MELLCOM 12' x 20' Hardtop Gazebo, Wood Grain Aluminum Frame Outdoor Gazebo with Galvanized Steel Double Roof, Permanent Metal Pavilion with Curtains and Nettings for Patios, Gardens and Lawns

Built 05/31/24- Roof panel clips and corresponding hardware can be tricky, but everything turned out real nice!I was able to make all the hardware work after having to disconnect the main support trusses one at a time as just being loose was not enough. I was then just able to push the bolt through enough to expose a couple of threads to get the nut started and tightened down. My helper [wife] had to push up from underneath to help expose the bolt threads. So, I was able to complete the assembly w/this hardware. Although, I wish all these bolts were 1 size longer than provided. It would've made this much easier. The tolerances are too close just to have a decorative nut cap. Maybe supply nuts w/deeper decorative caps to tolerate 1 size longer bolts?The gazebo turned out real nice. It rained [total downpour] immediately after completion and there was some slight water seepage along a couple of the main trusses, but nothing to be overly concerned about. The gutters worked well w/no leaks as I had sealed the seams during construction. I'd recommend supplying a tube of silicone for the customer. Fortunately, I already had some on hand.The instructions were somewhat hard to follow as I had to flip back and forth to different pages to understand the process.The roof panels were the most frustrating part of this whole build as the clips tended to pop off. I learned as I moved along though. I found it best to secure the bottom of each panel joint to hold the previous panel in place. Otherwise, clips would pop off the preceding panel while doing the next panel. Once each overlapping panel joint was secure, I then secured all the other points.The instructions say to anchor the legs 1st, but that's not a good idea until the job is complete to allow flex. Then you can tighten & square it up and then anchor the structure exactly where you need it.As for the curtains and bug net, they appear to be good quality and the hanger rails & hooks work well [smooth glide]. The curtains blocked the heavy rain from blowing into the seating area. Another suggestion would be to be able to lock half the curtain closed when you only need half of one side shut as they slide open very easy due to the nice rails. I used a bungie cord.I anchored the legs after a few days once we determined exactly where we wanted it on the deck. I used 1.5” lag screws on my composite deck as the anchors supplied were for concrete.I did this whole project w/just my wife as my helper. Multiple people could make this go faster, but then everyone would need to be on the same page. I prefer to do these projects myself when possible, and we did. We started the night before by assembling the legs and curtain rails so we could start the build the next morning. The wife went thru all the parts and hardware to confirm everything was there. Then we spent all day Thursday and Friday, and half the day on Saturday. We were done by 1pm and the heavy rain storm hit by 2pm. Now that we’ve done this, we could assemble another one in half the time.This gazebo is heavy and sturdy, so it would take a very large storm w/damaging winds to cause any potential damage.As for personal ability, if you have common tools and you do your own maintenance around the house, you can do this. I’m not a contractor. I’ve just learned to do my own repairs over my life to save money. Simple common sense and prep work will make it all go smooth. For instance, use a hack-saw to cut the supplied Allen wrenches and use them as bits in your cordless drills. And be sure to set your drill clutch very low as to not cause any damage to the threads. If you’re not handy, spend $600-800 and hire a guy. It’ll save you time and frustration.We bought this hard-top/permanent gazebo to replace our previous seasonal soft-top smaller gazebo that we’ve been assembling/disassembling every spring & fall for the past 14yrs. Now we can store the furniture and things inside it during the winter w/o moving them in the house as it will all be enclosed w/the curtains. The curtains appear to be sturdy enough, but we’ll see after the next winter. I know they won’t last forever, so hopefully replacements will be available when needed. We were able to sell our old gazebo on FB Marketplace to recover the shipping cost for this new one. It was still in great shape.I have since installed a power strip for the ceiling fan and lighting. The metal roof does get hot, so a fan is recommended.Overall, we're very happy w/this gazebo. It's heavy, sturdy, and aesthetically pleasing.

Everything was well packaged in 3 boxes. One of the parts was dented from shipping but we decided it wasn’t in a super noticeable place so we went ahead with assembly. It took us 8 hours to fully assemble. There are a lot of parts. We followed the instructions all the way thru. I admit, the roof panels were a challenge. Especially at first. I say that but once we figured out the methodology, it went super smooth. The quality is real good. The curtains and screen are super nice. We love it. The look and fit and finish could not be better. Well worth the 750 dollars we bought it for.

Ordered the 12 x 20 size and as per the pictures, has plenty of space for chairs, side tables, and the dog bed. My husband and I are experienced at putting projects together, and this took us 4 solid hours on one day just to open boxes, unwrap, organize, and the 2nd day took us another solid 11 hours; a 3rd person would have been great as runner to select screws/correct panels, etc. Much of our time was going up and down the ladder to get the correct screw/dropped screw or panel/part. Be sure to put this together on a NON-windy day so directions don't blow around ( because you spend a LOT of time looking at the pictures), as well as metal roof panels and curtains. One of the boxes is EXTREMELY heavy, it was a struggle for the two of us to get it on a hand cart and moved to the set up location. We positioned our gazebo so that only 2 of the 4 posts are sitting on the cement patio, which I know is not recommended; however once set up this gazebo is it's own room and very heavy. We did place cement blocks on the edges of the other 2 posts that are only sitting on the ground. But this has worked very well for us.Pros: Solid, sturdy, not flimsy at all; attractive; reasonable product for the price; while there were MANY screws, they were well labeled.Cons: Directions were close to useless due to many poor photo positions and lack of words/descriptors, we had to flip several pages forward multiple times to see what future steps were, so that we could figure out what we were doing at the present; screen and curtains are not weighted, so on a windy day even when zipped closed they easily blow in/around. I solved this by sewing heavy lead (old) fishing weights to the bottom (but my curtains are open 98% of the time).Ultimately I love this!! and my neighbors do as well. It is attractive and roomy.

This gazebo seems to be good value for the price. Shipping time and customer service were superb, seller responded to missing fastener within hours. Probably a shipping problem as one of the packages was very lightly damaged. Tolerances were very tight so like everyone else, we struggled but it came together as it should. Very good design. Picture instructions suck but sensible if you stare and build in your mind prior to assembly. Fortunately, one of my assemblers was a 3rd year engineering student who seemed to have a facility for hieroglyphics and obviously spent his childhood in his room with an Erector Set. Not impossible assembly, just not for the faint of heart. My wife is happy so life is good.