Backyard Discovery Brookdale 3.7m (H) x 3.0m (W) All Cedar Wooden Gazebo

We love our 12x16 pergola. It has a "state park" type look and feel when completed. We ordered ours in June of '24 so coming up on a year. Here are some comments to things we saw in several reviews:1). Kudos to the husband and wife teams that took on this build! You are amazing. My wife and have done lots of projects together and we took a pass on this one due to the overhead work and weight of structure (1,644lbs total).We hired a carpentry crew (5 man) and it took them a full day.2.) Delivery: 6+ big boxes and not in your back yard. Delivery to curbside.Empty out 1/2 of your garage and get indoors prior to a week of rain/ inclement weather. Furniture dolly or 4 wheel flat cart helpful.3.) Comments about cedar: this is an engineered cedar product, not actual cedar board from a mill. The 6x6 posts are hollow. If they were not you wouldn't be able to pick them up. A good analogy would be Trex decking or composite patio furniture. The boards are straight, true and will last forever.4.) We used 5-6 foldable party tables to arrange the hardware and boards adjacent to our build site. They are all labeled in a manner such that you use (a) 1st, b 2nd ect. Ideally, your set up area should be 50% larger than the size of what you are building or you will be stepping over, tripping and wasting time. Unboxing and organizing took us 3-4 hours.5.) Our installation was on an existing concrete patio. Kit includes brackets for tap con installation. Order a 6' level ahead of time. We used vinyl planking cut into 6x6" squares to shim. Build must be plum. If installation is adjacent to an existing structure as ours was, account for overhang.6.) Drip edge was not included and I was a bit surprised by that. I did not notice this until a heavy rain left the facia boards wet in areas. I resolved the issue when I installed gutters with screening.7.) Cord for power pack is 24". Have a small extension cord at the ready to your outdoor GFI circuit. Some communities may require a permit. We added a 42" fan with light kit to 1 of our roof supports.8.) We've had 12" snows and several severe storms. No issues or leaks. We had no missing parts to kit. A few extras actually. Hope this helps. I will answer any questions posted to the community promptly. Enjoy!EK.

Really happy with how it turned out. Build quality is excellent Not difficult but is a big project. I did stain all the wood with a clear Oil based product in the heated garage because of the time of year. Did most everything myself except when it came to erecting the frames and installing the roof panels. Recommend 3 people for those steps.

As I was building it, so many people stopped right in my driveway to ask about it: where I got it, how much it cost, all the specs, etc. It's like they never saw a gazebo/carport before. At least 3 people I don't even know have actually had the nerve to come up to my door when I wasn't outside and knock to ask the questions. It is gorgeous, and you will have everyone in town noticing it. :-) I did a lot of research before making my choice, and even though I could find cheaper ones, I could not find any with the wind rating and snow load that this one has, so I think it's worth the extra money not to have to worry about it collapsing if I don't go out and clean off snow accumulation.

I was absolutely impressed by the quality of the wood. Everything fit perfectly I never had to redrill any holes.

I did not know it would turn out so nice. The whole carport is very robust, the quality of materials are very good. Just follow the instructions closely, and you will have no trouble putting it together.