Kozyard Morgan Outdoor Extra-Large Gray Aluminum Frame Pergola with Sunshade Canopy (10'x13', Beige)

We finally got a chance to put the pergola together and secure it to our front porch deck.Instructions . .. The instructions weren't difficult for my husband to decipher but he also has years of construction and blue prints background. For me it would have been more difficult. There are more pictures then actual written instructions.Materials...our pieces look to be well made . We only had one of the larger pieces that had 2 slight bends in the metal. We feel it was where the package was banded with straps.Assembly pieces. There were plenty of bolts for the project and we liked how each separate bag was marked so you could identify them.Longevity.. I can't say how well it will hold up as we only built it yesterday but the materials seem to be more durable than others we have seen in stores.It is a beautiful addition to our new home and porch deck.

I must say, we are very please with this pergola for our application. Very well made, pretty light weight and easy to assemble. Just take your time and use a drill on low torque as there are a lot of fasteners. Lots of extra hardware included. fit and finish very nice when assembled. We have a upper deck on the back of our house with southern exposure. We mounted this pergola on the 2nd level deck primarily for sun protection and shade. We screwed the foot plate to the joists and it sturdy for all kinds of weather. We leave the sun shade retracted unless we are using it. The sun shade material quality is good, but we imagine it will need replaced every few years. The fabric shade rolling mechanism is basically small wheels in a grove which should hold up well unless abused. Neighbors have seen it up and complemented us on how nice this product looks. Great value for money!

Excellent value for the money. The "blue" model was hundreds less than the brown. Don't know why. The "blue" version is actually more like a seafoam green or teal color. Way better designed and constructed than any typical third world bolt together shade. All the parts are correct, fit, and were clearly labeled. Nothing was missing - indeed - the package includes a few extras of each bolt and fitting. All the bolts torque properly with no fear of stripping or slipping. Nothing dented. Nothing damaged. The packaging (105 lbs) was strong, undamaged and internally solid so nothing moved around. Each type of fitting was individually double packaged so nothing was lost even when a small plastic bag broke. Shipping was quick and accurate for such a large item. The instructions are - for the most part - very clear. It will take a number of hours to carefully build all the beams and poles before putting everything together. The up side is that all the parts can easily be handled by one person until final assembly. It will probably take an extra set of hands to hold up the four legs while the beams are bolted on. Once assembled, it seems strong enough. Time will tell. Installing and removing the cloth panel is time consuming. You probably won't want to remove it for storage at the end of the season unless you live in a really severe climate. THE ONLY DOWN SIDE to the unit is the latch that does/doesn't hold the shade open (or maybe doesn't hold it well enough to suit me). The unit used a couple of clips that are strong, but are very, very hard to use. Your experience might be different. My experience was bad enough that I spend a few hours designing and building a magnetic closure (using a standard 18" bar magnet from Harbor Freight) that works perfectly and looks like it was part of the kit. Again, maybe your experience will be better - or you may be less picky about how the canvas should open and close. All in all, a great product for the price - especially the $419 version.

I loved that I was getting this for Mother's Day as a gift. It arrived in two separate boxes, and as we opened the boxes which were tattered and torn, and removed the bubble wrap from the pieces, they were dented,the directions were confusing. And when we got to the place to put the 3 top parts on top for the canopy, they don't fit. So now we sit with pergola we cannot use, and how are we supposed to ship it back? It's aluminum, so maybe I can get some descent money when I try and recycle it. So disappointed

A bit of a challenge to properly attach the top cover and if patio is not totally level it doesn't want to stay all the way open. I fixed this by adding a magnet to the rear of the front bar The bar holding the top cover is magnetic so it attaches and stays open except in a very strong wind an easily reattached.I didn't want to have to drill into the concrete to attach it to my concrete pad so I ended up using a couple masonry adhesives but they didn't survive the strong winds..then I tried Gorilla Glue.. It activates with water and has held just fine so far including winds and cold. So far so good.. no signs of coming loose. If it does I will drill the anchors in the concrete..It takes a special drill.I added a narrow 12' long curtain rod to the rear cross beam about a 1" spaced down. I attached 2 identical shower curtains to cover the space so when we want more shade it is easy to open and they look great.I keep them closed tied to the corner poles with velcro when not open.. looks nice to have the bit of color their too. They are not affected by the rain and wind when tied to the poles.The top cover was a bit hard to take down for the winter.. but I decided that I will use a short loop of velcro to attach the ends of the top cover to the cover instead of their small rubber elastic strips. The support poles attach and detach to the pulies easily but their stretch bands are to small and awkward for me to easily snug it up the velcro works nicely.