Getting ready to pull the trigger on the famous Yardistry Gazebo from my local store. For those have have purchased this product do you have any complaints? Seems to be very few online but wanted to check before I purchased.

I will complete building my 12 x 14 Yardistry Gazebo this weekend. What are some must have accessories for my new gazebo? Any tips or things I need to make sure to do to it? Do I need to stain it right away or do I need to wait a period of time before having to stain it?

It will be set on my concrete patio and I will be anchoring it down with 3/8’s x 3” anchor bolts. Other than that any other things I should consider adding to the gazebo?

I want to get this gazebo in the store because it's cheaper than online, but will it fit in my Chrysler Pacifica with the seats down, or do I need to make multiple trips? Or just get online and pay the extra for delivery.

Thinking of buying the gazebo online, but having someone install it.

Owners of this gazebo, are you happy with yours? Can I add a fan and lights to it? Should I get it done while installing or can it be added later?

What solutions have you found for privacy and shade? We will get sun from one side of the gazebo facing west and need to find a solution to be able to have that side covered.

If anyone got it installed, how did you find an installer and what would be the typical cost on installing on paver patio?

I installed a 12x14 paver patio back in 2007. The house was built in 205. The main electrical ended up being run diagonally across the yard back then and the trench eventually settled, leaving a big ol' dip in the pavers. So, before it gets too screaming hot here in Houston, I've decided to remove the pavers and sand, put in, level and compact new base material before installing sand and the pavers. We also bought the Costco 12x14 Yardistry gazebo and that will be going on the patio. I'll be installing a fan and lights, so switches will be installed in one of the posts.

Here is my plan, please critique as you see fit.

The corners of the patio under the eventual gazebo posts will get 12" diameter sonotubes to serve as anchor pads. The tops will be level with the sand layer under the pavers. I'm thinking 18" deep or so. That should be sufficient to hold down these big gazebos in Houston winds. The gazebo itself is rated to 100 mph winds.

I am really considering Brock paver panels under the pavers. I think they should keep them level. They'll also work well over the concrete of the sonotubes. The pavers are a mix of 8'x8" and 16"x16" pavers 2" thick. They'll get polymeric sand to fill in the gaps.

The gazebo will sit on 12"x12" square pavers that will sit on top of the patio pavers. The will keep the base of the posts from sitting in water in our heavy rains. As far as anchoring goes, I am still working on that. The Tapcons would have to get through 4" of pavers and the foam paver base before hitting the concrete in the tubes. That's a long screw hole to drill and drive in. I might just secure the main pavers to the concrete with 4" bolts under the center of the posts, then securing the gazebo to the pavers themselves using 3-4 inch screws.

Electrical is already run to a short post right behind the current patio. I will try to relocate it to a box just above ground level. The box would then feed the gazebo though the base of the post with wire running up the inside of the post to outlets and switches. I just need an idea or link to a suitable box to make the connections. I want it to look clean as possible and to meet code.

Update - After a couple weekends, the project is mostly finished. I just have to add electrical and probably some insulation to the ceiling. Overall, it was time-consuming, but able to be done. The instructions need work and I had a bit of rework I had to do due to installing a piece wrong or using the incorrect fastener. You definitely need at least three adults to install the roof panels. They aren't particularly heavy, but they are big and a bit unwieldy.