Well I have to say this first. This Gazebo is very very well built and it is really a great piece BUT... The amount of parts, finding out after it was nearly 90% complete that there were some missing hardware (which we are very capable so we improvised) this took two people nearly 17 hours to put together on a Saturday and Sunday. We had to ask help from a third person when it came to putting the major middle piece of the roof on. If this gazebo didn't have the hardware issues and did not take that much time to put together, I would have given this a 5 star rating. Warning.... if you are not extremely handy and have wherewithal to understand picture directions only.... Pay someone to do it for you to save time and serious aggravation. Finally when it states to have a rubber hammer... Make sure you do.