Overall this Gazebo is really nice. It looks good and as long as you have decent knowledge of how to put things together, building it isnt too bad. The directions are pretty straightforward as far as picture style directions go. There arent really any words to help explain some of the pictures so youll need to be patient or have a good understanding of how to build something with only a visual representation.
The directions at the beginning say youll need 3 people and with the exception of when we put the main frame together we were able to build it with mostly just one person. Three were needed for the frame and two for the roof panels. Everything else could be done with one person.
The holes all seemed to line up as long as you dont tighten everything down first. Get the bolts or screws for a particular section all in first and then tighten them before moving on to the next section and you shouldnt have too much trouble.
The worst and most confusing part (for us any way) was actually putting up the screen and curtains. The directions make it appear as if the screen goes up first but in reality its the curtains that do. Also youll want to line up the curtains and the screen with the corner clip/hook before just clipping them into the rails up top. If you dont youll end up taking them down and redoing it like we to because the directions dont tell you this or really anything when it comes to the curtains and screen.
We choose to anchor the Gazebo into our concrete patio. I would suggest going to Lowes or Home Depot to get 1/4 concrete anchors instead of the very cheap looking ones that are provided in the kit.
After everything was done the Gazebo turned out to be good looking and provides a lot of shade. When the wind picks up it does sway a bit but nothing to bad. Probably would be way worse if we hadnt anchored it to the concrete.
Overall this Gazebo is nice and good looking
Overall this Gazebo is really nice. It looks good and as long as you have decent knowledge of how to put things together, building it isnt too bad. The directions are pretty straightforward as far as picture style directions go. There arent really any words to help explain some of the pictures so youll need to be patient or have a good understanding of how to build something with only a visual representation. The directions at the beginning say youll need 3 people and with the exception of when we put the main frame together we were able to build it with mostly just one person. Three were needed for the frame and two for the roof panels. Everything else could be done with one person. The holes all seemed to line up as long as you dont tighten everything down first. Get the bolts or screws for a particular section all in first and then tighten them before moving on to the next section and you shouldnt have too much trouble. The worst and most confusing part (for us any way) was actually putting up the screen and curtains. The directions make it appear as if the screen goes up first but in reality its the curtains that do. Also youll want to line up the curtains and the screen with the corner clip/hook before just clipping them into the rails up top. If you dont youll end up taking them down and redoing it like we to because the directions dont tell you this or really anything when it comes to the curtains and screen. We choose to anchor the Gazebo into our concrete patio. I would suggest going to Lowes or Home Depot to get 1/4 concrete anchors instead of the very cheap looking ones that are provided in the kit. After everything was done the Gazebo turned out to be good looking and provides a lot of shade. When the wind picks up it does sway a bit but nothing to bad. Probably would be way worse if we hadnt anchored it to the concrete.