Before buying this I read almost all of the reviews and I think the people that have negatively rated this gazebo have expectations set way too high. For less than $300 bucks delivered I am not sure how you can beat this. Because of the pandemic, my wife and I figured we will be spending more time in the backyard, and in the afternoon our patio takes a beating from the sun. We didn't want to spend thousands on a permanent structure so this fit the mark.The entire thing ways 70lbs, so right there you know this isn't something that will stay with you forever. Sure you can easily bend individual pieces and when putting it together you have to be careful, but once assembled it seems rather sturdy. Now, the caveat here is I live in SoCal and we have yet to have any Santa Ana wind events. I am concerned about it holding up, but feel pretty good. That being said I will update after my first experience with that.Assembly is easy. There are a couple of instances where the instructions aren't extremely clear, but logically you can figure it out, or they have a QR code on the first page and there is a YouTube video showing guys putting it together. It's very straight forward and I did almost all of it solo. I needed my wife and 7yo daughter when I attached the whole frame together and I needed my wife to help attach the top frame for the canopy. All in I probably spent 2-3 hours. I spent the most time putting up the sunshade that encloses the gazebo. That is not clear and the video makes it seem easy. It's a rectangle and not a square so you have to make sure you have it oriented correctly. I thought I did, and I didn't, so I had to basically do it twice.In conclusion, for the price this thing is perfect. If I get a couple of years out of this thing, that's a massive win. It has a great design, looks amazing, is cheap, and easy to assemble. If it can withstand 60-80 mph winds then I give this thing 10 stars.
