We received the Gazebo as schedu, actually one day early. My husband and I assemb it in about 3/4 hours. We noticed that one of the upright posts was dented a bit when we took it out of the box. My husband was able to correct this himself. We made a mistake during installation that took extra time to correct. We instal 2 of the side beams upside down and didnt realize it until we were screwing down the top beams. The photo/only instructions are nice but lack a few details so be mindful. We love that drainage grommets were added by the manufacturer to prevent rain water from pooling on the awning. This seems to be a change in design based on previous reviews that weve read. We had to raise the structure about 4/5 inches on concrete blocks and secure one side awning flap up so that it would clear the back door on our house. My husband also attached tie down ropes (not included) using parachute cord and secured the structure to our existing deck. We chose not to add the screen and privacy that come with this particular product but like that its an option. Well store those for future use if necessary. We live in south central Pennsylvania and can get some strong 40+ mph wind gusts with summer storms, so well see how the structure holds up. We also like to keep the structure in place from April thru October, so hopefully the awning cover doesnt weather poorly. So far, so good!
We love it so far!
We received the Gazebo as schedu, actually one day early. My husband and I assemb it in about 3/4 hours. We noticed that one of the upright posts was dented a bit when we took it out of the box. My husband was able to correct this himself. We made a mistake during installation that took extra time to correct. We instal 2 of the side beams upside down and didnt realize it until we were screwing down the top beams. The photo/only instructions are nice but lack a few details so be mindful. We love that drainage grommets were added by the manufacturer to prevent rain water from pooling on the awning. This seems to be a change in design based on previous reviews that weve read. We had to raise the structure about 4/5 inches on concrete blocks and secure one side awning flap up so that it would clear the back door on our house. My husband also attached tie down ropes (not included) using parachute cord and secured the structure to our existing deck. We chose not to add the screen and privacy that come with this particular product but like that its an option. Well store those for future use if necessary. We live in south central Pennsylvania and can get some strong 40+ mph wind gusts with summer storms, so well see how the structure holds up. We also like to keep the structure in place from April thru October, so hopefully the awning cover doesnt weather poorly. So far, so good!