Kozyard Apollo 12’x12’ Hardtop Gazebo, Wooden Coated Aluminum Frame Canopy with Galvanized Steel Double Roof, Outdoor Permanent Metal Pavilion with Netting for Patio, Deck and Lawn (12ft x 12ft)

The media could not be loaded. #1 complaint....the shipping company RoadRunner Freight = AWFUL, RUDE AND TOOK WAY TOO LONG. Shipping from New Jersey I receive LTL freight shipments in 3 days....I ordered on 9/22, they picked it up on the 23rd - lost the pallet, had to do a dock search and finally received it on 10/11! The box truck that delivered it wouldn't go down my road - fortunately we have a cat skid steer so could grab the pallet off the truck and drive it home.....not sure how anyone else would have done it. Box was damaged, we noted it and the driver made a claim just incase there was damage.Fast forward....We immediately started pulling all the pieces out and separating label side up, there were a lot but nothing overwhelming. Took about 20 minutes. There was NO Damage!!! They are boxed and labeled very well. A few bent areas on a few pieces but nothing to cause issue and no dents on the actual outside frame.We got started right away, I took pics and videos of every step and progress. We cracked out the whole frame in about 4.5 hours I believe (I said the time on one of my videos) we waited for the roof which is what all the frustration in reviews I was preparing for.The second day we got started on the roof panels....holy cow I thought it was going to be more of a pain! The side brackets are powdercoated so the hanger parts are sort of stuck down....a gentle nudge of the flat head screwdriver just to "unstick" the powdercoating and the fit amazingly and snug. There were a few that we inadvertently got carried away and did pry open a little much (which will cause much frustration of the brackets falling off while you are fitting them in the tracks) TRUST ME....JUST LIGHTLY PRY IT OPEN NOT UP!!!Truthfully, after the first 2-3 top roof panels the thing came together nicely.I word of advice...in the instructions it shows how the panels go up and so we did just that....the next page said bolt in each panel as you go. I am pretty sure this would possibly have made it go a little faster but I didn't read the next page til after we got the panels up. (My hubs heard my..."uhhh ooops" and the typical "oh, chele :( " came out - we thought we were going to have to remove all the panels but we did not.The longest part of the roof panels was all the bolts, there are a lot of them. Second day we completed the build in about 4 hours.All in all, I am very satisfied with this purchase! It is lighter than some others we were considering so I was nervous but this thing is very sturdy. There are a few areas in the roof panels where I can see light so they may be shifted a little up at the brackets by the roof - if it leaks we can seal it...not really an issue. Lastly, I was worried how the "wood grain" was going to look on metal...but it seriously looks amazing!I would 100% recommend this gazebo and I am very glad we decided to go with this one! I emailed and called several times because of the shipping delays - they always emailed back - return phone calls never happened but that is ok - I stayed up on it with the shipper.

A wonderful product with an enormous amount of parts. It does take a long time to assemple and I highly recommend 3 people to put it together. Otherwise a great product.

Purchased the gazebo for our backyard patio. Now that it is done, it looks very nice and we have used the area much more than we did prior to the purchase. You will definitely need help putting it together. For the most part the installation went pretty well, even if time consuming. The roof panels is where we had the most problem. Some of them lined up perfectly and went in great, others we really had to struggle to get the holes lined up to complete installation. Overall very happy, just wish the roof panels had been easier to install.

I purchased this gazebo because I was tired of the pop ups or cloth that could not withstand any severe weather. I live near water in the Northeast and thunderstorms pop up all the time and I was tired of rushing to get them down before the weather damaged them. This product shipped quickly and arrived in about 7 days. The instructions were a little vague for the roof but easy enough to figure out. The install was pretty straight forward. I put the frame up by myself in about 4 hours. The roof definitely needs 2 people to put up (about 4 1/2 hours) Use a screw gun set on very low torque with a hex bit for install. they also include extras of all the bolts, nuts and screws. I had 1 small defect on a corner piece and I emailed the company and received a replacement within 3 days. It has been up for about 6 weeks with no issues, I would highly recommend.

Very helpful to have a 6' ladder. Unpack and lay everything out. Watch the avail YouTube's. An extended T-25 torx screw bit DOES fit 90% of the screws needed (it is a hex head but torx works), rest are standard Phillips head. A drill to assist was huge time saver. I found attaching (loosely) the roof panels at the NON-OVERLAPPING screw holes was huge help on getting into a rhythm. It is very thin metal so it's flimsy out of the box, but once buttoned together it's pretty sturdy. Really nice finish and does work nicely with propane fire table in the middle. 95% was done solo, definitely a few points did need a second person. Great purchase, beats the equivalent box store price by a few hundred bucks.

Buy this awning. It looks amazing, but take the time to follow my idea for securing the roof panels. The roof panels have these plastic strips that are a pain and fall off easily. To remedy this, I used a strip of electrical tape to hold them in place and you do not see it when finished. It looks terrible until it is hidden, but it saves so much headache.I also used a heavy duty double sided tape for the 3 rubber pieces to hold strong for just the middle panel to keep it from sliding. It shows the rubber pieces for a tip to hold it, but the supplied tape sucks.

We ordered the Apollo10'x12' Kozyard hardtop. Everything came in on time and in perfect condition. All the parts were in boxes, and nothing was damaged. We had 3 adult men working and 8 hours of labor. Directions were good, some screws and bolts do double duty. Metal roof was a challenge. Double stick tape as suggested did not work. So, we used a hot glue gun to adhere the snap brackets to the roof panel edges. What a game changer. It worked so well that we had the roof done in no time at all. All in all, we are very pleased, and we have had a lot of great compliments on our gazebo. Thank you for making a great product. We are really enjoying our gazebo.