I'm really happy with the gazebo. I hired a friend to put it together. Kudos to any homeowners who can do the installation themselves for the gazebo. Probably pergolas are easier. It looks so nice. I look forward to going outside each day to spend time sitting in it.

shipping went well they were able to unload the gazebo onto my trailer so I could take it to my cottage to put it up. For the most part the instructions for assembly were clear with a couple of minor exceptions. It did take two of us way more than the 12 hours stated in the directions (closer to 30 hours) but it went quicker as time went on. Overall a good experience to build and it looks great finished.

High quality, beautiful gazebo. Build and assembly were straight forward, easy, and simple with the Built App... The gazebo parts were designed to the 1/8 inch spec.... Amazing architecture and machining. Highly recommend! Waterproof staining the wood took the longest, but I highly recommend it. You really do need 2-3 men to assemble the roof!

I bought this 16x12 gazebo about a month ago. Did take a few weeks to get together due to traveling for work but with 3 handy people can be done in a day or 2. Quality materials and instructions are well done if you don’t use the app. Definitely recommend there products!

We ordered this after deciding to add a 20x20 concrete pad out back to get us away from the house and have an outdoor room. It went together easy enough. Its not an exact science and it does help to have an additional person for the wood construction and yet another person to get the roof sections installed. Its gorgeous and we love being outside. We have started adding more concrete for an outdoor kitchen right next to it.

Beautiful gazebo, sturdy, and will last forever! I love sitting under it in the rain with our gas firepit. My husband, son and I assembled it in 2 days. We are pros now and could assemble them much faster now that we know what we are doing. LOL Follow the directions to the tee as far as measurements when assembling the roof to make sure it is square. All the holes lined up, the pieces were marked. The one thing I would have liked is a touch up pen. Some of the wood was scratched and the really light color shows through under the roof- would be nice to cover those up. You need an impact drill for concrete slab and a tall ladder at minimum. We used a scaffold which was amazingly helpful for all aspects of assembly- instead of moving a ladder around all the time. The metal roof drains under the trim, though, which I thought was weird- to have it all go down metal, then under a metal piece that is placed over the wood edges. It seems like that might wear own the wood all around the roof.

I bought this 14X10 Barrington gazebo about 1 month ago. It was delivered in excellent condition. I had 1 roof corner ridge cap that was bent and did not realize it until I came to that instruction since it was wrapped in plastic and stacked. However, I put that ridge cap in the back of the gazebo so it can't be seen. The gazebo went together very well. The cedar was all in very good condition and all the holes were in the right places. The roof was the biggest challenge. I put the roof sections up with the help of my wife and daughter. My biggest challenge was the ridge cap channel. The roof sections did not come together like it should have for smooth insertion of the ridge cap channel. One roof section is higher than the other and the channel could not be properly installed - it comes out on one side about half way up the roof so, I added some extra screws to make it hopefully stay. I would have given it a 5 star if the roof ridge channel went smoother. I placed this gazebo on 4 cement pads that all went 45 inches deep beyond frost line. I sealed the gazebo with oil based sealer which went on very nicely.

We got our 14x12 Barrington gazebo installed on our patio today…we watched as it was being built by two experienced Go-Configure installers….The attention to detail on this gazebo is impressive…The installers did a great job. We are thoroughly satisfied with our decision to buy this Backyard Discovery gazebo. We have string lights going up in it in a couple days!

Great product, wonderful directions. Not easy to assemble, but thats because its big and heavy. they give you all the measurements you need and the certainly were accurate. I did have to redadjust one of the predrilled holes bjt no biggie. I would have liked a portion on making footers for it, but thats not really part of the product. maybe a reminder that permits are required as well. would recpmmend

I do not recommend this pergola and this is why. The tin roof builds up condensation and will drip. What's the point of a pergola when this happens. I have had previous pergolas from this company and loved them but this time I went with the tin roof and big mistake. Very disappointing and wish I never purchased this product.