We purchased this Gazebo for use over our hot tub. Living in upstate NY on Lake Ontario, our winters are brutal. We are hoping this will provide a little shelter from the wind and cold this winter. We understand that it probably is not meant to be an all season structure but were looking for a quick fix until we build something more . The Gazebo has been up for 3 months and has weathered a few pretty severe wind storms with 65mph gusts and 7 inches of snow. We dont have the posts anchored down with bolts but we did place 40 lb sand bags on each post. The structure is holding up well. We did notice that the corner braces have bent but I requested replacement parts from the seller and they sent them free of charge. I removed the bent braces and was able to straighten them and sister each one with a new brace and reattached with slightly longer bolts. The Gazebo feels very sturdy now. We are expecting another damaging wind storm tomorrow so time will tell. Aside from the modification and considering the affordability of this Gazebo, we are satisfied with the quality so far. It looks great! Hopefully it still looks great after 4 more months of snow and wind. I will update.
Beautiful and proving to be sturdy for the price!
We purchased this Gazebo for use over our hot tub. Living in upstate NY on Lake Ontario, our winters are brutal. We are hoping this will provide a little shelter from the wind and cold this winter. We understand that it probably is not meant to be an all season structure but were looking for a quick fix until we build something more . The Gazebo has been up for 3 months and has weathered a few pretty severe wind storms with 65mph gusts and 7 inches of snow. We dont have the posts anchored down with bolts but we did place 40 lb sand bags on each post. The structure is holding up well. We did notice that the corner braces have bent but I requested replacement parts from the seller and they sent them free of charge. I removed the bent braces and was able to straighten them and sister each one with a new brace and reattached with slightly longer bolts. The Gazebo feels very sturdy now. We are expecting another damaging wind storm tomorrow so time will tell. Aside from the modification and considering the affordability of this Gazebo, we are satisfied with the quality so far. It looks great! Hopefully it still looks great after 4 more months of snow and wind. I will update.