The gazebo arrived in 5 separate boxes. They all arrived in good condition, but after we unpacked the boxes we did have some pieces with some dents. We decided to make the best of it and put it together anyway. The instructions are difficult.  Mostly just pictures. You have to look at them, then just try to assemble a couple ways to get it right. My family worked together and got it all together in around 10-12 hours. That time could be reduced with better instructions.  We had one wrong piece. The roof panels holes didn't line up with the mounting plate. The only way to fix it was drill holes in the mounting plate so the holes in the roof panel lined up. So that's what we did. Overall the gazebo is very nice and sturdy. I would expect it will hold up and look nice for a long time.  Would recommend,  but be prepared to try to interpret instructions for assembly.