andy thompson
I installed the 6x6 rough cut parts. My pergula is 12x16' rough cut cedar. I will say simply lifting stuff to slide the legs in isn't as easy as it seems, for starters finding exactly 6x6" cuts is impossible, along of sanding had to be done. Second the weight, I highly recommend renting a duct jack to install, waaaay safer than a bunch of dudes lifting heavy parts on ladders. Lastly let's talk materials; the small screws supplied are a joke right,? There's no way a 1-1/2" screw is enough structural strength for a 6x6. The other structural concern is the material steel thickness itself, waaaaay to much flex in the structure and not enough welds. 6x6 rough cut should probably be 10ga welded at a min to reduce flex. I had to add knee braces and install 4" welds to strengthen the structure to what I thought was safe. I have built a lot of things and this was far from easy. One last complaint, I bought the custom cover, some of the cheap plastic tension strap thingies would catch and actually hold the strap and others would not, had to end up tying most of them to hold the screen tight. Besides those things it looks nice.