I was able to assemble this by myself, but I'm fairly tall, and also had an indoor space with a wall, which helped. It would be easier to assemble on the floor, if it's clean, then raise it to attached the feet. But much better if there are 2 people to assemble. For the the first time out of the box, be prepared to spend several minutes removing the wrapping plastic. The design is clever, with elastic rope holding each piece together and how compact it is to fit in the bag while being huge when assembled. I may add sticker labels for each part with a note of the order to speed it up for next time without needing to look at the instructions. It seems pretty stable if indoors and not in danger of being bumped into. Otherwise, I'd probably add weights of some kind, and definitely needed with light wind outdoors. I am not sure this would be a good ideal to use freestanding in a very windy area, but probably fine if secured against a wall. Ground stakes are rope are included, but I'd still want weights most cases rather than only the ground stakes. The screen can be pulled tight from all 4 edges, so wrinkles are not expected to be an option and the fabrics is a good thickness of bright white. I think this is a good value, but just be prepared to spend some time setting up and consider adding weights of some kind. Personally, I like to use ankle weights for things like this because they are so convienent and can wrap around the bottom of the legs/feet area as much as needed.