The table looked good in pictures but the table top is damage and chairs as well.

Table top and chair tops will wear down fast.

But when I moved onto putting the table top on the frame and the seats to their frames, that's where my problems started

You can pull the table top off completely from the frame if you lift up on it

The table looked good in pictures but the table top is damage and chairs as well.

Very nice, easy to clean and seems sturdy enough to last as long as I have a need for it, not necessarily forever but lets be honest what really lasts forever