If you don’t have some kind of carpentry skills then don’t purchase this gazebo. It took 2 of us to put it together and took about 5 hours. Some of the parts were slightly damaged but we were able to make adjustments to to carpentry knowledge. The frame itself feels a bit cheap but will see how it all holds up in the winter. It does look great finished now. It just took longer due to grooves being bent and some of the poles being damaged.