No wonder this is a best seller. Well made. The posts are solid even though they have cedar panels on the outside and lots of 2x2s inside to make they solid. But you have to use your own judgement in using the manual to fit your own needs. I put up the basic frame first and keep making sure the 4 posts are perfectly straight before the next step. Also, DON'T screw in the 4 braces early, as they suggested in the manual, until the very last step. Because as you take a step to make one post straight, the other posts shift. As careful as I was to make sure I do the braces last, I still had to redo all posts! To lift up the entire structure to secure the post footing with concrete screws is unrealistic because by then the pergola is already too heavy. It is like a table already. Why would you fasten down an 600 lb dining table?

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I normally don’t write reviews but I just wanted to let other people know that this pergola went together great. It took about 4 hours for me and my brother to complete this pergola! Just buy it u will love it!!!!!!!

I was skeptical initially after reading some reviews stating holes weren't matching up. Mine went together with ease. My son and I had it up in six hours. We used sealer on it the following day. Great purchase.

Our Backyard Discovery pergola arrived two days early and in great shape. We were able to assemble it in under six hours with 4 adults. Instructions were clear and easy to follow. All parts were clearly labeled.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Our family came over and saw it for the first time July 4th and absolutely loved it! I built a ground level wooden deck 12x10 and installed our Pergola on top of that!

Fast shipping, great packaging. Super nice pergola. I put it up by myself in one day, which was a challenge, physically, but the instructions were easy to follow and the project moved quickly.

Great engineered product. Each box was packaged very well and there was no damage at all. Take your time, put it together leaving everything fairly loose and once completed tighten and square everything up. Two people completed this in 4-1/2 hours.

We had the builders who built our new deck also put together the pergola. Two pros put it together in a single day. It's a beautiful piece of work in a beautiful setting. We hope to enjoy it for years to come.

High quality! Good clear instructions, followed the app and manual. It helped change the look of our backyard and we love it! Customer service is excellent too.

We have received many compliments on our new two Pergolas. They're beautiful in our Community pool area. We also used backyard Discovery third party to install. They were on time, professional, and finished the two installs in about 8 hours!