Overall a good pergola, a little on the thin side, but they're all the same from other Chinese brands. This is good value for the money and beats paying $27,000 for a local custom built. The manual is all pictures, so pay attention to the littlest details and orientation of the sections being built. Overall build was fairly easy, it was just me and my wife. Received the pergola 12:30 pm and had it built by 7:pm, so about 6.5 hours. Still need to put the curtains and net up, so that'll add another half hour.