YOLENY 12'x14' Hard top Gazebo Ultra-Thick Columns and Beams, Metal Canopy with Faux Wood Grain Aluminum Frame, Dual Material Double Roof, Outdoor Patio Gazebo Pergolas with Netting and Curtains

I almost didn't order because of negative reviews about how hard it was to build, instructions with just pictures, and damaged and missing parts. All not true for me! The packages came in two deliveries, it was packed very professionally with great packing material and all labeled. True the directions are not written but they are exactly like a lego set. Each step lists all of the parts you will need and a diagram of how to do it. The directions also tell you exactly which box has the parts you will need for that step and all the parts and boxes are labeled with the letters and numbers. My son is 22 and did legos his whole life. He was the one that got the parts together for each step and then we put them together. It did take us about 7 hours to complete with a lunch break but it wasn't that bad. You just have to really look at the directions and use logic. There were some great tips from some of the other reviewers that we used. You really need two people to keep it moving along. My wife came home when we had about two hours left and joined in which made the process even quicker handing us bolts and drill. Using drill instead of allen wrench really helped us fly along some steps. Roof was probably the hardest as everyone said but once we got a technique down on the first panel the rest were much easier. Wife was very pleased with the final product. We sat in it during sunset with the netting up and no bugs. You even get a net that velcros on the top gap part between the two roofs. Tomorrow we add two lights and a fan to the hanging hooks. We love it and it matches with the deck and house beautifully. Don't be scared, it's well worth the work. I think i cursed twice during this build.

Well let me tell you a little about what I did and maybe help someone else out. First I read a lot of the reviews and the things they said and did to assemble this gazebo especially the roof panels. I wasn’t sure what some people were talking about until I started the panels then oh yeah I found out. First the frame was definitely a breeze to put together. I mounted my gazebo on my deck over top of my garage so I wanted it to be able to withstand the wind and storms so I pulled up some deck boards and put in a few 2x6 in between my existing ones where the holes are on the mounting bracket on the bottom of the four posts and drove 6 inch lag screws into the new 2x6s then I thought the small screws that hold the posts on to the mounts weren’t enough to hold it so before I screwed those in I got a tube of loctite PL Max premium and put a nice thick bead on top of the mounting bracket and slid the post into the loctite then put my screws in. Just for extra support. Now the panels. Yes the clips they provide blow!! I saw one guy used two sided tape. Great idea. Those clips go on the angle of the panels then into the corner track on the roof. If you don’t use something to hold them in place you will definitely need therapy during this process. I’ll tell you what I used on the clips. JB Weld Super weld UV light activated glue. I put glue on panel where the clip goes on then when I got the clip on I ran a bead of that glue along the two parts of the clip that clip onto the panel then turned glue pen around and used the UV light on the JB weld to cure it in seconds. That stuff is strong!! Those clips will not move when installing the panels into the corner tracks. The clips are no doubt a design flaw and they could’ve done something better. It looks like they are used to channel rain water but if you don’t use something to hold them in place it will drive you nuts. The guy with the two sided tape comment prevented my insanity before I even started the panels. You will need two people for sure and make sure you get those clips the whole way in the corner tracks or the holes will not line up. Now other than that I do think it is a beautiful gazebo. I got the 12x14 that fit perfectly on my deck. It’s worth the money in my opinion. It took me longer to set it up since I worked during the day then come home and worked a little on it. Next day after finished it rained pretty hard. No leaks. Bonus!! Well hopefully my review helped out on assembly. I would read other reviews and get ideas for the panels. That was a huge help before I even started them.

This is a very nice gazebo but it is a royal pain to put together!! The Allen wrench that is used for 95% of the assembly is too soft and stripped before I got the posts assembled. They recommend 2-3 people to put this together so they should include 3 wrenches!! Some of the bolts that have to be put in are in very awkward places which makes no sense. Trying to line up the roofing bars and the caps was a complete joke. Everything has to be perfectly lined up and even then it was difficult.On a positive note it is well made as far as materials go. It looks nice and the bug curtains and the privacy curtains were an added plus. Now that it is finally put together but getting there was in no way an easy task I am very happy with the gazebo. There are only diagrams to follow, very few written words as far as instructions so study them carefully!!