We bought this as an affordable alternative to putting a roof over our deck, and it is basically the greatest thing ever. It was a pain in the butt to assemble (4 people over two days) but it was totally worth it. We’ve been practically living under it ever since!

After seeing the other reviews about difficult assembly, I paid the extra $500 for delivery and assembly. It took the 2 man crew 3 1/2 hours to put it together and although tyhey had lots of experience, they didn't have any difficulty with screws stripping or holes that didn't line up. The assembly crew was prompt, I bought the gazebo at the end of February and was expecting them to schedule it for later in the Spring but they were there within 2 weeks. So quick that they beat the paver installers. I saw another review about someone being disappointed about the quality of the materials. This is a $1499 gazebo, not a $5000 gazebo. This is an awesome gazebo for the price! I'll be applying a sealer when the weather warms up to protect it but overall, I am extremely happy with it. After the floor and fire pit is complete this will be everything I hoped for!

We received the gazebo promptly. My husband and two friends put it together. It took 10-12 hours of work. There were a few not so nice words said during those hours. The major advice I have is to read the directions fully before you start. As the wife's sat back and watched there was much laughing going on watching this interesting process take place. I will highly recommend this product and this is the reason why. We just experienced Hurricane Laura. I am sitting outside with no electricity and I have a smile on my face because this gazebo withstood 100-140 winds. Not even one screw came loose.

I just finished the assembly of the Backyard Discovery Brookdale Gazebo and couldn't be more pleased! Early in the assembly I didn't open all the boxes first (as recommended) and thought I was missing some hardware. I called the 800 number and a live person answered and shipped the missing hardware overnight. To my embarrassment I found the hardware in the second last box I opened. I put footings in the ground below frost line with a post hole digger and 2x6 wood forms (for actual dimension 6x6) to the elevation of the adjacent pool. I also added 5" half-round gutters and a drip edge as the provided drip edge is ornamental only (since it's installed on top of the metal roof). I also added a ceiling fan and intend to add a wood burning fireplace to the rear, along with infill panels adjacent to hide the pool pump and filter. My assembly took several days' (usually by myself) but everything assembled exactly as intended, And I had no issues with the hardware at all...everything lined up perfectly! And the predrilled holes were perfect! The small torx bits they provide don't stay in the 12v drill motor as intended so I used small torx bits I already owned. I think T27. And don't pay to have it built. It's enjoyable. But you must start with a level and square base! And don't try to assemble the roof metal on the ground and lift the assembly. Build the wood frame and add the metal once the frame is installed on the structure. Two ladders (one insside and one outside, or keep moving the ladder as I did) and you can reach all the screw locations.

We always bought the metal gazebo's with canvas canopies but wanted to buy something that would not need to be taken down in the fall and put back up in the spring! This was NOT the gazebo to buy! It is so poorly engineered, NOTHING lines up properly, screws are stripped, roof panels did not fit properly! The wood is sturdy, but extremely heavy and awkward to assemble. With all of the openings, this will not keep the rain off of our furniture as well as the canvas gazebo! So sorry we made this purchase!!!

i bought this 4 months ago and it is a 5 star product, went together like a glove and every hole lined up perfect. you will need 2 people and do not tighten the bolts and screws till you get the basic frame up, i built the roof on the ground and we lifted up and it went right into place. Backyard great job.

Because of price issues and problems with the freight company I almost gave up on this item, but I am so glad I didn't. This is an absolutely gorgeous gazebo made of high quality material. We had problems with the pricing. We paid $1899.00, that included freight shipping without assembly. The next day I could have ordered it for $1799.00. The freight company gave us some problems regarding delivery but the manufacturer, Backyard Discovery, stayed in touch and after about 10 days we worked it out. I had it assembled by Go Configure and everything about assembly was perfect. Lots of communication and prompt on time clean professional service. It took one person about 6 hours to assemble. Which I could not believe. The Gazebo itself is beautiful and sturdy and large. I am amazed at the quality for the price. The configuration of the electrical outlets is so clever and well done. There were a few scratches on a few of the wood pieces because the freight company took the boxes off the pallet, but Backyard Discovery sent me stain that, of course, matched perfectly and those scratches are invisible. I cannot say enough good things about Backyard Discovery or about this Gazebo. I would have loved to save the hundred dollars but that's on Sam's not Backyard Discovery. Even at the higher price l am not disappointed

So far I have nothing to complain about... As you can see from the pics, transporting the gazebo was fairly simple. I'm sure you know by now from reading the other posts, the boxes are heavy. But that's whatcha want with this kind of purchase. Anyway, I've not built the structure yet. I am in the process of sanding each piece then staining it. To better match the deck stain. I will update as I go (when I can).

I'm giving this project a 4.9. Overall, an excellent package. My critique would be that some of the pieces were reduced in length requiring them to be spliced which I think reduces the overall quality just a tick. Done that way for shipping purposes, no doubt. Were it not for that, I would have given it a solid 5. That said, it was designed so that extra strength was built in to the joints with hardware to compensate. The hardware package was a 5 . All item packages were part numbered for easy IDing and there were extras of almost all items. Assembly was easy as long as you carefully followed the instructions. Both paper and online instructions are available making that part easy. I mainly used the paper version. Just my preference. One caution, get plenty of help when installing the roof sections. I did it with two of us and it was about all we could manage. Three or four people would have made it much easier. We elected to stain the wood prior to assembly and I'm glad we did. It was much easier. Make sure your floor,piers, whatever, are plumb and square and this project will go up with minimal issues. I can easily recommend it.

Beautiful gazebo, sturdy construction. Very tough assembly. Need more than 2 people!!!