I can only comment on the integrity of the material itself as I won't have a chance to install the hand-rail for several months. So it's not possible to give a high star rating under Easy to Use. But the whole thing looks well made and comes with good fittings. It will need very careful installation because the lowest ground level I have to fit it to is vinyl tiles on concrete which is going to need some heavy duty drilling. The 3 steps are thin plywood and the top platform is solid wood so there are a variety of substrates that will need a bit of thought to make sure it is very firmly anchiored since with upright stanchions as long as they are - they will have a lot of leverage power so I want to avoid a sideways bash if stumbling doesn't rip the base plates out of the floor. Anyhow I give the device at this stage 4 stars our of 5 as it seems to be ideal for the job but with slight misgivings.