After reading many reviews we decided to purchase this 12'x12' hard top gazebo. We were tired of dismantling our canvas top gazebo every year due to snow in our area. Also replacing the canvas top due to brittleness that occurs from sun and weather.
As the weather was cold and rainy anyways. It was delivered exactly the day and time I was told would be. Thankfully my husband was here to help, the boxes were very heavy, and only one person was in delivery van. The boxes were in good shape, and nothing inside was bent or missing.
My husband and daughterĄŻs boyfriend assembled the gazebo in about 7 hours with no problems. I have read where it took 15+ hrs , but with power tools and following the directions it went together with no problems. We assembled it on our deck due to the many walnut trees in our yard. In the fall those walnuts can cause a lot of damage. They tore holes thru our canvas gazebo, and I just donĄŻt want the top of this gazebo all dinged up. My husband did buy stainless steel lag bolts to attach to the deck boards
The first night it was up we had rain, the rain gutters worked really good, there was no leaking along the edges of the gazebo. This is a big plus so splashing water does not get the cushions on my furniture wet. This was one of the selling points for me. We had one leak from one of the screws on the roof, once it was dry my husband used black silicone sealer and it worked like a charm!
It seems very sturdy and strong, I guess winter will be the next test!
We are looking forward to many years of enjoyment from this gazebo.
I would recommend this purchase to future buyers.