Backyard Discovery Beaumont 20' x 12' Traditional Cedar Wood Pergola Kit with Trellis Roof, All-Season Durability, High-Wind Rating, PowerPort, Shade for Outdoor Patio, Deck, Garden, and Entertaining

This pergola kit is well worth the money and easy to put together. It is definitely a project that you need some time and patience because there are very detailed instructions and you need to read and follow them to the letter. The kit came in three very heavy boxes so be prepared to have help moving from the drop off point to your installation area. The pieces are not heavy individually but as you put them together they get heavier and you need at least one extra set of hands. My husband and I had a total of 24 hours in labor putting it together. We did it after work in the evenings and did not have any problems. The holes were all drilled exactly in alignment and we only had one small board on top that had a little natural warp but we hid it by placement. No other issues. The bolts are all shiny black and very nice looking. Compliments the light wood nicely. We had a contractor give us an estimate for the same size pergola and it was 15k. This kit was 2500.00 for the 10x20. No regrets and we have gotten so many compliments!! There is one comment in the reviews that I want to add to. Someone stated that the posts are not solid 6x6 posts. This is true, however, they are very sturdy and we have no concerns whatsoever. The week we put our pergola together was the week of the terrible straight wind storm in Tulsa Ok. Limbs were down all around us but this pergola never budged. If you are kit instruction savvy at all and enjoy completing your own projects this kit is for you!

My Pergola kit came in 4 boxes with all the parts and hardware, I laid all the cedar parts on the ground. I know they say it has a coating of weather proof on the cedar but we have a lot of wood bees in our area so I put a coating of simi-transparent stain to protect the wood from the bees. The directions were easy to follow so I started first thing in morning by myself and stopped that evening. The next morning my wife helped hold the pillars up so I could plum and level everything but over all it was a good job with a good product.

By far, the best premade kit I have ever assembled. I have designed and built many different wooden projects, including a gazebo and pergola. I am very impressed with this pergola kit. I had help putting this together by 2 engineers and a long time wood worker. They all had the same response. Outstanding! It’s complete, excellent instructions, well designed and no miss drilled parts or tugging and pulling to mate the pieces together. I removed everything from boxes, inventoried and pre stained then organized the components. I then pre assembled the sections per instructions. When help arrived we started putting it together which went smoothly. If I have the need for another yard product, it will be from this company.

Assembly Time: Appox. 12 hours Assembler Skill Level: Intermediate The Pergola arrived in two very long boxes on pallets. I had to help the shipper unload the boxes and we dropped them curbside as the boxes were very heavy. I then unboxed the parts, took inventory, checked for damage and moved them to my work area. All parts were received and in good shape. A few pieces had minor blemishes and these were mostly able to be hidden. Before assembling I applied an additional coating of stain and sorted all of the pieces by part number. On the first day two of us started the assembly with a 3rd person that was our "parts guy", getting the parts we needed as we worked through the directions. We reached our stopping point after a few hours. It became evident that the hardware was not the best quality (not the worst either). We ended up stripping some of the bolts. Luckily the manufacturer provides amble extra hardware to get us through the first part of assembly. The bolts are barely long enough to join the pieces of wood so you need to ensure everything lines up. TIP: Don't try to force anything. If everything is lined up the bolt will thread rather easily. On the second day 4 people did the bulk of the assembly. Again the biggest challenge was getting everything lined up and square so the bolts would thread. There is NO extra length to the bolts so you must ensure everything is lined up and square (I can't stress this enough). Since we were not working on a completely level surface this proved difficult. We ended up purchasing threaded rods to help get things lined up so we could get some of the bolts to thread. We ended up stripping some more bolts and needed to use a tap and die to re-thread them as we ran out of spares. While we wished the bolts would be longer it became evident that this is probably done on purpose by the manufacture to ensure everything is square and assembled properly. Longer bolts could result in a less sturdy structure with noticeably misaligned parts in the end. So while you may be frustrated getting everything bolted, keep in mind that this is for your own good. I should note that no one helping with assembly were professional carpenters. I suspect a professional, with more experience and all of the proper tools to ensure everything is level and square would have an easier time with assembly. It took us most of the second day to complete the assembly. We mostly worked in shifts of two people as we were working in record heat and frequent breaks were needed. While it was challenging, the end result was a very sturdy and very attractive looking pergola. After assembly I applied caulk to some of the seams that I felt would be susceptible to sitting or freezing water. If I had to do it again I would consider hiring a professional carpenter but only one I trusted. I would not trust just anyone to assemble it correctly and not cut corners, especially at the rates Amazon is charging. It's been about a year (through a mild winter) and the pergola still looks like new. I suspect with proper care and maintenance it will last for many years. My 4 star rating is mostly due to the challenging and extensive assembly. If the manufacture could reduce the number of parts, provided slightly sturdier hardware and make assembly easier I would give it 5 stars plus.

First review in UK, whoop whoop. Overall the Pergola is fantastic thus far. I bought it about two months ago and it has been fab to have over the summer, even without as many super sunny days this year. pros: 1) Was easy to build overall, and took me and my wife about 7 ish hours which I think is reasonable. I started this alone as my wife took our son out to see friends but I quickly got to a point that this is definitely a two person job, at the very least. I started using the BILT app but this can be annoying and I soon just used the paper instructions provided as these were good enough. Some have said about the nuts and bolts being a little too short or without room for error and I think that is understandable, especially for the bolts for the top of the main leg posts leave not much room for error. But the benefit is a neat finish after construction and in the end all went in as directed. 2) colour and style is exactly as shown and I love the smell of the wood, which is much nicer than pine etc 3) size and coverage - it is large!!!! so shade is a plenty. 4) strong and sturdy - hope it stays so during windy uk autumn and winter 5) has enabled me to go out and buy loads more solar garden lights which I m delighted by. Cons: 1) some minor chips or grazes in wood from transport or production, but covered most up using colour pen thing provided in box 2) design of feet for posts was good and neat but a bit tricky as u need to screw in floor first then put pergola on top once constructed and believe me I can just about move this once built. But more competent DIYers would be fine. I am towards the very bottom of that scale. Other points to note: 1) The leg post don’t seem solid, I suspect are foam filled. 2) delivery was perfect but my wife took collection and then warned me the two boxes this comes in are far to large and heavy to move. And after a few attempts I concluded she was indeed correct, so will need to unpack and move the wood in smaller chunks. Will update in a few months if any issues, but this far a solid buy and I would recommend to friends and family. Happy building!

Solid. Looks great. Not too difficult to assemble.

Easy instructions to follow, I used the app and it looks good once assembled.

Good quality of cedar wood and easy to assembly. Elevate the esthetic of my patio backyard

Good product