We just had our patio heater delivered and the assembly took less than 30 minutes from opening box to lighting heater for the first time. We are in Wisconsin and it was May 12th, 2020 temp outside was 49 degrees. Typically my wife and I would have enjoyed our glass of wine inside. Instead we were able to sit outside on the patio with our new heater keeping us toasty warm!!!
Once we got the heater built it has been a great addition to our patio. We didn’t have enough screws and some of the pieces were bent so we had to bend them back to fit. Had trouble getting the holes to match up. Directions were vague but we got the heater together.
The end product is gorgeous ... be prepared for a lengthy assembly. Pieces arrived pristine in the box but wouldn't fit together well and we had to use force to get the holes to align. Also the last step of assembly (bottom panels) literally can't be installed without undoing screws placed earlier. But when all was done, its gorgeous! It's impressibly tall but that means not a ton of heat for open area seated height.
I bought two of these patio heaters. The good: they appear to be high-quality and (see below) when they work, they look and feel great. Assembly does take a while, but that's maybe to be expected. The only downside is that one of my heaters would only start after (literally) hundreds of tries while the other starts immediately (I tried switching propane tanks, etc). I am working with customer service now to see how that might be resolved. The only other downside is that the sheet metal is very sharp. When working with the dysfunctional heater, my fingers and hand got all cut up from the sheet metal while trying to start the heater over-and-over again. I'm giving this a 4-star review in the hopes that my heater is simply defective and that if it were to start right away, maybe my hand wouldn't have gotten sliced-up.
Purchased for ease in transport, aesthetic value and a little heat. Checked all three boxes but disappointed on stability of door and heat deflector. Very thin bend/dent easily.