I was so excited for this umbrella, but unfortunately it's not great. It had small holes at every point where it meets the poles upon unboxing and the top bracket has tilted/bent at the top over the last month. So now it looks like it's going to snap with every slight gust of wind because the top is so bent/metal is weakened. We try not to keep it open for too long for that reason because it seems unsafe. Lastly, I must have misunderstood the size, because it says 10' but it's smaller than our 8' pool in diameter. Overall wouldn't recommend.