Screws for top rails can be a little finicky. Stools are very sturdy. Good design and good way of attaching all the components. It takes about 10 minutes to assemble.Considering the price, these look great.The stools look great but as you see in the other comments they are absolutely horrible to put together. My husband has built his fair share of projects but he cursed the whole time he put these together.These are nice, casual counter stools that go nicely with existing rush seat stools we have. The stools went together easily and seem to be sturdy and or good quality. I used a an allen wrench driver instead of the 'L' shaped allen wrench supplied with the stool, which made assembly much easier.Hard to assemble!I ordered 2 of these for the kitchen counter and they are great!Cracks if screws are too tight which creates a wobble due to restrictions on tightenChair come in with one leg much shorter than the other three legs. Can’t not keep balance!Missing hardware for one stool and after repeated email, phone calls, no hardware replacement. really frustrating, there is no person to fix the problem, all you get is an email saying the email was received!I like these stools. I ordered two and they arrived with two different colored seats. Four stools later, I finally had two stools with matching seats! Great customer service from Amazon!nice square stool, perfect size, good price and easy to assemble