So far, so good! We bought this pergola for our backyard to provide shade near the pool furniture during the summer. We ran into a couple snags when assembling, but overcame them easily enough. The directions were a little difficult to follow at times. After a full summer of use, including multiple wind and thunderstorms, we can say this pergola with it’s adjustable shades and canopy has been perfect for our purposes and is still in great shape. We took down the canopy and shades for the winter, and hope for the best come spring! We are very happy with this purchase!