Gazebo, bigzzia Metal Pergola With Retractable Roof,Outdoor Parasol Features Water-Resistant And SPF 15 With PU Coated Canopy,Sun Shade For Garden Party Barbecue Event (Gray, 8FtX8Ft)

I was impressed by this gazebo/shelter, intended by me for use as a semi-permanent peahen day roost/feeding station. With its welded frame elements and bolted construction it appears sturdy, and the few 'snap-together' spring-loaded joints are robust. The instructions aren't bad and construction is anyway fairly intuitive. The components were crisply machined and accurately drilled, so every bolt fitted perfectly. The roof is close fitting and looks to be more durable than the cheaper sort of woven polyethylene. It is also elegant and pretty good-looking. Time will tell how well, with gaffer-taped strut joints and heavy-duty ground anchors, it will survive the sort of weather it's not intended for, but I have high hopes. Update. Three years on, this product has far exceeded my expectations. Against the product advice it has stood out permanently through three summers and winters, surviving gales and snow. Aside from slinging cord over to tie it down in forecast exceptional storms (more to stop the cover blowing away across the fields than anything else), it has stood up to everything. The roof cover is now wearing thin, and small holes/rips are appearing at the six points where the canvas rubs on frame bolts, but the frame and paintwork is sound. A pity that it seems difficult to source a well-fitting replacement cover (I am contemplating making a solid roof from polycarbonate sheet or some other material.

The 3mx3m pergola is made of metal box sections with pre cut holes for putting together with screwdriver and wrench. The grey colour has a clean modern and blend in to green space very nicely. I managed to put it together in around 4 hours on my own, it will be a lot quicker with an extra pair of hands with the canopy. The metal structure is nice and strong, the metal plates at the pole going into the ground has holes for garden peg or ground screws. As long as all the bolts are fasten the structure will resists to wobble and will stand straight. The canopy is made of waterproof materials, rain will not get through etc. It block sun enough to create a cool shaded area in the summer. When not in use the canopy can be split in two from the middle, Velcro strap to tie down to stop it from flapping around in the wind etc. The folds in between the poles will trap some water and in fully closed position it will squeeze most of the water out. The canopy is not designed to be easily removed, each of the pole and middle section needs to be removed in order to take out the cloth which I am not happy about, I will have to make some changes to how the canopy is "hanged" as I like to take it off and put back on as and when needed. Overall it is a nice low budget pergola, can be built quickly and can be taken down easily as long as the bolt threads are not damaged. Now I need some nice garden furnitures to finish the luxury look.

Happy so far with this item Seems to be well made solid Canopy cover quite thick Value for money Looks great No missing parts seems to be waterproof Cannot comment on rust or if it will be okay in strong winds yet.

I love this . Easy to build . I’d recommend doing it with someone who can listen and understand . I built it alone using washing lines and props for support but definitely a two man job for most . The only downside is that the covers meet in the middle so there is a slight gap where rain can come in if you like being out in the rain . Can’t see it being a problem for shade though . I’d say buy this product and price is great .

Fabulous Pergola, fast delivery and very straight forward assembly with great customer service communication. We have had our pergola in out garden since we bought it a few years back and it's still standing strong and still stable after and we also screwed to timber decking. It still remains a lovely feature in our garden. I would highly recommend this Pergola! 👍👌♥️

Perfect. Relatively easy to assemble. Definately a 2 man job tho. Would be better with a tight flat top instead of the ridges as they fill with water if it is open in a shower

Be aware this pagoda will rust (photos are less than 2 weeks after putting it up). It is made of iron, the way it is packaged there will be small scratches regardless of how careful you are. The bigger problem however is water gets inside the horizontal segments, which are unpainted on this inside, and then orange rusty water will run out, leaving marks on the sides of the pagoda and potentially staining your patio. It is a bit much work and too large to take apart and store for temporary use also. However, it is very sturdy for the price, looks nice, and is a lot cheaper than an aluminium equivalent. So if you want to save some money, and don't mind some extra work, it could potentially still be a good buy. Expect to want to seal the gaps, and paint over at least the joints and scratches, although I painted it all. Hammerite Ultima Dark Grey Matt was a great colour match for mine (although this may vary for others if they use different paint for different batches). It has taken me several hours of remedial work so far and I am almost done. You will likely want to replace the hooks that hold the shade as these rust quickly too.

We installed this on our new build house, not as a garden feature at first but as a sun shield as patio doors are totally in sun all day and this makes it hard to keep cool or see TV and we needed dark thick curtains inside to stop being blinded by sunlight. It wasn't as easy to get upright as others have said and we had to build concrete footings in ground and make sure we attached to house wall with ultra strong fittings and chains. The instructions are worse than awful for getting the canvas up and it took longer than it should have. However the top puuls easily together and the velcro to keep the two halves joined is super strong. The frame needed extra help to stop it moving so we also built planters on garden side legs, weighed down inside with sandbags. Our garden is narrow but subject to a lot of wind so we needed firm supports. We did not use the fittings supplied to tether it down as we used stronger concrete bolts. I painted all the fittings at the top with rain proof paint as one review said it might rust. All in all it was a pain to get right but is now stronger than expected and hopefully will last a couple of summers. It also matched perfectly our new builds windows and doors. The frame is so good that even if the canvas shreds we will consider putting a conservatory type solid roof on in future if it lasts.