Gazebo, bigzzia Metal Pergola With Retractable Roof,Outdoor Parasol Features Water-Resistant And SPF 15 With PU Coated Canopy,Sun Shade For Garden Party Barbecue Event (Off-white, 3MX3M)

Came two days earlier than expected, easy to put up and it looks stunning in my garden attached photo. Sturdy even in the high winds the past week. We are used to awnings and gazebos over the years but glad I went with this one. Canvas is tight so doesnt lift up and you can adjust which side has the more shade. So far happy with this in looks and quality. Will take the canvas off in the winter and oil the nuts and bolts to help prevent rust. Had so many compliments already asking where I bought it.

I was impressed by this gazebo/shelter, intended by me for use as a semi-permanent peahen day roost/feeding station. With its welded frame elements and bolted construction it appears sturdy, and the few 'snap-together' spring-loaded joints are robust. The instructions aren't bad and construction is anyway fairly intuitive. The components were crisply machined and accurately drilled, so every bolt fitted perfectly. The roof is close fitting and looks to be more durable than the cheaper sort of woven polyethylene. It is also elegant and pretty good-looking. Time will tell how well, with gaffer-taped strut joints and heavy-duty ground anchors, it will survive the sort of weather it's not intended for, but I have high hopes.Update. Three years on, this product has far exceeded my expectations. Against the product advice it has stood out permanently through three summers and winters, surviving gales and snow. Aside from slinging cord over to tie it down in forecast exceptional storms (more to stop the cover blowing away across the fields than anything else), it has stood up to everything. The roof cover is now wearing thin, and small holes/rips are appearing at the six points where the canvas rubs on frame bolts, but the frame and paintwork is sound. A pity that it seems difficult to source a well-fitting replacement cover (I am contemplating making a solid roof from polycarbonate sheet or some other material.

Surprised at the size and weight of package. Pleasantly surprised that at parts included.Took two to assemble and was straight forward.Happy with quality of metal bars etc.unfortunate rained most of time since arrival. Only down side the fabric covers seam thin and stretched in places.Otherwise pleased with purchase.

The media could not be loaded. The 3mx3m pergola is made of metal box sections with pre cut holes for putting together with screwdriver and wrench. The grey colour has a clean modern and blend in to green space very nicely. I managed to put it together in around 4 hours on my own, it will be a lot quicker with an extra pair of hands with the canopy.The metal structure is nice and strong, the metal plates at the pole going into the ground has holes for garden peg or ground screws. As long as all the bolts are fasten the structure will resists to wobble and will stand straight. The canopy is made of waterproof materials, rain will not get through etc. It block sun enough to create a cool shaded area in the summer.When not in use the canopy can be split in two from the middle, Velcro strap to tie down to stop it from flapping around in the wind etc. The folds in between the poles will trap some water and in fully closed position it will squeeze most of the water out.The canopy is not designed to be easily removed, each of the pole and middle section needs to be removed in order to take out the cloth which I am not happy about, I will have to make some changes to how the canopy is "hanged" as I like to take it off and put back on as and when needed.Overall it is a nice low budget pergola, can be built quickly and can be taken down easily as long as the bolt threads are not damaged. Now I need some nice garden furnitures to finish the luxury look.

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We installed this on our new build house, not as a garden feature at first but as a sun shield as patio doors are totally in sun all day and this makes it hard to keep cool or see TV and we needed dark thick curtains inside to stop being blinded by sunlight. It wasn't as easy to get upright as others have said and we had to build concrete footings in ground and make sure we attached to house wall with ultra strong fittings and chains. The instructions are worse than awful for getting the canvas up and it took longer than it should have. However the top puuls easily together and the velcro to keep the two halves joined is super strong. The frame needed extra help to stop it moving so we also built planters on garden side legs, weighed down inside with sandbags. Our garden is narrow but subject to a lot of wind so we needed firm supports. We did not use the fittings supplied to tether it down as we used stronger concrete bolts. I painted all the fittings at the top with rain proof paint as one review said it might rust. All in all it was a pain to get right but is now stronger than expected and hopefully will last a couple of summers. It also matched perfectly our new builds windows and doors. The frame is so good that even if the canvas shreds we will consider putting a conservatory type solid roof on in future if it lasts.

Looks great.Love that it retracts. Really handy to keep washing drying outside. A lot sturdier than previous models we have had.