This gazebo looks great and we are hopeful that having a more permanent roof will mean a longer life, although this roof would not withstand hail. A couple of things to be aware of: it took two of us 6 hours to build it with no breaks. The instructions are all diagrams with no text and by the end you will wish you had never seen an Allen wrench. All of the pieces are clearly marked and that helps a lot.  Also it is not overly heavy so we plan to anchor ours to the concrete and I would recommend that to anyone.