Most of the wood was bowed, roof pieces are cut crooked and wont line up, some of the wood was chipped and split and the instruction manual was incomplete! Had to look at the 12'x12' design instructions to install other pieces.

We couldn't be happier with this gazebo. It took a bit to put together bit the finished product is awesome. We will be spending many nights out on our new patio!

Inferior product for the money. Half of hardware was stripped. The holes didn’t let me up. Frustrating as heck! Had to order more hardware hoping the new ones weren’t stripped. Very disappointed!!

Beware of the plastic film!!! Bought the 12x14 meridian gazebo through Rona in the spring of 2025. Took a long time to assemble but the instructions, pre-drilled holes, hardware, etc all worked perfectly. It has been set up for a few months now and I love it, but I can't give it 5 starts and I can't recommend to friends because I had such a hard time peeling the plastic film off the roofing material. It honestly took me as long to do that as it did to assemble the wooden parts. The plastic is TOO sticky, it breaks off in small pieces and leaves a sticky residue on the metal. You spend an hour peeling it off of one sheet of metal and then you realize you have to do it again ON THE OTHER SIDE! It was arduous and frustrating and really soured my experience. It's a manufacturing defect that Yardistry needs to resolve to ensure continued customer satisfaction with this product. Other than that, the gazebo is great.

Just finished the build , took all of 4 days . I give it a 4 star rating because it took 2 days to get the plastic off of the metal parts. the instructions are clear , diagrams are great . It even tells you when you need to have 4 people for some assembly. Great! The plastic coating was brutal! i would have help but they would only help for a short time and get frustrated and stop. Once removed pretty much an inch at a time it left glue residue all over the metal which we had to scrub with chemicals to remove. I had to leave some plastic inside as the metal as the metal was molded with the coating already on and I just couldn't get it off. I spent from noon until 8 one day and from 9-6 the next just removing the coating. It definitely took away from the project. I enjoyed the rest of the project. all the wood was in great condition and the Gazebo is a great addition to our yard.

We ordered the 10 x 11 gazebo and so happy we did! My husband put most of it together with a little help and we decided to hire someone to install the roof because it was too much for one or two people to handle and everything fit together perfect! Our cats are loving it as much as we are because it provides good shade for them to take their summer naps!

We are very pleased with this gazebo and how it turned out. It seems well made. I would have given it 5 stars but took one away due to having such a difficult time getting all the plastic wrapping off the metal pieces. It may have taken longer for us to do that then actually build the gazebo. My husband did most of the construction by himself but we had 2 others help when it came time to putting the roof panels on.

I seen this product in the store. It looked very sturdy and I was not wrong about that. Took a while to install because you do have to put everything together but overall, it was a good deal. I’d say installation took around maybe 16 hours over the course of a few weeks, no rush on our end we have no complaints regarding the plastic coating, blue or clear on any of the panels. It did not take us a while to peel them off. I would recommend if you live in warmer climate to do that as soon as possible or if possible do it in a cooler area because I think that that makes it easier. Looks great glad we purchased.

Material is good. Plastic on the aluminum takes 3 people 5 hours to remove, then leaves massive amounts of residue that takes days to clean off….. one side!!! Got it off with rubbing alcohol, 3 bottles. Instructions are not super clear, unlike the lovely greenhouse we go elsewhere. It will take another few days to get the residue off the inside panels. Looks pretty, but the plastic needs to be changed to foam or some other way of protecting the metal.

I regret buying it, and now I’m stuck with this humongous object in my yard. The plastic is stuck to the metal and won’t come off. The paint underneath the plastic is peeling. Assembling it was a nightmare — we had to pay people to help us, and even then, we could never get the plastic off the metal.