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4.5
Cheap plastic and it says four side walls but you are actually getting four wall panels. The back is two panels and then one for each side, so you aren't really getting four walls, the front will always be open. It stood up to a small thunderstorm quite nicely but some of the Velcro straps ripped off so we will have to replace them. The plastic windows is also very cheap, 3mil plastic I believe. Not much thicker than a plastic shopping bag. When it's up, it DOES look good though. I will use it again sometime, after I repair a rip in the window and missing straps.If you are going to be hanging lights inside this Gazebo, hang them low or you WILL burn the plastic. Set up was pretty easy, the poles are all numbered and match the crude diagram that came with it. The pegs that hold down the legs and strings are Very cheap and VERY thin. You want to leave them in the box and use real tent pegs.We have used it, and it and its pretty but the parts are plastic and easily breakable. Don't expect it to last forever. We've used it only twice and already 2 plastic pieces have broken. But for the price, it was worth it. We were able to work something out. To order the parts you must go thru the actual mfg. and it just seemed too much of a hassle. Thank God for duct tape and pretty tie on fabric bows.This really is a great canopy for the price. We decided to buy this instead of renting one for our son’s high school graduation party. It took about an hour for my husband to put it all together and he is very mechanically inclined. He did purchase extra reinforcement harnesses just to be sure it stayed in the ground. It is not as durable as the pole tents you rent but for what we needed it was perfect. We fit four tables and about 30 folding chairs in it comfortably. I am very happy with our decision to purchase this tent !Cheap and affordable but you are getting what you pay for. Definitely not a professional grade canopy setup. After assembling 2 of these for a wedding shower, about 2 hours of being in the sun and the wind blowing at it, the poles began coming out of the sockets. We had to use zip ties to keep it together. It is very fragile, re-using it really would not be recommended.We purchased this tent for an annual party we throw, hoping it would provide shade and protect from any other elements. After one use we never used it again. It's not a heavy duty material and we knew that when making the purchase, but for all the aggravation to put it up, a few small winds had us re-setting it and ultimately tying it to the fence. We also had to purchase white duct tape to reinforce the poles when together. It did however do what it should when it stayed up. We let a friend borrow it for their party and they had the same issues. After chasing it down twice they just gave up. At this point we told them to throw it away! Not worth the hassle. We borrowed pop up canopies from friends this year.We used 2 of these tents for an outdoor bbq on our farm. I paid less for 2 than it was going to cost to rent one. I followed the advice of other reviewers and bought the white duct tape, I'm glad I did. It kept the legs well attached and sturdy. We did stake them down, just to prevent any wind gust accidents. These are definitely on the lower end of quality, but they worked perfect for my needs, AND if I use them even one more time they will have more than paid for themselves.Some of the poles arrived "out of round," but were easily fixed when putting the poles together. We had little wind the 2 days we used the canopy, no issue with bending poles or structure damage. I bought 2 of them for a graduation party. I packed them back up for another party next month. I am pleased with this purchase, it's use, and what I intended it to do!!Nice look - size is great. I ordered & received just what I expected. It worked for us on a bright sunny day with no high winds. Anchors are poor and need additional support. The rods kept snapping out during installation, so we had to put little pins in the rod slots to keep them from coming apart. Hopefully, we'll get another use out of it, but we know it cannot be on a windy or rainy day.Bought two of these for my outdoor wedding to ensure shade. They were a constant source of stress. We had a light breeze that day and the tents constantly came apart. Had to duct tape nearly every joint to keep it together. The poles bend very easily. The parts don't fit together properly. The fabric is very thin and fragile. Don't waste your money unless you are completely sure there will be absolutely no wind or rain and you are ok with only using them once. They do get the one star though, they give you shade if you can manage to keep them standing.L'abris se monte très bien. J'en ai acheté 2 pour faire plus grand et on voit les 2 montés ici. Je recommande d'attacher les toiles avec un "duck tape" blanc pour que les parois soient plus solides s'il y a un peu de vent. Et attachez les pattes pour relier les 2 kits avec des "tie raps". C'est mon 2e kit et je suis très satisfaite. Le premier kit que j'avais acheté comptait 2 abris de 10 pi X 30 pi et je l'avais vendu à regret. Très satisfaite!All of the tubes for the structure are numbered, and the pictoral guide sets out how everything should be connected together, and in what sequence. Worked perfectly we set it up for a family picnic at the beach other day. I plan to add bigger numbers in magic marker as some of the number decals have already come off, and you really do need a few people on hand for the final stage of lifting the canopy up on the final six upright poles. Would also recommend buying something that can help anchor the gazebo if the winds pick up, like some sand bags you can wrap around the base of the gazebo.It is awesome BUT we had to add duct tape to keep the poles from sliding out of the connectors with any movement at all (there should be cotter pins to put through the clips to lock them in). The push button attachments: the button would get stuck inside the pole when pushed so we would have to dig it out. The velcro tore off a few places due to the wind. There is not enough velcro on the roof; it's only on the perimeter which does not hold it down in wind. You need velcro straps throughout the entire roof to attach to all of the poles (we added our own straps but it was extremely hard to do). We didn't have time to take them down right away & after 5 days, one of them snapped several poles!! It rained & collapsed the roof straining the poles & we weren't home to drain it off so the poles broke under the pressure. It stayed together for the event BUT only because of the extra work we put in adding tape, velcro, etc.I bought 2 tents for a wedding. We just put them up for the wedding day, maybe 1 hour before the guests arrived, and had them up in the evening. Well, a gust of wind came and broke 1 of the tents, the other fared OK. So, instead of 2 tents for the wedding, we used 1. That one held up perfect for the evening. The first one may have been a fluke.I contacted the seller about the broken poles, and they shipped me replacement poles. So now I have 2 tents. They could be useful for future parties, I guess.
