It is sturdy, comes with all the parts, does not have good assembly instruction, in fact, they are not useful at all. They give you a link to scan, you have to add an app to get it to work and it still is not much help. We went to Sam's and shot close up pictures and went from those. The wood is soft as cedar can be and there are several damaged areas from packing that we needed to touch up (paint stick or stain not included) The box wasn't damaged so it had to be during packing. Not all the holes line up so have a drill ready. They say it is a two person set up but that must be their guys with experience. The last steps are impossible for 2, even 4 people. After assembled you are supposed to lift it, put it in its mounting feet, draw around that, drill holes, set with screws and then lift it back in place. I believe the delivery guys said it weighed 900 lbs and it is at least that. IMPOSSIBLE for two people to lift. Ours isn't secure until; we can get a bunch of people to help. However, once assembled it is beautiful, sturdy and just like the pictures. It needs better instructions written and a video. I would buy another if we ever needed it now that we know how to assemble.

Our Pergola arrived in two long heavy boxes and contained all the wood, nuts, bolts and screws needed for assembly. There were a couple of minor places on the posts where the wood had split, but no other damage. We were able to hide the split wood against a wall. It took about 6 hours to put together with 2 people and we were feeling the pain by the end of it. The instructions were a little hard to follow and the pieces were not clearly marked, and that is the reason for only 4 stars. All in all, it is a beautiful piece when fully assembled.

This is the second Pergola i have bought from Sam's. Best value for the money.

This is a very nice pergola and a fair price

This product is very sturdy and the wood is of excellent quality

This item is what they say it is. It sturdy and easy to assemble

Great product. Assembly was easy with both the paper and video instructions.

Pretty straightforward build, took my wife and I the entire day but worth the effort. Great value!

This is my second pergola ordered from Sams. They go out of stock for a reason. They are beautiful.

Great quality and beautiful