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.

This is a great set. It arrives in two long boxes. There was 2 of us putting it together and it took us about 7hrs. We did need to get our son to help hold when we got it up. It wasn’t hard at all just time consuming. The end result is awesome.

Pergola arrived way earlier than they said it would. Not easy to install but you know what you are doing it can be done with some help. Otherwise just pay for installation. All my neighbors love it in my backyard.

Easy to put together with two people. Just do not tighten all the bolts until you have it in place and have it all level. If you do you'll end up loosening them later. We added a tin roof. Going to be used for grilling.

Took my husband and I about 12 hrs to build and place (were both in our late 60’s). We went slowly and carefully. Directions were clear and easily followed. It looks beautiful.

It’s beautiful and perfect location close to the lake behind our house. It was not that difficult to install with two people. The only challenge was to make the foundation where the pergola was installed.

We love the pergola it was easy to install with 3 people, the only thing I would recommend is that Sam’s finds a different carrier to deliver product. Product was left at the end of my driveway by the trash can which hadn’t been picked up yet.

Took three strong guys and an intelligent woman to read directions to assemble in about four hours. Sturdy and solid. Makes our empty concrete patio a real outdoor retreat

Surprisingly easy to assemble. I mostly completed it by myself in about 7 hours. Good instructions. My only complaint is that the 6x6 posts are laminated, and not solid pieces of wood. Hopefully it holds up over time.

Nice pergola. Looks great! Only problems were minor correctable. Many of the "purlins" were warped but since the wood is cedar (somewhat flexible) it could be bent into place. Also, many of the purlin predrilled screw holes were misaligned and had to be re-drilled in order the hit the joist below. It took my brother and I about 3 days to complete the assembly making a couple of correctable mistakes along the way. We just put it up last week (the week before Thanksgiving) so I don't know about longevity but I seems very sturdy. There was a few damaged parts but several extras were included so we got by. The damaged parts were ordered and quickly express shipped. It looks great over my hot tub. I covered it with a 10' x 12' tarp for weather protection and added privacy since I live in the flight path of a small airport. The tarp with bungy 4" and 6 " bungy cords in such a way that the tarp is hardly visible until you're immediately under the pergola. All-in-all I'm very satisfied with the product quality and appearance and great customer service from Backyard Discovery. I'd definitely make the same purchase decision. You gotta celebrate when a lot of effort goes into the online evaluation and selection of a product, and the purchase ends up meeting or exceeding expectation's! This one seems to be a winner...time will tell.