The ladder came in a box and was in perfect condition and packaged well. I only needed a screw driver to assemble it. I was able to do it myself in about 30 min. I do want to add that the instructions have both the 53 in and 48 in pool ladders. The 48 in will only have 3 steps on each side of ladder. I was struggling with this part until I looked back and realized it was only 3 steps. This ladder is very stable and is easy to remove and place the steps going into ladder. This makes a very good safety measure. The ladder is not to heavy to be able to remove entirely as well. I am glad I bought this ladder as it perfect for our needs.

I love this latter, stronger than the others on the market

I spent a fortune to have this product shipped to Canada. I was told that it would fit a 48' deep Intex pool - what pool would it possibly fit? The platform fits right on the top of the pool ledge so it is not secure - teeters