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SUNJOY - 10 ft. x 12 ft. Cedar Wood Gazebo with Galvanized Steel Roof - Brown
Average customer rating
5
(299 Reviews)
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Customer Reviews for SUNJOY - 10 ft. x 12 ft. Cedar Wood Gazebo with Galvanized Steel Roof - Brown
Customer Rating
5
on December 16, 2019
Posted by: Prosecutor
They say a man's house is his castle and if he has this gazebo in his yard it is his Summer Palace. Such a regal and dignified structure, it looks a little out of place next to my pole barn workshop. The box arrived so I parked one of our cars in the driveway and stored it in my garage as it is rainy season here. The two boxes weigh 575 pounds. Two of us were able to load them into a pickup and drive it out back where it was assembled. There are two boxes, one is the wooden structural components and the other is hardware and the roof panels. Instructions recommend 4 people on the build. Not blessed with a lot of friends I needed to hire some help. I called a local homebuilder and as it turned out he was between jobs and available. The instructions indicated that all parts had labels on them. While the hardware and roof panels had obvious stickers with numbers on them I didn't see any labels on the wood components. I was concerned so I called the help line shown on the instructions. Someone there emailed me the dimensions on the wood. Afterward I looked closer and saw the "labels" were small numbers stamped on the endgrain of each piece of wood. Telling this may help someone else. The instructions show this being built on turf and some 8 inch by about 3/8 inch spikes being used to anchor it to the ground. I don't think that's a good idea. Remember those 8 inch spikes they will come up later. In fact there were supposed to be 8 bolts 10mm x 200mm that attach the legs to the top plate. They were nowhere to be found but there was an extra pack of the 8 spikes that go into the ground instead. Eight 1/2 inch by 8 inch bolts, and the required nuts, and washers were quickly bought at a local hardware, then the hole was drilled out to a half inch. This should be built on a deck or a slab. I told the builder I wanted to pour 4 concrete pads, 18 inches square to set the feet on. He talked me into a 11ft. x 13ft. slab. Now that it's done I can see he was correct and this was the better choice. Construction flowed along. Out of all the boards that make this up there was only one banana (curved board) in the bunch. Another spot had too much material removed on the end lap joint, picture included. We made it work. We spent one day pouring the slab, another day building the frame, and a third day was spent putting the roof on. The roof panels were very nice and being pieces of sheetmetal one would expect the edges to be sharp but they were all surprisingly smooth and a pleasure to handle and work with. There are curtain rods nicely permanently attached as part of the assembly This .SUNJOY ARCHWOOD 12 FT. X 10 FT. CEDAR FRAMED GAZEBO WITH STEEL HARDTOP is a product of great quality. It is sturdy and great looking. When I called the helpline I talked to Francis and he was very professional and polite. I like this gazebo so much I won't even take a star off for the missing bolts. Anyone can make a mistake. It is still a five star product. One thing that would be a help when building this would be a 10mm box ratchet. It comes with little wrenches and they came in handy in the tight spots and we used the drill driver in other spots but a 10 mm box ratchet would have helped. I look forward to enjoying this gazebo for many years. Now I have to find a proper throne to put in there.
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Customer Rating
5
on December 12, 2019
Posted by: Rodger
Deal in a box! The quality is great. It has already snowed in WI, but I still get to enjoy the great outdoors under my now covered patio area. I added a firepit which works great with the 2-tiered roof (the ventilation is perfect). I looked at the assembly instructions prior to making the purchase and wondered a bit about the size of the project; it was totally OK. Within an hour I had the frame up and it took me a couple of more hours to complete it because I was admiring my work as I went along. No man cave needed anymore.
Written by a customer while visiting sunjoyshop.com
Customer Rating
5
on December 12, 2019
Posted by: Anonymous
Deal in a box! The quality is great. It has already snowed in WI, but I still get to enjoy the great outdoors under my now covered patio area. I added a firepit which works great with the 2-tiered roof (the ventilation is perfect). I looked at the assembly instructions prior to making the purchase and wondered a bit about the size of the project; it was totally OK. Within an hour I had the frame up and it took me a couple of more hours to complete it because I was admiring my work as I went along. No man cave needed anymore.
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