Help?! Despite the reviews and knowing full well that it would be a pain to put together- I ordered it anyway. Any tips anyone can offer on assembly
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Took my husband and I about 45 minutes. We laid out all of the parts and followed the directions. The one time he thought they were wrong and did it to his specs, he was wrong and we had to redo one yep. He thought the hooks on the spacer were to hole the cover down. Wrong! They are to hold the tensor that goes underneath to the frame. I basically read the directions nd handed him each piece as needed. The only time we needed my hands was when attaching part B, the last piece of frame, to parts A and C. You can do it!!
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I would suggest having a drink or to before you start Kidding aside.. I think it would be nearly impossible for one person to put together If you have a spouse or friend to help it will be much better. That is particularly true with the handle assembly. I don't think it is conceivable that one person can do that part. Also make sure you have plenty of room and lay your parts out as they go together....,easy to get stuff reversed on it
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I managed to put it together myself in about 30 minutes. It wasn't that bad, really. There are some tricky parts, but it is definitely doable by a single person.
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I would suggest having a drink or to before you startKidding aside.. I think it would be nearly impossible for one person to put togetherIf you have a spouse or friend to help it will be much better. That is particularly true with the handle assembly. I don't think it is conceivable that one person can do that part. Also make sure you have plenty of room and lay your parts out as they go together....,easy to get stuff reversed on it
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Not sure why anyone complained about putting it together. It is very simple if you just follow the directions. Took my husband and I less than an hour.
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the only hard part is the handle, just be SURE that when you secure everything, that the holes are lined up on the correct side (look for my old review, I think I went into more detail - it says it in the instructions, but even though all sides of the cover look the same, it really matters that you put everything in the correct lineup).PS: Marley is right, have a drink, take your time, have an extra set of hands available for the tricky parts
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Use zip ties to hold all of the pieces in place when screwing themIn- will save you a huge headache
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Our 13 year old niece was a big help, if you happen to have one of those about. ;-)Honestly, it was so traumatic I think I've blocked out most of the memory of that night. I do remember that there was a certain order to which the parts have to be put together (something not evident from the instructions) that was sort of the key to our ultimate success. We also laid everything out as best we could in order to have a sort of overview of how it was all supposed to go and fit together.Couple glasses of wine wouldn't hurt. Just not for the 13 year old.Best of luck.After reading the others comments, I'll just add that it is definitely a two and possibly a three person job and do give yourself lots of space. Our 13 year old niece was a big help, if you happen to have one of those about. ;-)Honestly, it was so traumatic I think I've blocked out most of the memory of that night. I do remember that there was a certain order to which the parts have to be put together (something not evident from the instructions) that was sort of the key to our ultimate success. We also laid everything out as best we could in order to have a sort of overview of how it was all supposed to go and fit together.Couple glasses of wine wouldn't hurt. Just not for the 13 year old.Best of luck.After... » Read More Our 13 year old niece was a big help, if you happen to have one of those about. ;-)Honestly, it was so traumatic I think I've blocked out most of the memory of that night. I do remember that there was a certain order to which the parts have to be put together (something not evident from the instructions) that was sort of the key to our ultimate success. We also laid everything out as best we could in order to have a sort of overview of how it was all supposed to go and fit together.Couple glasses of wine wouldn't hurt. Just not for the 13 year old.Best of luck.After reading the others comments, I'll just add that it is definitely a two and possibly a three person job and do give yourself lots of space. « Show Less
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I'm sorry to say that I didn't put it together but I did watch my daughter and son-in-law. They are really good at that sort of thing but it was a challenge. Find someone to do it or at least help you....and the idea of a drink isn't bad either. Ha Ha
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It's like a bike...assembles the same way. Do you have a bike shop near you. They could help you in minutes. My son had to do it as I was lost. Or like others have said...try utube.
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My husband and I didn't have any troubles putting it together and got it done within an hour. But maybe that's because he is a mechanic and loves putting things together! So I guess I'm not sure how to answer your question...I'm sure it is different for everyone. Maybe your son-in-law can get an extra hand in helping him assemble it? I do recommend this item over all the other ones I have researched (for the price)
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Not very difficult. My wife and I did it in about 1 hour. Just be careful that all the screw holes are correct and inline. We did a little surgery on one and that added to the time of assembly. Apart from that. No sweat..
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My husband put ours together. He didn't have any trouble at all. It is very nice...I hope you get it to work!
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Hm? The one I purchased was completely assembled. I suggest you "contact the Merchant" thru Feedback on your recent Orders page... --GBJ
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There should be manufacture information with the manuel for assembly instructions. Refer to this booklet and it will provide you with your questions answered.
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It was difficult. My husband is a bike enthusiast so he was able to put it together. Otherwise I would recommend taking it to a bicycle shop for assembly.
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Had (have) the same problem with this item. Took my wife and I working together to assemble it. Don't need it now but am procrastinating about dissembling it for storage.
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found the assembly instructions online for you, i just put one together yesterday and this is the exact instructions that i received in my boxhttp://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pdfImages/d8/d8030b36-0e06-4f0a-97f4-0bda71c8692f.pdf, hope amazon allows the external link here
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Hi Christin, it's pretty straightforward how to put it together. I was fiddling for a while with the dowels, but they fell in place eventually. Definitely not a reason not to buy it!
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It took about a halh an hour. i did it myself but if you can get an extra hand would help. Well built with no problems to put together.
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Welcome to the club my friend! I took a look at some youtube videos to see how to put it together and the pieces don't really fit well but I was still able to put it all together with some help and since then I have kept it that way.
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Michael, I don't know. Do you have any friends who can help you? My husband and I put ours together. Sorry I couldn't help.
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If you have never put anything together before, you might want to ask somebody to help you. The directions are there.......but do you have the tools needed.....screw drivers, etc.Good luck.
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Hi is not so hard to put it together and is a nice cage well you can try by going to you tube and check maybe you get some video with the instrutions there goo luck ;-)
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Sorry. But my husband is out of town and he's the one that assembled it. I do remember he complained about the instructions a couple of times because they are not clear. Hope you have figured it out by now. Regina