Love the design and fit perfectly to my needs. Was easy to assemble and took a day with 2 people. Unfortunately, several of the running boards were broke and was able to buy something that (bracket) that made it work. Also, one of the main post has a large split in the middle, not sure how long it will last but fingers crossed.

I am very happy with my purchase. I bought this pergola for my parents anniversary gift. It took us approximately five hours to assemble everything.in my opinion, the instructions that were provided to assemble The Pergola was very easy to understand. I highly recommend this product.

Okay so this is a great product for a great price but there are a few things I want to say. This is not a novice DIY project. There are several steps that require multiple people, the hardest being the end when you put the assembled structure into the footings. You should have a good drill with multiple bits. Also two ladders and a long level. The most challenging step was bolting the footings into concrete. The bolts provided are junk. We had to go to Home Depot to purchase good quality concrete bolts. All of that being said, the finished product is strong and beautiful. A custom cedar pergola of this size would have cost six or seven times more, so it’s definitely worth it. Just make sure you have some help, the right materials, and purchase some good concrete bolts.

In my opinion this is a nice addition to our backyard patio. I took a couple days setting up. laid out all the materials and then started the setup. a couple pieces that were missed in thr drilling process but simple fix. You want a nice pergolla then purchase this one. Heavy duty but easy to setup if you have any construction knowledge at all.. if you dont have construction knowledge it is still pretty simple. Written directions and an online tutorial available. (which I didn't use). It was also on sale at Sams club which was a selling point and happened to be the last one at my nearest club. if you want a pergolla.. get this one is my suggestion.

I saw this in store and immediately went online to order it with my free shipping. I store advertised $999 and showed an electrical box AND a sun shade. Needless to say, I should have opened and check the boxes. I had a team come and assemble today and we were looking everywhere for a sunshade. Needless to say I went back to online pictures and descriptions- there was no sunshade mentioned. Word to the wise Sam's, please advertise your product correctly without add ons, or have a separate price for the add on. Overall, it's beautiful and such a great deal.

Beautiful pergola! I’ve had my eyes out for something beautiful, fairly easy to assemble, and complementary to my little backyard space. My mom, dad and I put it together in a day (took us about 7 hours from start to finish). It’s lovely, was not missing any parts. Be careful with putting the top pieces of wood on - it’s not one long strip, it’s 3 smaller strips you secure together. We broke one, but finagled it together without an issue. I love it! Perfect space to enjoy a drink with family and friends after a day of work! Unfortunately the system isn’t working to let me upload a photo.

Ok so my husband and I JUST finished yesterday putting together this pergola and it was actually easy to assemble. We followed the paper instructions and it went really smoothly. Took us a couple days only because we had to make the concrete base but other than that we LOVE IT! Excellent product for the price. I’d recommend it and choose DIY option. You won’t regret it.

I have never had a "kit" to build something where every hole lined up, not only was all the hardware there, but there were extras of every piece, and it all went together easily. My sone and I did most of the work, and we had a third helper for a couple hours to erect it and attach the side beams. 6 1/2 hours from start to finish it was done. I really like this Pergola and am very pleased with this purchase.

We had a few contractors give us bids for up to $55,000 a patio cover. Instead, I butted two of these end to end to make a 28' x 10' and covered it with metal roofing purchased locally. With everything all said and done, including tax, metal roofing and delivery, and a handyman to do most of the assembly work, the grand total was right around $3,500. The metal roof, once secured, really locked everything down tight. There is very little movement in any direction. I'm very pleased. Now I'm going to seal the wood with CedarSeal and install some rolling blinds. Good luck with your project!

purchased one for our clients and had quite a few damaged pieces, cracked post, which customer service replaced right away, then we bought one for our rental house in april, had a few broken / cracked pieces in the box which again they replaced right away and now a month later now the two main beams are cracked from left to right even though we sealed it with penetrating sealer, quite a few other cracks. I know we have no humidity here in Nevada but the quality of the wood definitely is on the cheap side.