PURPLE LEAF 12′ x 14′ Hardtop Gazebo Outside Metallic Roof Solar Shade Tent with Curtains and Netting Patio Cover Everlasting Pavilion

Nice Product
I am a professional handyman. I built this gazebo on a raised deck all by myself. Had the wife help tighten a few screws that I couldn’t reach myself. For the most part, everything fit together as it should have. A few places had a little difficulty lining things up, but I got them.I did have a couple items that had manufacturing defects. Two of the posts had tabs that were welded on crooked. No way to bend them back without breaking them off, so I enlarged the holes and screwed the beams on to them. Still plenty of strength as there are more screws holding these parts together. They offered some kind of discount or the replace the posts but I did not want to wait for new ones to arrive. Made it work and I’m happy.I followed a YouTube video’s advice and separated/organized all the parts. Used little plastic containers for fasteners (labeling them) which really made it easy to use the right ones. This thing went together pretty easy even though the directions were a little vague at times. Pretty easy to figure out once I started in on it. This product seems to have a very good finish. Very durable and it was packaged so there was no damage in shipping. It came with a couple extra fasteners, but try not to lose any – I ended up having the exact amount of the #1 screws as I had a couple defective ones. If I came up short I would have had to go looking for another.I would recommend this gazebo to anybody who has a little mechanical aptitude and can follow directions. Two people would make it easier to assemble, but it can be done solo. I think it took me around twelve hours (didn’t really keep track) to do the actual assembly. I spent a few more hours laying out where it would go and getting electric wired into it. I am adding lights, outlets, and a fan to it.

Good quality and value for the money. Great customer service from manufacturer!
This product is well designed and well made. There are some tricks to putting it together, keep reading.We bought this on AMZ from the manufacturer, Purple Leaf, which was great to work with. They answered questions quickly and even sent a supplementary video showing it being built. It arrived in 5 (about 100lb each) boxes over two days via FedEx Ground. No damage, packed very wellThere are no line by line instructions but instead a large booklet with adequate diagrams. Study these carefully as there is a lot of detail there pointing out little places where different screws go. We found it helpful to use small trays and egg crates to sort the parts and have them readily available – they come shrink wrapped on cardboard. KEEP the little numbers identifying the part with that part. Many screws look similar but are different! This is important.You will see people talking about the difficulty of installing the roof panels and yes, that was the hardest part. We left most of the assembly screws loose to help with this but that only helped a little. The instructions say to install the middle sections first – we missed this and struggled to get the middles in later.One pain point is the plastic clips you put on the edges of the roof panels before sliding them into the groove at the top. The metal is slippery, the plastic is slippery and they kept falling off trying to get them in. We finally used packing tape to hold them on and that worked.This is definitely a two-person job, three would be better at certain stages. We got it together over 4 days, might have been able to do it in three long days so plan accordingly. There are a lot of screws and steps to do it. Its a 63 page manual to give you a clue.We have it lag screwed to our redwood deck, I fear this is not enough in our high wind zone in Colorado so will be anchoring it better. Manufacturer told me its rated to 40 MPH winds but to 50 MPH if anchored in concrete. The manual shows you how to anchor right at the beginning.Be patient, go slow, double check which part goes where and it will come together. I love the finish on it – its a dappled brown and black metal that really looks classy as opposed to others with a matte finish. The fabric curtains and screens are extremely good quality also.Don’t hesitate to ask Purple Leaf for help if needed!