The end result is a stylish pergola that looks nice next to our pool. Seems relatively well built and I think it'll last for a number of years. I think it's a good value. Two of us assembled it in about 3 hours. I had to jump ahead several times to make sure parts were being assembled in the correct orientation. I think assembly would be easier if they used matching letters to indicate the joints that needed to be put together. Our big joke was that it took 4 pages to get past step 1. There was one missing part but ordering the replacement was straightforward and relatively easy. I would recommend this to a friend.