Firstly, this is a very pretty, lightweight gazebo which looks perfect over my hot tub. I managed to build the gazebo single handedly (single mum) in a 2-3 hours. Instructions were easy to follow and apart from one joint that I needed to reshape slightly to fit - everything fitted together perfectly. It is not suitable to be left up with the canopy in place in any strong breeze. I only had it up 3 days and a gusty morning tipped it over and bent some of the joints. All in all very happy with it.