Let me start with the good points: This was fairly easy to assemble. It took two of us about 7 hours, mostly with hand tools, except where we drilled and sank masonry anchors to hold it firm to the stone patio.The legs and roof frame are very sturdy, and the mosquito netting and outer canvas seem to be of a good quality. The roof panels were not quite what I expected, being made of essentially a corrugated vinyl / plastic composite. That said, I believe that they will hold up to the snow just fine, and the roof has not leaked once during the rain.I do wish that the instructions were a little bit clearer, and there was one point where I had to remove a couple of screws to proceed with a later step; that could have been avoided with better directions. Further, I would recommend after constructing the upper canopy and installing its panels, to work on one side of the remaining roof at a time rather than the way the instructions direct you to. In other words, put in an M1 and an N1, then the frame, then the M and the N (this will make sense when you look at and attempt to build it). Doing it this way will help you to avoid having frame pieces fall off other sides.Overall this is a good buy and I am happy with it.
cherry maagdenberg 
