Amish Country GazebosReviews of amishgazebos.com

First of all the positive: Great customer service. Friendly and helpful people only a phone call away. The person that delivered the gazebo we bought was also very friendly and helpful. The packaging was careful and 100% protected from the elements and there was no damage or warping whatsoever during the trip. They even include extra paint in case you do chip it while putting it together. The gazebo itself is made of VERY hard wood that was well cut and designed. I love the lifetime guarantee as well. Very beautiful and lovely!! Seriously, A + craftsmanship you would expect from the Amish. We bought the screen and electrical package and everything was perfect with those. Easy to install the screens as well. It turned out beautifully although not perfect because of the reason below. This is what kept my review from being 5 stars: The instructions told us we needed 3 people to put the roof together. You need at LEAST 4 strong men to do this. I just do not see how it would work otherwise unless you have 3 strong men that have experience building gazebos. If you want to move the roof after it's built into position since it is a floating roof, you will need 8 guys, one on each point. So please get it right the first time. Ours is off center and will remain that way since we didn't have enough help. The other problem with the instructions is it said we need an 8 foot 2 x 4 for the center to hold the pieces up while we built the roof. You need at least a 9 foot board for the 10 foot gazebo. This added an hour onto our time putting heavy roof pieces up and taking them back down because the 8 foot board wasn't tall enough. One more small issue with the instructions is it does not mention you will need a right angle attachment for your drill in order to drill together the floor pieces on a 10 foot gazebo. Mabye these issues are specific to our size gazebo? But please be aware if you buy a 10 foot gazebo of these issues.

Very satisfied with end result. Glad we got the 12' complete with floor. We elevated gazebo on 8 inch blocks to keep it above grade. I assembled the walls by myself but could have used help to hold pieces while I put in screws. The biggest negative was the square drive screws, very difficult to install a screw that long without stripping the head. Ditched the square drive screws and purchased star drive deck screws that worked much better. Roofing nails were a little difficult to install also because of the bouncing of deck boards, but were the right length to not be visible from underneath. I used roofing felt under shingles (not provided). Instructions were clear and right on. Quantity of shingles was close, no room for mistakes. Roofing nails did not work roofing the cupola. Again I used brass nails that I had from a previous project. All in all, very happy with end result.

Our Amish Country Gazebo has proven to be a Retreat experience each time we go into the backyard. The presence of such an attractive building is so pleasing to the eye. You will find when life's stresses become overwhelming, or simply cannot afford to take a vacation, take some time to retreat to your Amish Country Gazebo and be well!

Well packaged. Easy instructions to follow and even easier to assemble. It does take some time putting together but it's worth the time. Also, I did this by myself, from unpacking, staining, assembly, set up to roof on. I did not rush as I had plenty of time, but it went together well and looks really nice. The only problem I found was two boards were warped and one bent, but I could work with them and in the end they presented no problem, The best part is that my wife is really pleased as this was for her. Also, friends and family think it really looks nice and is well built. The preconstruction makes it so easy to assemble. I can only imagine having to acquire the material, make all the angled cuts and assemble the Gazebo, what time and cost one would have. Thanks for a great product.

The pavilion 16ft by 16ft was and is a Great product. High quality in terms of materials and instructions. However the video describing the amount of time needed to build was overly optimistic. What was described was 2 people 8 hours. Actual took 4 men 4 days (with all tools needed).