We got this gazebo because we don't have any shade in our backyard and it gets extremely hot during the spring / summer. We wanted to be able to still enjoy some outside time once it gets hotter.
When you plan on putting this gazebo together make sure you plan enough time. It took us about 2.5 hours with 2 people working on it. The gazebo is very sturdy and it's beautiful!
A couple nights ago we had planned to BBQ but the weather changed and it started raining. We moved our BBQ under the gazebo and voila we were still able to enjoy our BBQ. Although it rained for hours no one got wet. It was great!