It is a large piece of furniture, so it does take some muscle to get the box and move it around. You could probably handle it with a dolly or trolly of some kind, but keep in mind that this sucker is long and a bit unwieldy because of that. IIRC, any tools that you need are actually included in the box, but really just runs typical of anything of this Ikea-style construction, flat and phillips screwdrivers and an assortment of hex wrenches. If you've ever built anything from Ikea, you will have no problem with this, except for maybe the doors, I had a little trouble attaching them to the pre-installed mechanism. Good luck.