I bought this in 2019 and it has held up really well! This year, we needed to touch up the paint on some of the lower areas that are more exposed to the elements. I was having trouble finding the right color at my local big box stores (we didn't want to have to repaint the entire thing). A reddit post suggested reaching out to customer service at Backyard Discovery (the manufacturer) and, lo and behold, they emailed me a paint code to take to Home Depot to get a can of color matched stain!!! AMAZING! Highly recommend this product and the company that makes them!

I recommend that you have a die/tap set to remove the paint from the barrels and bolts, other wise they cross thread. It will take you more then 9 hours to complete, me and my neighbor 3 days. We also had to use a 7/16 bit to enlarge the holes for the bolts and barrels to matchup. I would recommend calling the number on the box for installation, if you have no carpentry skills.

First...this is not a pull from the box and just put it together. I found many areas of the instructions I had to improvise. Some of the lag bolts end up cross threading. Thank goodness they provide extra hardware. Everything went along smooth for the most part till I got to the roof. This was a four person job for me. The roof is very heavy once assembled. Next comes lining everything up. Once the roof is in place it's hard to move. After some more improvising, I got it all connected. Lastly was the rain guard at the very top. It is very difficult to get all those screw in without actually being on the roof. I got it attached but it wasnt easy. Bottom line, if you're not used to improvising, pay the extra money and have it installed for you. This took me 2 full days to assemble.

My husband bought this gazebo at Sam's, Medford, NY. It is not worth the $1,600 + that we paid for. First of all the wood is very cheap, it cracks very easily and I doubt that it will stand any weather conditions in NY. When we installed the sheeting according to the specs on the instructions, we have a 1/2 inch gab running down on both sides of the roof. After contacting bydinfo@backyarddiscovery.com thru email, this person wants a picture from all 4 sides of the unit and some of the gaps on both sides. Its obvious that the gazebo has gaps as I already send in pictures. Do not buy this gazebo, not worth the money.

We installed this at our cabin a year ago. We love it and would recommend it. The only thing was the screws were not machined well and we had to take a wire brush to them. It was a pretty big task for two guys in the 70's, but they got it done.

Love the gazebo

High quality well made

Good

Great purchase

excellent product