Summer is coming! We live in Western New York State. It is still VERY much WINTER here. BUUT…. We could not wait to set up our gazebo – even in the middle of winter! My husband was so excited he got the snowblower, went around to the backyard, and blew the snow off the patio. WE LOVE THIS GAZEBO!!!!!!!! We have planned one for years. We saw it and decided to not wait. That’s how incredible this one is, really.
It went together SO easily. There were 5 huge boxes. All delivered right into my garage. All the pieces were included, nothing missing. All parts were stickered with numbers to identify them clearly. The directions were so well written in a booklet. Included two pairs of gloves and a cute little wrench that was kind of too small. We used cordless power tools instead. For the most part, my husband put it together by himself over a few days assembling parts and placing them together. You could easily do this in an afternoon. Once everything was organized, he carried the pieces outside into the cold (I suggest waiting for warmer weather!) where 3 of our adult kids helped him hold the pieces up. This part will definitely take a group of people to finish the assembly on, for sure. I suggest a minimum of 4 strong cooperative experienced adults. The sheer size alone requires preplanning. It sat outside a few days unassembled during a snowstorm/rain/icestorm and the rain beaded right up on it. The wood is very nice, great quality. It went up in about 20 minutes once all the pieces were outside. It looks fantastic! It is a little low - 6’ tall - to be right next to our exit door – one is a storm door that swings out. We plan to move it down our patio once the weather is warmer and elevate it on some 3-4 foot bases so that it raises it up. Strong enough to transplant our wisteria, we also plan to hang some baskets of flowers from the trusses come summer. But since we had ONE 70 degree day, we fired up the grill, brought out the furniture, sat under it, totally enjoyed it, and snapped some pictures and then went back inside for snow the next day. Summer is coming in a few months!!! Hoping I can update my pictures later on as well!
