Three out of four legs required a cardboard shims and lock washers were missing.
Overall, we like the stools. After assembling the first one of the four we purchased, we set it on the floor and it was perfectly level on the floor--no rocking side-to-side.
But then the other three of the four we purchased had the same problem.
None of the other three, after following the instructions perfectly, laid level on the floor. Each rocked like a leg was too short. (It turned out that two legs were too short).
So I decided to stick a cardboard shim between the top of the offending legs and the bottom of the stools seat. I did this to lengthen the two legs that were too short. To do this . . .
1. I tore from the box the bolts had come in, two small cardboard (about the size of a matchbook cover).
2. I then folded these two rectangles in half making a four-layer cardboard shim
3. I unbolted one of the legs that seemed shorter from the bottom of the stools seat
4. To jam this four-layer cardboard shim between the legs top and the bottom of the stools seat, I placed the middle of the cardboard shim between the top of stools leg and the bottom of the stools seat.
5. Then I pushed to force the shim into position, dragging the shim into position as I forced the stools leg back into position atop the bottom rim of the stools seat. (Note: I had tried to just force the shim between the top of the leg and bottom rim of the seat with no success, so I ended up pushing it between the top of the leg and bottom of the stools rim as I pushed the leg back atop the bottom rim of the stool.)
6. I repeated the process for the leg directly across and it leveled the stool.
7. I also had trouble with two of the four stools aligning the chair back to the seat. Tip: bolt the sides then bolt the middle.
Three out of four legs required a cardboard shims and lock washers were missing.
Overall, we like the stools. After assembling the first one of the four we purchased, we set it on the floor and it was perfectly level on the floor--no rocking side-to-side. But then the other three of the four we purchased had the same problem. None of the other three, after following the instructions perfectly, laid level on the floor. Each rocked like a leg was too short. (It turned out that two legs were too short). So I decided to stick a cardboard shim between the top of the offending legs and the bottom of the stools seat. I did this to lengthen the two legs that were too short. To do this . . . 1. I tore from the box the bolts had come in, two small cardboard (about the size of a matchbook cover). 2. I then folded these two rectangles in half making a four-layer cardboard shim 3. I unbolted one of the legs that seemed shorter from the bottom of the stools seat 4. To jam this four-layer cardboard shim between the legs top and the bottom of the stools seat, I placed the middle of the cardboard shim between the top of stools leg and the bottom of the stools seat. 5. Then I pushed to force the shim into position, dragging the shim into position as I forced the stools leg back into position atop the bottom rim of the stools seat. (Note: I had tried to just force the shim between the top of the leg and bottom rim of the seat with no success, so I ended up pushing it between the top of the leg and bottom of the stools rim as I pushed the leg back atop the bottom rim of the stool.) 6. I repeated the process for the leg directly across and it leveled the stool. 7. I also had trouble with two of the four stools aligning the chair back to the seat. Tip: bolt the sides then bolt the middle.