Bought this after much research and debate. Price seemed too good to be true. Item showed up as scheduled and delivery was seamless. Comes in 4 boxes on a pallet which are a little heavy but I was able to slide one off of the other with some effort. Directions are simple and easy to follow. I assembled the unit by myself (with a little help from my wife on some of the awkward parts). Directions said 2 men - 10 hours, I did it in about 24 hours total, over about 4 days due to some family obligations. I differed from the directions in that I assembled all of the components at one time and staged them, rather than assembling them at each stage. This way when I was in full assembly mode, I could just grab the components and put them on. I'm 66 years old, in fair shape and was able to put it together with no issues. Note: They provide all of the tools that you will need.... however, do yourself a favor and get a GOOD T-30 bit for your screwdriver, and a GOOD T-30 allen wrench. The ones that they send won't hold up as there are about 300 screws. Follow the direction and you'll be fine. Make sure that it is anchored securely. Mine is mounted to our composite deck, I drilled through the feet and put a 3/4" plywood plate under the decking, bolted it through the deck and the plate using 5/16" bolts and it's rock solid. Another note: the flat washers are only painted on one side to match the color of the pergola..... get someone to assemble each one correctly (painted side up) ... it's the most tedious part LOL

I'm very happy with my pergola. It looks beautiful on my patio and is just what I hoped for. I was still setting up everything on the patio when the hurricane hit. It's very sturdy and withstood the hurricane winds without any damage. Love it and recommended it to my friends.

We had a spectacular Blue Spruce tree that was 30 feet tall and as wide. It was over 50 years old and had been the Christmas tree of the little boy who lived in our house before we bought it. We loved it, but it became ill and we were treating it for its sickness. Sadly it was very weak, but a wonderful friend. Fast forward to a horrific wind storm one evening that blew across our creek and the next morning we came out to find our friend had blown over and its root ball had uprooted. It was a mess, but because we took such good care of it, our "friend" did not do damage to our fence, our pool or our patio. It just sighed and fell over. We always wanted a pergola in our yard, but we had no place to put one because of our tree. After we said goodbye to the remains of our Spruce, I immediately went to a folder I had saved for years from Backyard Discovery. Inside the folder was the perfect pergola and my husband agreed. Our handyman and a helper were so impressed when they opened the box and began to unpack the components of the pergola. They were amazed at how well it was made and the careful packaging of the parts. Within two days they had our fabulous new pergola erected and it is absolutely gorgeous. We are so anxious for our garden surrounding it to bloom as it will be a picturesque spot to sit and overlook our pool. Everyone tells us the location was destined to have a pergola and it is a spectacular one. The next step is to have our electrician install lights so our garden spot will be complete. We can't say enough about Backyard Discovery, the quality of our pergola and the ease with which it can be installed. It is a lemonade ending to a lemon of a story and we know our Blue Spruce is looking down and telling us how happy it is we chose a pergola as a replacement! Thank you Backyard Discovery.

This pergola is just what our backyard needed! It's beautiful and we get many compliments. It came in well organized boxes and was pretty easy to put together. Customer service was excelent, responded right away to questions. We now have a nice place on our patio to entertain family and friends!

THE METAL CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BE EASY TO MAINTAIN. THE WHITE COLOR WOULD LOOK REALLY ELEGANT! I LIKE THIS STYLE BETTER THAN THE CORNER...IT WOULD FIT EASIER INTO AN EXISTING LANDSCAPE OR PATIO AREA. AND IT IS A VERY AMPLE SIZE IN COMPARISON TO SOME OF THE OTHERS.

We bought this pergola last spring when we poured our 26x25 concrete patio for our pool area. It was rather easy to install; looks great; very sturdy. We have added lights, wind chime, rug, fire pit, and 4 chairs underneath of it. We have had so many compliments! Well worth the purchase.

Bought my pergola a year ago. This will be our second summer with it. It arrived ahead of schedule in 4 boxes. I was surprised at the condition of the boxes coming across country but they were in great shape. All parts were included. We took one day to open the boxes and lay out the pieces. The next day we put it together in about 2 hours! It is gorgeous. And the powder coated steel is great for our Pacific NW climate Won't rot or rust. I love it. And the price was good too. A lot less than the wooden structures I had been look at.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Bought and put up 2 of the Hawthorn pergolas. So glad I chose this brand. The guys who put them up said they were the best built pergolas they'd ever installed! Cant wait to sit and relax under their shade.

I purchased this about a month ago. I just love it. I have received numerous compliments from neighbors and friends. The black metal is very classy. I believe it is made well and will give me many years of satisfaction. My only wish is that you could buy shades to mount on the sides.

We bought this pergola because it fit on our current cement slab perfectly. It looks very nice. My 2 sons and myself put it together in 5 hours but it would have gone faster if we did not have to take portions apart to retrieve socket screws that fell inside cross beams. They were a little short and it was hard to hold them in place and drill at the same time. We also noticed a dent in one of the posts when construction was complete. Not sure how we missed that. The shade is too small. It doesn't provide much protection from the sun. We get south and west sun. I would like to order a larger one but couldn't find them on this site.