We added this Pergola to our deck for some protection from the rain and sun here in East Texas. The pergola arrived in two large boxes and included all the parts for assembly. My wife and I assembled it in less than two days (we took our time, and it could have been done in a day). The one hiccup we ran into were the mounting bolts included. These are for mounting into brick or something solid and not for wooden or fabricated siding. We had to go to the hardware store and find hardware that worked for our deck and house. Outside of that, we were pleased with pergola and would recommend it. We've had several really bad storms with high winds since putting it up and it has made it through each with no damage!