FYI the Yardistry gazebo is considered by building departments to be a 'structure' and is subject to their review. Yardistry REFUSES to provide structural calculations or a third party certification of the structural integrity of the gazebo (so is it safe in the first place??). To send their drawings to an engineer will double the price to install! If I had it to do over, I would just have a contractor just build a custom gazebo....

Easy to assemble and good to as a foundation to customize to my specific needs. I turned the Gazebo into a small pool house. Equipped with a kitchen including a gas stove, sink, and fridge. Even a small bathroom and a roll down gate to enclose the bar opening.

I highly recommend any of the Yardistry products ... I bought the 10 X12 meridian pergola a couple of years ago and installed fiberglass panelling over top to cover my hot tub to enjoy it during the rainy season and during the snow season .... never looked back... a breeze to put together and stands up to the extremes of weather we get here on the west coast .... since then I have also purchased the 6X8 green house ..... awesome . and the care and instructions that went into the design and manufacturing of it were beyond compare ... a bit of a jigsaw puzzle but easy if you follow the detailed instructions... all parts needed were included .... Just call me a happy satisfied customer and I know where I will go for any other structure that I require

I love this gazebo! It was easy to assemble and put up, as long as you follow the directions properly and view the helpful videos. I installed lighting and added a color matched gutter system that makes the gazebo pop! We always get compliments when friends and family come over...

We had the manpower. Everyone watched the 'helpful hints' videos on line. We had all of the cedar components built in a couple of hours. No issues. Until we started to installing the aluminum roof panels. Dead stop. It took us 4 hours to peel the plastic film off. A ridiculous amount of time. Yardistry will respond that the plastic film is there to protect the panels. My response: Find a better way. The ridge caps, roof ridge track sections and roof trim sections all peeled easily. The panels, not so much. It was like a kind of torture! Lol. Also, look for parts inside the main posts, they're hollow and we had some inventory hidden in there. A solid product, well packaged, well designed. Could have done without the plastic film drama.

My husband and I put this together ourselves over the course of several days. We had extra help for the steps where additional hands were needed. We needed to level it out with some PVC “lifts” so unfortunately we had to use a different mount & anchor system. Our backyard faces North, so it’s morning rising sun, all day sun, and evening setting sun!!! This gazebo has made our patio usable and enjoyable. It’s good looking, appears solid, and looks great with string lights at night!

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.

Bought this structure because or old fabric structure collapsed under a early fall snow dump . I can’t believe how well designed this structure is for strength . It took my wife and I roughly 2 days to build ( causally 6 hrs a day ) . The video was extremely helpful and I only looked at the instruction book to reference bolt and screw sizes . The roof panels are quite light that I could lift them into place while my wife was in the centre to hold the first panel up while I placed the second panel , bolted them together and the rest was a one man project. Again, I am amazed how well designed this structure is , wow !

After allot of researching different products and companies I purchased the Meridian Gazebo. It took 2 full days to assemble. Wood quality and pre-drilled hole alignment was excellent overall, I only had to re-drill 3 holes as they were only slightly off. The roof assembly was the most challenging. I'd suggest to lay all the roof panels on the wood before screwing anything down. I also used a clamp and wood to help bring the roof panels close enough to begin joining them. Overall, it goes together well and the end product was worth the cost and effort.

We bought the Meridian model in May, 2017. It was fairly easy to assemble. It looks absolutely beautiful--classy & elegant. The neighbors went bonkers when we put up this gazebo--green with envy. It made our patio a showplace. Read the reviews for hints installing---they really helped. Don't wait another minute, go buy this eye pleasing structure.