1. This table is super easy to assemble. It took me and my daughter about 20 minutes to assemble it once we had everything out of the packaging. All you need is a Philips head screwdriver and it's super easy.
2. This table is a great height for a seating area. This is something I struggled with because most tables were either too high or too low. I wasn't sure if 24" would be too high for my couch and side chair setup, but it is actually a perfect height for drinking and pupus.
3. The propane tank fits nicely underneath and it has a holder that keeps it off the ground. I didn't like some of the other tables where the propane had to be outside of the table - and one of the very expensive tables I looked at had the tank just sit on the ground under the table - which I didn't like because you could see it.
4. The only thing I didn't like about this table it the clear glass rocks that came with it. They don't look very nice l (boring). What they didn't publish in their description is that the rocks that come with it are big (about 1 inch), where the standard size is 1/2 inch (what I'm showing in the attached pics. Since this is a small fire table, the smaller glass looks better (IMO) and the color glass takes it from plain looking to stunning. It's truly night and day when you add the colored glass. What I am showing in my pics is 1/2 inch, mirrored, meridian blue fire glass. I researched glass for hours not knowing which colors would be best, which size would be best, mirrored or unmirrored, tempered, etc. All I can tell you is I absolutely love this glass and it was truly just a guess on the color but my guess was perfect. I got it from Celestial Glass if you are interested.
5. No company would ship this table to Hawaii so I had to use a special service called Ship to Hawaii which cost me a fortune, but that's a different story. I wanted it so I was willing to pay but I wish Amazon would have just shipped it directly as I would have just paid the shipping cost to them.
6. I did buy the accessory kit as well. I have to say that the fire guard makes the table look even nicer and it does block the wind and keeps the flames more upright. I don't think I will ever use the canvas cover because my table sits under a covered lanai. As for the glass cover that goes directly over the fire glass, I don't really use it because I would have to take off the fire guard (glass) in order to put on the glass cover. The glass cover does not really fit over the glass fire guard
7. The space between the glass fire guard and the edge of the table is plenty big for drinks and small plates when you are having a party. I was concerned about that because the space looks small in the photos, but if your guests are using it to place their wine on and a small plate, it's fine. You can't really use it as a full-blown dinner table unless you put the glass cover on.
8. As suggested by other reviewers, the ignition can be tricky. It works sometimes and it doesn't work other times. And you have to get used to an exact technique to get it to work. We normally just use a lighter as it's no big deal and it's just quicker. Again, the ignition works, it's just very finicky.
9. The table is sturdy, it looks beautiful ( it gets tons of compliments from guests), it delivered with no damage or issues. I noted some of the other reviews stated it was received with damage.
That's about it. I hope this info helps cut down your research time. I wish someone left this review for me as it would have cut down my research time by so much.