Monaco Metal Gazebo Pergola and Slide Away Sun Shade

Very well labelled for assembly with good clear instructions, I've got mine on the decking we had to screw it the the decking and put extra support to attach it to the fence at three points because it is very light weight and looked lopsided so not going to be any good if you want it free standing as the wind will take it. Overall very pleased with it the canopy pulls across smoothly and gives good protection from the sun.

The gazebo was well packed and the instructions were clear. The first minor niggle was that it's not clear from the pictures whether it can be butted-up against a wall (and the answer is no, it can't). It would also have been helpful if the product description showed the exact measurements and where the support posts are sited relative to the overall outside measurement and the resulting coverage of the shaded part. It's described as being a 3 metre by 3 metre structure but the posts are about 2.75 metres apart and the shaded area is slightly less than that. I was erecting it on an area of decking and found that one of the posts ended up right in the middle of the balustrade - not a major problem as it just meant that I had to cut the balustrade and attach it either side to the post but irritating nevertheless. Another minor niggle was that it was supplied with ground pegs and the instructions show these being inserted in the foot-plates so I assumed that I could screw the posts to the decking through these same holes - except that there aren't any holes in the foot-plates so you have to drill them. The final niggle, which I only realised when I came to attach the canopy was that the fixed ring on the pull-cord mechanism had snapped off and was missing. There was just enough of the plastic slide left to drill a small hole and insert an old metal key ring I had lying around which seems to work fine but is does illustrate that the canopy fixings are pretty flimsy so I'm expecting that some of the others will break over time (so more key rings will likely be required!). Overall though I'm pleased with the result and if it weren't for those minor niggles I would have given it 5 stars.

I think I got a Friday afternoon Gazebo.The box was open and parts missing, to be fair they found some replacements and sent them but after quite a bit of “begging”. Initially they wanted me to disassemble and return before they would send the missing parts.The bits that did come we’re a slightly different size so it looks “odd” at best.There were parts that were bent and needed straightening. Others that had snapped so I needed to create solutions.For such a big item once you have built it you are really committed unless you want the hassle of starting again.I guess it’s cheaper than others and it kind of does the job but I’m far from impressed!

Where do i start..The metal box tubes are so thin you dare not tighten them before they buckle..the metal rings holding canvas rods are so fragile they break almost as soon as you open them..the canvas poles rusted the first time it rained...heaven forbid strong wind arrives.

Beautiful addition to our garden

Good product but quite difficult to assemble, need a couple of people. Quite light so needs weights on feet

The product started to rust after 7 days and after the first rain storm all few down, the poles came out of the hood and snapped a few holding pins really really bad quality