started to move legs in to place before you complete the final tightening rotation. Hope this helps. Overall we feel it is a good value for the money/ just dont expect perfection/sturdy table/heavy/very pleased with it. BTW/ my husband are in our late 70s and if we can put it together you can too