OVERALL: There is lots to love about this rocker. It is nicely designed, ingeniously engineered, made of durable, sustainable materials that are weather-proof, low maintenance, comfy and reasonably sturdy. It comes well packed (cleverly with very little styrofoam and waste!) and the packet with the hardware and instructions come attached to the box with a red ribbon. All very thoughtful. Because of how it is packed, the pieces are well protected and Amazon ships it to more places...like Hawaii. The trade-off is there are a few more parts to assemble. And the end result is beautiful, durable, weatherproof and reasonably comfortable. The overall effect is great – especially for the price – but there are a lot of screws and screw holes.
FINISH & DETAILS: Compared to other outdoor polywood chairs sold on Amazon, the milling, edges and finish are a little rougher and some of the details are less consistent. I received 2 from 2 different production batches. 1 had a slightly smoother surface finish. 1 had milling deposits from a different color run. 1 had a crookedly placed logo plate. 1 had a slightly crooked back assembly with sharp staples sticking out. None of these inconsistencies were bad but did require a little extra work to correct. A fair trade-off for the savings, design and availability. Overall, very happy with the purchase.
DURABILTY: The hardware is of excellent qualty. Very hard steel. The polywood lasts through all kinds of weather much better than wood. And the engineering seems to allow theses chairs to be fairly rigid and long lasting. Time will tell. There are metal plates screwed into the rockers for rigidity and strength.
ASSEMBLY: The design, engineering and instructions keep things simple BUT add extra parts and steps that are often prebuilt prior to shipping. In this case there are 2 steps to each pair of legs, 2 steps to assembling the back and 1 step to build the seat...when all these things are usually pre-assembled. Not difficult to do. Just part of a tradeoff on price and availability for shipping. Instructions are clearer than most. Use care when assembling as there are no extra parts. And the little supplied hex wrench will NOT get you through the job. You will not be able to screw 34 large screws 1'-2" deep into polywood with the small hex wrench provided. The end of the hex wrench gets chewed up about 1/3 of the way through. I also went through another allen wrench and 2 hex bits on an electric screwdriver. The excellent screws are very hard. Harder than most bits or allen wrenches. And the polywood is dense. Without and electric driver your hands will hurt. After chewing up bits and other wrenches, I found a harder allen wrench left over from a recent Adirondack chair assembly to finish the job. Is all this extra work worth it? Yes. Pre-drilled pilot holes would probably weaken the structure. And the sturdy, well designed rocker is totally worth it. Despite the 2-Star hex tool, you end up with a 4.9-star (I gave it 5) Mission-style rocking chair. Very happy with the end result.
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