Gazebo is a large unit and has many, many pieces to its puzzle. The instructions are not the best as it gives you about 5 or 6 words and says to reference the diagram. The pieces are well marked and easy to find, the hardware is China made cheap (soft metal) so if you put too much force it will strip easily and don't think about using any type of power driver/drill as it will strip immediately. Depending on how many hands you have on deck to help assemble, this is about a 6 hour project with 3 people. Word of advice... DO NOT TIGHTEN ANYTHING BEYOND HAND TIGHT UNTIL EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE OR YOU WILL TIGHTENING AND UNTIGHTENING EVERY TIME YOU TURN THE PAGE IN THE BOOK!!!

Shipping - Heard from shipping contractor as detailed for scheduling delivery. There was some "issues" with the scheduling but worked through it. We were the last stop of the day and they were 1.5 hours late and not real friendly either.