We cut the poles down so that it fit under the roof. so its the perfect size for the deck. but we live in NC.....so we get heavy rain. Even though it has drain holes, it pools up and we have to take it down every time we know its gonna rains. If it rains on a chance and we dont know it, its going to rip it all to shreds. so we cant leave it up all the time.
But on a plus, attaching the out door lights makes it pretty, even without the canopy on it at night :)