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Brian Lee
I was impressed with the way everything went together.Me and wife managed to get the frame up and then I took my time as the weather allowed to finish off.As Dunster say 2 blokes are recommended as it is heavy.A pneumatic nail gun was very useful to nail the roof boards on.The roof shingles were not as difficult to fit as I thought and they're well worth the extra as they're superior quality and finish the roof off fine.I sat the 4 legs on thick rubber pads to help stop rising damp.Overall I'm very pleased with the gazebo-it is of very good quality,very strong,will not blow over and should last for years.A real enhancement to my patio.
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Bernard Blankhart
Saw it loved it just what we were after - Delivered within appx 10 days-instruction were easy to read- put the main frame up within 2 days bearing in mind I am 70- but weather been to bad to finish so waiting for better weather. All round good information on erecting this product- cannot wait for better weather to finish. Star rating for the service given 10/10 wth this company and extremely helpful.
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Bernard Blankhart
Saw it loved it just what we were after - Delivered within appx 10 days-instruction were easy to read- put the main frame up within 2 days bearing in mind I am 70- but weather been to bad to finish so waiting for better weather. All round good information on erecting this product- cannot wait for better weather to finish. Star rating for the service given 10/10 wth this company and extremely helpful.
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Peter Grantham
We have been looking for a wooden Gazebo that was big enough to go over a hot tub and deck furniture. The end result is a fantastic solid structure. Our Gazebo is secured to foundations underneath the decking, so it has reduced the net height of the gazebo by about 6 inches. This was intentional. A one person job to complete the construction, it took 3 weekends (including rearranging the decking to accommodate the pillars. It is a very satisfying end result. Just needed some help to get the main end purlins lifted and in to place. The instructions are very clear and in plain English. There are a lot of pieces to the construction, particularly the roof boards. But we took time to sort them all out in to the various sizes, which made the roof board task easier in the long run. Once we understood how the roof shingles are fitted and measured, it was quite straightforward. A couple of homemade templates, out of hardboard, for the ridge shingles made cutting and spacing very easy. We ended up with a pack and a quarter of shingles left over, so plenty to spare. Only one minor issue, we were missing some nuts. But an email to Dunster House and they were in the post the same day. So the customer service was excellent, including the arrangement of the original delivery. There is only one thing that we would have done differently: Had a two person delivery team to help unload. All in all: a great product and a great purchase. Many thanks.
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Amanda Forshaw
Absolutely love it. No leaks or fears it will fly away. Looks beautiful. Have to admit hired a couple of guys to assemble but well worth it. If you are thinking about a Gazebo this is the one for you. Looks massive but fits in really well.
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Amanda Forshaw
Absolutely love it. No leaks or fears it will fly away. Looks beautiful. Have to admit hired a couple of guys to assemble but well worth it. If you are thinking about a Gazebo this is the one for you. Looks massive but fits in really well.
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Amanda Forshaw
Absolutely love it. No leaks or fears it will fly away. Looks beautiful. Have to admit hired a couple of guys to assemble but well worth it. If you are thinking about a Gazebo this is the one for you. Looks massive but fits in really well.
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Amanda Forshaw
Absolutely love it. No leaks or fears it will fly away. Looks beautiful. Have to admit hired a couple of guys to assemble but well worth it. If you are thinking about a Gazebo this is the one for you. Looks massive but fits in really well.
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Simon Ascott
Really pleased with the way it looks once finished, I only had little help and managed to put this up myself in under 20 hours, it looks fantastic over our hot tub, and I'm looking forward to using it all year round, all I would say is follow the instructions and I would number each roof board before attempting cos if you number them it makes life a lot easier.
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David Catanach
We spent a lot of time looking around at gazebos before settling for this one and we are certainly glad made this choice. This is certainly an impressive addition to our garden and we delighted with all aspects from the initial phone call to the sales office to the finished construction. Bought and erected in August 2017 we were initially given 6-8 weeks delivery. Not a problem. It was delivered 7 days later which did gave us a problem for storage and the groundwork hadn't even started but it gave us the impetus to install this before a family party at the end of August. Full marks to Dunster House for speedy delivery and two excellent and helpful delivery guys, well worth the extra service. In terms of erecting this, it is definitely a two man job at least. So me (62) and my son (30) set about it over the course of what time we had available to meet the end of August deadline. If you want the job done properly i.e. level, square and minimum of angst and maximum satisfaction then set yourself for these sorts of timings. We are not experts and this is the first gazebo either of us have ever constructed. It took 4 hours to get 90% of the frame up onto the footings we had previously installed. It took another 4 hours to get the frame finished and roof and 'other bits' done. Instructions that came with the parts did make sense if you simply take time to study it before hand. Then came the shingles. This will take the two of you a full day at best on a roof this size because you have to line up every sheet square on and in line with the rest and nail it to the board. A nail gun may help but we only had a hammer and you have to go in sequence as you move along. Alternatively, you could employ a couple of blokes to do the job for you. The end result though, when done properly, is well worth it and we are pleased as punch with it. We have already dined more times alfresco under the gazebo since it was built than we have all summer. The bottom line is that I now have to go about getting a much bigger table as the one we have looks like a pimple in the vast space underneath the roof according to my wife! A small price to pay indeed so be aware that installing this gazebo may lead on to other things. Well worth it and a big recommendation from us to buy this gazebo from Dunster House. Money well spent. Points to note/suggestions/ fly-in-the-ointment. Use an impact driver if possible for the screws and the bolts. If the hole for the fixing isn't pre drilled, then make a pilot hole especially for the smaller pieces at the top of the roof. For the roof boards, I am sure this will be obvious to some, spend 20 -30 minutes laying them out from the shortest up to the longest. There should be 8 of each. This way you can pick them up in sequence and the time spent doing it this way saves a lot more if you just scrabble around - see photo The finials at the bottom of the posts could have been finished better so that it looks like the post and finials are made from one piece of wood instead of square cut and looking like add ons - which they are. That's a personal and subjective observation. Could have done with half a dozen more sheets of shingles as it would have meant that we could place single shingles along the roof ridge. Not being experts in this form of construction a few more spare would have helped but fair play to the QS at Dunster House as there was no other wastage. We have edged the roof with plastic rain deflectors so that any rainwater that runs down the roof and tries to run back up under the lowest shingle (as it will tend to do with shingles), will not get past the deflector and will fall into the guttering to be taken away. That way water is kept away as much as possible from the wooden structure and minimising any rot. Again on the subject of installing the shingles, a little more help and guidance would not go amiss - the internet and you-tube is fine but hints and tips from the manufacturer would have been preferable. But in the end we got by and didn't need technical help over the phone.
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