Esco Zibo is very sturdy, we’ve had it through the winter and it’s been piled with snow and it’s held up really nice! It is a pain to put together but it’s super nice. We have to take ours down because we’re moving and put it back up does anyone have assembly instructions that they kept?

We were looking for a sturdy gazebo that is more "permanent" than a cloth or tent-like structure. We wanted both mosquito netting and curtains. We thought this one would be adequate. It arrived much earlier than Amazon predicted, which thrilled us. Upon opening the boxes, we were a little intimidated by the number of pieces. We located the directions to glance over the evening before we planned to put it together, to give us an idea of what we were facing with construction. The only reason I gave this only 4 stars for "easy to assemble" is because the instructions were only pictures. A little confusing at first. Once we realized how the instructions were directing us, we picked up steam in putting it together. The pieces were nicely packed and very well marked to coincide with the instructions. Even the screws were well packaged on cardboard and taped so they stayed in place until it was time to use them. The structure went together very quickly. The entire project took us about 5 hours. It was just the two of us working on it. There were a couple of times we could have used a third person, but we accomplished it ourselves. As it went together, we began to notice how well made the pieces were. One of the rails with a channel that the roof panels went in to was pinched a little on one end, but this was easily remedied with a pair of needle nosed pliers. One of the things that stood out to us as we worked is that where there were "seams", they included little "covers" so the finished product looks "finished". This gazebo is sturdy and very pretty. The mosquito netting and curtains are also VERY substantial. We couldn't be more thrilled with our choice and expect to enjoy this gazebo for many years to come.

This was a great purchase! After comparing gazebos at box stores in my area and online, I decided to pursues this Erommy 10x12 metal roof gazebo from Amazon. It was on sale for $679 and I paid $200 for shipping. It was delivered by FedEx in two shipments. One long narrow box that weighed about 112 lbs and another more square, fly box that weighed about 124 lbs. The boxes were labeled 1of 2 and so on. I couldn’t move the boxes to my backyard, so I opened them in my garage, sorted out the parts and then carried them as I needed them for each step to the backyard.Pros first: 1. Great communication with the manufacturer. 2. Product arrived on time and it was packed incredibly well. They even used a wooden frame in the larger box with metal corner brackets to protect the sheets of metal on the roof from bending. 3. All the parts were present and undamaged. 4. The instructions were mostly photos and relatively easy to figure out. 5. All the fasteners were sorted and taped to cardboard sheets which was a pro and a con. Pro from the perspective that they were sorted out, con because they were annoying and sometimes downright difficult to remove from the cardboard and sticky plastic covering. Also they weren’t labeled on the cardboard sheets which would have been very helpful, although it was possible to figure it out, but was a time consuming extra step. I think numbered baggies might have been easier, but riskier also sooo, whatever. 6. With one exception all the holes were present and matched up relatively easily. The weight and quality of the metal was at least what I expected and actually impressed me in weight, sturdiness, color, finish and appearance. 6. The assembled gazebo is beautiful, perfectly sized, study, and an excellent, excellent quality for the price and compared with similar gazebos of double or triple the price. 7. The assembly was mostly straightforward and not difficult with a couple of major exceptions.Cons: Everything was fine right up to the instructions for installing the roof panels. There are these clips that slip onto the slanted edges of the panel pieces that go in the corners, then the angled roof piece with the clips slides into a channel in the frame of the gazebo. You are instructed to first assemble a horizontal rail that the panels will rest in (so they don’t slide out and decapitate passersby. This means that the panels must slide in from the top of the rails. This was extremely difficult to accomplish on the smaller upper roof due to the height of the roof and the reach required to get to the very top and slide down. Also the clips would come off and fall into the channel which would require a restart on that panel. I ended up loosening the lower rail and sliding them in from the bottom on the short sides. This discrepancy between reality and the written instructions took me hours to figure out (at this point I was doing this by myself). I scoured the internet for anyone else who had this problem and could find nothing! Even the company’s own videos showed the roof panels magically sliding into place. I finally made it work on the small top roof, but in the case of the lower roof it was physically impossible to install the panels from the top. We had to devise a way to push the panels into the channel from the side without popping off the clips. We decided to use clear packing tape to tape the clips on. We pushed the corner panels into the channel from the sides and then put the middles in last. They have to overlap, so that is a bit of a learning curve too. Then we screwed the panels in with one of the spacers and screws just to hold it in place till we got the rest in and could put the lower track on. Once we figured that out, things picked up steam again. Also, the instructions show you installing the concrete sleeve anchors in about step 4, well before the frame is even squared up, which is obviously stupid. After we had the whole thing assembled and where we wanted it on our patio, we rented a hammer drill from Menards, bought a 3/8 concrete hammer drill bit for under $7 watched a bunch of YouTube videos and after some trial and error secured the entire gazebo to the cement patio with the sleeve anchors provided. If you don’t anchor this gazebo down, you will be throwing its twisted carcass in your trash after the first windstorm. The entire gazebo weighs less than 250lbs which is a fluffy human and once the roof is on it’s like a giant umbrella. Anchor it down well or you will be sorry. Once anchored it seems very sturdy. We rented the hammer drill for 4 hours and it took about 2 to do the work. The holes in the metal support plates were not big enough, but the hammer drill enlarged them easily.Once assembled this gazebo is exactly what I was hoping it would be. With the mosquito screens zipped it is cool inside and the bugs are outside. We spent the whole weekend hanging out inside reading napping, talking. It is perfect on my patio.

It’s not solid but yet sturdy. I stabilized it with aircraft cable on each corner. Looks beautiful and worth the cost. Be patient putting it together cause it will take several hours and you’ll need at least two people on some parts of assembly

All parts are there takes min of 2 people to assemble