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.

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.

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.

Went together nicely

Love my pergola! We bought this on clearance out of season and just love it. It's now been in our backyard for 4 years and still looks great. It's the centerpiece to our outdoor space and kitchen. Gets tons of complements. Not difficult to put together, but did take two full days with just myself and my tiny wife. We didn't anchor it to the foundation, but it has never moved and it has been in very big storms. Love the barnwood color too. Blends in very well. Recently added the Sam's Griddle that is in store on sale. Note: We were quoted $5000-$7,500 to have a similar pergola built locally.

I was very impressed with the quality of the pergola. I was initially disappointed that my local Sam’s Club was *out of stock* of the pergola I wanted, but by simply calling the Customer Service line, the representative was able to order one for me. She assured me that I would be contacted about delivery and assembly. Again, I was suspicious, but within a week, the pergola was delivered and the next week it was assembled. I will definitely purchase another item from Sam’s Club on line that needs to be delivered and assembled.

It’s fairly easy assembly, just follow the pictures exactly. Had several bowed boards, and a couple that had pieces knocked off. They were fairly small and not deep. I’ll fill them in with a marker of something close in color. All the pieces and all the hardware were received. Don’t expect any extra screws or anything. I had just a couple of extra long bolts left over. Started on it at 11 am and we were done by 5 pm. This included opening the boxes and separating all the pieces to make they were all there. My son did most of the work, I only carried a few thing onto my deck. I suggest you have 2 people so it can be adjusted and square. We built the ends first and carried them onto the deck. Then the lengthwise pieces where built and carried on the the ends. Doing it like that, the pieces aren’t very heavy. Not sure about the electric box, didn’t install that yet. Not sure which post I’m going to use. Yes, it does have an odor. Cedar, I liked the smell, but my son didn’t. Even with a few bowed pieces, I give this a 5 star. The bowed pieces were drawn into the other boards and turned out great. Well, that’s my 2 cents. I do recommend this if you are looking for a pergola that won’t break the bank. Good luck with yours.

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.

The color of the wood is very nice but there were a lot of pieces that were warped, bent or a little too short. The instructions also needs to specify in more detail direction of some boards. As a result we had to drill new holes on opposite sides because we were close to being finished before discovering an issue and did not want to dismantle it.

This is definitely a heavy duty pergola built to last. Be sure to purchase from your local SAMS Club as the price is considerably lower.