Greg
The Toja Grid brackets are fairly sturdy. They look good as well.
They did say that only certain wood will fit in the brackets. I used pressure treated lumber. I used a planer and sander to ensure the ends fit. Finished cedar 4”x4” would have been easier, but harder to find above 10’ lengths. Everything was stained before assembly.
I think they recommend not going over 12’ lengths. I agree with that, the pergola would be less stable. My pergola is 11’x10’ and 8’ high with the angled supports and moves a little bit even with the bracing.
The only knock I have is some of the internal weld are sketchy, poor quality. The welds fell out. I rewelded them, but for the price point, I shouldn’t have to. All in all, I’d do it again. I have some more work to do, but the basic pergola is up.
Tarin O
This one was a replacement for our last one that got ripped and ruined during a high wind last summer but we are looking forward to enjoying days under our canopy again this summer. We have not opened and installed it yet but plan to this weekend and hope no winds ruin this one
Eric Stewart
Brackets were great. The provided screws were not so great. Most would strip when attempted to use. This happened after I used pre-drilled holes to help. I ended up buying different screws to avoid this.
Tim Picken
I built an 8' table last year using the Toja Grid table leg ends. Over the year it seemed to develop a slight sag in the middle, so I ordered the middle leg piece. The delivery was prompt & the product in good condition. The only issue was having to shim the space where the boards fit in or through the legs, to avoid a gap between the metal leg and the wood table surface. I used 2X6 cedar & I guess the boards shrank. Other than that it is a great product & I would recommend it. I think the designers should leave off the top piece that wraps over the wood. This would eliminate the issue & with all the screws that come with it, there is no structural value.
David Kingston
I haven’t started my build yet but I was really impressed with the customer service. I had purchased three 4-arm bracket about 1 week prior to your recent spring sale when I got a email notifying me of the sale. I wrote customer service to ask if there was something that could be done for me given that I had just purchase this item at full price. Within 5 minutes I received email from Shannon saying that she would give me the 25% discount on my recent purchase! My credit card was credited immediately! Thanks for the great service!
Dave
Dillon Thomassee
Seems like a great quality product. Chairs are very sturdy and easy to assemble. Not sure about the armless loveseat. Only issue was that I was sent two left handed arm rests for the long couch and had to get one shipped out. Will likely be purchasing more from Toja!
Nick Addy
Nice quailty brackets. Looks good in the backyard with good lumber. The screws privided are cheap and strip easily. Use an impact driver.
Christine Steed
The product came WAY earlier than estimated so that was nice to see the quality. The screws that came were very sufficient for our project-we did have to purchase our own mounting hardware though (which was expected). The only negative I would have to say is the actual wall brackets that was expected, didn't come. The boxes looked as though random brackets were thrown in a box and sent to us. We were building a double pergola attaching to a wall with 6x6 posts. The order stated we were getting (6) THREE sided wall brackets. When really we only received (2) 3 sided and (4) 2 sided brackets. We didn't realize this until we had already started installing. That meant extra work for us and a little confusing, because we wanted to make sure the blank side of the bracket was facing up, so extra water would not get in. Because of that, we had to drill into the bracket logo side to attach the shade sail brackets. If we received the correct bracket we would not have had to do that extra step to two of the brackets. Just minor details, but they do matter when thinking of the magnitude of the project.