Outsunny 10' x 12' Hardtop Gazebo with Curtains and Netting, Permanent Pavilion Metal Single Roof Gazebo Canopy with Aluminum Frame and Hooks, for Garden, Patio, Backyard, Coffee Brown

Shipping: Add a week to whatever delivery date they give you. Our order was processed and a shipping label was created but it was over a week before the cartons showed up at a Fed Ex site to begin transit.The gazebo came in two large heavy cartons, one was 135 lbs. the other was 115 lbs. The large flat carton holds the roof pieces, the long narrow carton holds the frame pieces, the hardware, the manual and the netting and curtains. If you look at the cartons, you’ll see that if you cut the tape along the base, you will be able to lift off the top of the cartons. But, don’t go crazy with a utility knife, you don’t want to slash the curtains or netting. Everything was very well packaged. Although the cartons showed some damage on the outside, everything inside was in good condition.Tools: Included with the hardware is a Barbie sized Phillips screwdriver, a stamped 10 mm wrench and a 4mm hex key. I didn’t even bother taking them out of the shrink-wrap. Get a good #2 Phillips, a good 10 mm wrench and a good 4mm hex key. You will be using the hex key a lot, so if you can find one with a ball end and a handle your hands will thanks you by the end of the job.You’re also going to need a 5 or 6 foot step ladder, there is just no way to assemble this thing without a ladder. Besides the step ladder I also used a short two step kitchen step ladder for some of the assembly that was just above a comfortable working height. I also found a “Speed Square” was handy for checking and squaring up the frame.Installation: The manual is generally good. The steps are well laid out and they show you what parts you need and how many of which sized screws are required for each step. Mostly. I found one step where it said 32 screws were required but they didn’t specify the size. I used a longer screw than what was called for and then realized my mistake and had to back track and swap them out for ones of the correct size. My suggestion is to sit down with a cup of coffee before you start and go through the manual and add up how many of which screws are required per step. It will then become pretty obvious what screws to use when and where.Read the instructions! There are a couple of steps where they tell you to leave screws loose until step number X. They mean it. There are places where there has to be some loose slop in the assembly until other parts are added, then you can tighten everything up.I suppose that if I had to, I could have assembled this by myself however it would have taken much longer. This is definitely a two-person job. There is no easy way to build the frame without having a helper hold up sections so that you can screw them together and there is no way to tighten the screws in the roof panels on without having a body on either side to hold a hex key or wrench. It took my wife and I a little over two days to put the gazebo together. If we were to do it again, I’m sure we could assembly it in less time.After all of that I would have to say that we are happy with the finished product. It’s solid, it’s attractive and the roof doesn’t leak.

So I don't write reviews that often, but this product needs to be talked about! It is an incredible gazebo. The frame is aluminum and can be bolted into a concrete or wooden patio, or spiked into a lawn (comes with spikes). Ours is on concrete and I will eventually be anchoring it into the concrete. It took my wife and I about 6 hours to put the entire frame together on a Sunday. The roof paneling came the next day. I must say I am really impressed with the tolerances for this thing. It's not NASA tolerances, but they are pretty tight...meaning that all the holes line up nicely and things fit really nicely together. Not a lot of jamming and pulling of pieces and holes that are off center. So that's a good thing. Putting the frame together goes a lot faster if you have a drill and a multi-tip screwdriver. Don't use the included tools or it'll take you days to put it together. This also is definitely a two person job. Don't go it alone. The roof, on the other hand, is where you will test your engineering fortitude. The instructions are pretty good, though not completely clear on the roof build. There was no problem with the frame instructions, but when the roof part came, it was a different story. Each panel has a distinct end that is must be slid into the frame, however this is not described in the instructions, nor is there anything on the panels to indicate which side goes up, down, in, etc. After a few trial and errors, my wife and I were able to figure it out and it went pretty smoothly. Now, on to the hardest part: The small, right triangular pieces that go on top of the gazebo and are supposed to easily snap into place, per the instructions. Yeah...not so much! My wife and I toiled on one for a good 30 minutes before giving up. We went and watched the associated video on how to put it together (it's just ok), but it gave me enough info on how to put the small right angle triangular pieces in. Here's the trick: Lay the long, perpendicular side in first, ensuring the tip of the triangle is snug into its place. THEN, lower the angled side in and work it in from there. The way these pieces go in is different from how the other pieces all went in, and there is nothing to indicate that. The roof took my wife and I about 4 hours with trial and error, so I'd estimate this would take about 6-10 hours to build. The fit and finish is first class, it seems very sturdy. The curtains it comes with are well made, and I'm really impressed with the zippers on both the curtains and the mosquito netting. They seem really robust and tough, and not chintzy at all. Everything seems rain-tight (we'll see after the first rain) and as I'm writing this review, I'm sitting under the gazebo on a 100 degree day in Texas and it feels about 85 under here. Not bad...not bad at all...this is a great gazebo; I'm looking forward to spending a lot of time in it this summer! Now...where to hang my tv..????