We had our Pergola installed in August, so we have not had a full season to enjoy it. But, the pergola has enhanced our patio presence that we have had people all over the country who want to join us. So, we're looking forward to the season and getting the most out of outdoor living in Wisconsin.

We picked up this kit, not knowing if we could put together ourselves. We downloaded the bilt app and reviewed the directions. Not very clear on the printed directions. We put the 1st part together, when we were putting the 2nd part together we found that the 1st part was backwards. After that everything went together great. Needed 4 persons to stand the ends up to put the top part on. Took about 12-14 hours, not 5 like the directions say. Pretty easy and it looks beautiful. Great addition to our backyard.

Great value, especially with the lumber prices as they are now. Instructions are very detailed, make sure to pay attention. I messed up on one part, but it was my own fault. I like that it is pre-stained. Takes a full day to put together. You only need a 2nd man for about 30 minutes during the process. The rest of the time, they would just be in the way.

I ordered this pergola online without seeing it. The kit arrived with some damage and missing hardware, however , the company expedited sending the damaged part and hardware. The Ceder wood is really a beautiful shade of dark brown with a slight hint of redwood. I applied Thompsons water seal to all the boards before the assembly. It took two people about 4.5 hours to complete the pergola. It is really beautiful, love that the hardware is all black, and that the corner posts are 6 inches square, and look very substantial . We anchored it on a concrete patio by out pool, and it looks amazing.

We are very happy with the purchase. I looked around for months and this one was the perfect one for the price. The wood is sturdy. It did take my husband I a whole day to build in the Florida sun so be ready. The Instructions were a little complicated to understand in the beginning but once you get the hang of it it gets pretty easy. We did run into the problem that one of the cross bars on top didn’t fit so we got the jigsaw out and cut a little piece so that wasn’t a big deal. I definitely recommend that you double check when Placing the crossbars on the roof in the correct direction because we didn’t realize it till later that it had the slot for the screws to go in and we end up having to Measure the distance between them and making our own slots. We worked harder than we needed to. Also have 2 other people there to help you move it once it’s built to add the leg bases.

A nice addition to our backyard patio. Pay attention to ALL of the alignment holes, not just for the nuts and bolts, but where a wood screw would eventually go! Found myself going a little too fast and not realizing that pre-drilled holes didn’t line up where they should have! Slow down and you can figure it out. I did add additional 1x1’s on the top to close the space between them. Stained to match and created more shade. Hung a strand of party lights and is a really nice place to hang out around our table for 8. I like the power strip addition, includes 3 USB charging ports, very nice!

Relatively easy to put together as long as you have enough people to raise it up. Instructions are okay but only if you are installing it on a perfectly flat surface. Since my concrete pad had some slope for water runoff I didn't install the corner brace bolts to the upright posts until I had it raised up in place.

This is a great unit. It went together easily and had good instructions. All the big parts fit great with very little finagling. The top top slats were screwed in with wood screws and didn't line up very well, so I recommend snapping a chalk line. I plan to install an inner tarp/curtain anyway, so we won't see it. I love the electrical outlet included, which came with a mounting template, so good there. Now for the negatives. First, it's cedar, so the wood is soft. You need to have a tarp down or the finish will get scratched on concrete. Second, the "feet" that you use to secure it to the ground. I don't know how to complain appropriately, but you'll see how hard this would be. Not sure what to do about it, but let's just say I'm going to pray there are no aerodynamic qualities here and it will be fine.

A few of the pieces were broken so we had to wait an additional two weeks for the replacement parts. The project definitely requires 3-4 people for construction and you must pay very close attention to the instructions. It looks very nice but the quality of the wood isn’t great. The wood is stained but does not have an all-weather finish on it.

The pergola is beautiful however some of the wood was warped and cracked. Had to use wood glue and restain a bit on the cracked pieces and position the warped pieces a certain way so it wasn’t too visible at a glance. Otherwise it’s a beautiful structure.