The pergola is very nice for the money. You literally could not buy the materials for the cost of this pergola. The build took longer than 5 hours for just me and my husband. It would have gone much faster with 2 ladders and 2 power drills/screw drivers. The final step (per the instructions) was to install the post plates to secure to your concrete slab base. This needs 4 people since fully built is over 400 lbs. We had help and each person moved a post, however it was hard on the structure to keep it square and not crack or flex the pergola too much. Overall it turned out well. I'm giving 5 stars because of the price to lumbar costs AND because everything was received and in good condition minus a few warped pieces, which are normal. I would buy again.

We we going to have one custom built which cost 5 times as much. This pergola is worth every penny and looks great! We are just getting started designing our patio look for the spring/summer.

We are very happy with the Pergola, when opening boxes, it is beautiful looking wood, it is stained, but not sealed, so that took a couple of days to do. Other than that build was easier than I expected. You will need 3 people to do. Once completed it came out beautiful. Now time to have some backyard fun.

Love this Pergola! Shipping was fast and it was easy to put together. Two of us did it in about 6 hours, not rushing. I like that the price was set and I didn't have to worry about the cost of lumber going up every day. It looks great and the instructions were easy to follow.

I love it but it takes 2 to 4 people to install

the components alone are worth $500...... big time saver over lumberyard option...... my son and i erected in 4 hours

Great quality and great price! Only down fault was when putting it together some of the parts where mislabeled so we went of the measurements instead, that’s why it got the 4 starts. It took us a while to put it together. Btw you will need two people to make the process easier.

The Pergola looks great on our newly built patio deck. The only issue we had was some of the boards were a little warped. We did have to ratchet strap a board or two to keep the spacing correct when installing the final top slat boards. It wasn't much of an inconvenience but this is the reason for not giving 5 stars. We couldn't be happier. It's exactly what we wanted. The overall installation was easy and only took 2 people 4-6 hours. The predrilled holes were definitely a bonus when installing

I have a few issues with this pergola but considering the price I can live with them. Hardware was not the best, bent and not cleaned very well. Also a lot of the boards were warped and nicked.

We were very excited about getting this pergola. The wood is a beautiful color. All pieces and parts were delivered. A few of the pieces are slightly damaged and some of the wood wasn't cut to fit perfect and was bowed but it was minor issues we can cosmetically fix. It's looks beautiful put together and I can wait to hang lights and fill it with furniture and share it with family and friends.