Just got my gazebo assembled and its gorgeous!!  Had a contractor assemble it, and Im  so glad I did, because it was far more work  that I could have done.  It took 2 guys 8 hours to install.  They followed the directions and it went together smoothly.  I will caution you that each aluminum  piece is coated with protective plastic on both sides. There are about 40 pieces, and takes about an hour to remove it all. It would be a really good task to do the day before, so you arent  slowing down the install.  It is such a well designed kit and came with with extra small parts. Its  only been 2 days, but I just love it!