I shopped a lot of pergola kits and feel this one was a very good value. Assembly took about 7 hours with myself and my wife. Using the Bilt app on a tablet is highly recommended, since it's much easier when you can zoom in and rotate to see how parts go together. No issues whatsoever with holes lining up. The one problem we faced was getting the two end assemblies upright and connected together with the side rails. It would have been far easier with three people - two to support the end assemblies while the third person installed the side rails on top. The instructions don't give any tips. We managed, but it wasn't pretty! I also question how, once fully assembled, it's possible with two people to mark where the plastic feet should sit, move the pergola to anchor the feet and then put the pergola back in place. The pergola weighs 400 pounds. Our patio is shaded from the prevailing winds by the house, so we'll take our chances and not anchor it.

I was concerned about the product being delivered by truck but the driver unloaded the boxes and roll them into my garage with a pallet jack. Fairly easy to assemble but I do suggest three people when you go to put the Four Corners together. No problems with components or Hardware. We absolutely love this product and this made a nice addition to our backyard.

We are very pleased with the pergola! It was very easy to assemble; the instruction packet was great - very helpful. If not for lot's of GOOD interruptions (grandkids), we would have had the pergola built in a day. I really only needed a second person for about 2 hours of time; the rest was solo. Had fun building it!

We purchased this one as it was cedar and was the size we needed. As many others did, I stained it all before putting it together. The stain that is on it is not intended to be anything other than color. My wife and I put it together in about 5 hours. If your not mechanically inclined minimally or not all that strong, then a 3 rd person would help. We did it with two and just on a few occasions did it become tricky. My biggest complaint it that the barrel nuts that were sent were hard to screw onto the long bolts. About 4 of them we never got to work at all. We still put them in the holes but they are not tightened down. Also some of the 2x2's were slightly bowed which requires you having to pull them into square to attach. Bottom line: Not too bad for the money. If you want a bulkier hand made pergola, your going to spend around 4K to have it done. This one is good enough for now.

This is a nice pergola, but I can’t give it 5 stars for the following reasons: 1. Some of the boards were warped when we unpackaged them 2. As a result of the boards being warped, some of the holes did not line up. 3. Written instructions were a little confusing It is nice and sturdy. Because we live in Florida my husband secured the legs to a concrete poured base

We are very happy with this pergola! My husband, who is very handy, was able to assemble the pergola by himself over two days (not sure this would have been the case with a larger structure). Instructions for assembly were clear and well organized. Highly recommend!

Overall I am satisfied with this product. I would have given 5 stars if the bolts and nuts would have been higher quality. They can be easily cross threaded if you are not careful. A few holes did not align on the short pieces but were fixed by drilling out a little. I would recommend this product and would buy it again.

We're very satisfied with our pergola and are happy we added it to our yard.

nice instruction, flexible alignment, and good results.

I was going to design and build my own pergola. But when I saw this, I thought I could not build one that nice for the money. Now that I have completed, I think I could have done one nicer for a little more. The main structure of the pergola is good, but the decorative ends are separate of the main beams and do not match up nice to the supporting beams. In addition, the top 1x1's are shipped in two pieces, therefore I could not get all the ends to match and have some gaps. While the finished product is nice and relatively easy to put together, I wish I did my own construction.