Cordova 10x14 Gazebo Assembly Tips
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- This is the first time assembling a gazebo. In this video I show you the good and the bad. Mistakes I made that cost me hours of extra labor. Anyone can do this, it just may take you longer than someone experienced.
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I’m in the process of assembling this gazebo, and agree that the instructions are among the best I’ve ever seen. I’m a retired handyman, so I have all the tools and experience. I’m confident it will go together without issue, because I have lots of time to do it. Thanks for the video.
you'll do fine buddy. Let me know how long it takes you!.
By myself I have 4 hours in to unbox, inventory, lay out by the numbers, and build the base structure. Roof panels tomorrow.
I’m going to use 2x10s to wrap the base of the posts. The gazebo is only 7’6”. I want to lift it to an even 8’. And I will use this to level as my patio slopes away from the house.
Follow the instructions! Best advice ever! They are well written!!
I'm planning to put one of these on my patio. Thanks for the tips. Showing us your mistakes was very valuable. Mistakes provide education, education prevents mistakes. 👍
I think I may look into adding some sort of drip edge. Maybe before the metal roof panels are attached. I intend to add gutters to mine to channel water to the sloping part of my backyard for drainage, and to prevent the water from soaking the wood every time it rains. Even cedar has it's limits.
I also plan to add 1 or two coats of stain/preservative to all the wood pieces, individually before assembly. I'll stage them on sawhorses and buckets, then stain and organize them. I'm doing it myself. (my wife will help me when needed) I'm retired, so if it takes me 1 week (or 2 or 3) to put it together...I don't care. 🤷♂
Thanks for the video, it was helpful to see before I started. Just finished the project with my son. Took us about 20 hours. Had issues with some warped wood and holes not lining up, so we had to drill some of our own holes. Spent too much time peeling the blue wrap on all the other pieces, the roof panels were easy to peel. We used the app and the paper directions. The paper had some helpful tips, and the app allows you to zoom and turn to get a better look. ****Tip. Do not bend or pry the roof pieces to try and line up the pilot holes, it will tweak it and will not line up.
Thank You! It was very nice to hear other men making mistakes putting this crap together. I think I will just purchase my own lumber and build it my way.
you'll save at least 50% of the cost and better quality.
Thank you a hell of a lot! Your so kind. Man I hope I can do this job since I've already bought it? But you've told the truth, I know what to look out for; thanks again.
if I can do it so, can you :)
Using the BILT app they suggest in the manual is 100% the way to go. It provides step by step 3D video instructions
I’m going to start this project tomorrow with a friend at his house. Thank you for the tips! May have saved us some time. We also thought we’d build it in a day. Lol. Thinking we’ll need 2 now as well. Great video 👍
How’d it go
Thanks for posting! Really appreciate it!
It looks fantastic. Thank you for the advice. 😊
Just a tip. Metal Facial goes under the tin not over the top. Rain will run down the back of the board if you do it like in this video. Instructions are 3-D. I see a lot of installers make this mistake.
Instructions showed this piece installed over. Yes, I agree and I mentioned that in the video.
Thank you so much for this tip, i did exactly as you said and that is the right way, i would have done exactly what was in the instructions if it wasn’t for your comment! And have dripping wet wood
I started unboxing tonight and hope to start tomorrow. Thanks for the advice. Gonna really look for H12 & H13 off the bat.
let me know how long it takes you!. Also, don't stress of it being perfect. Lots of wiggle room at the end to make everything line up. Also, the metal trim will cover everything up anyways :).
It took me and my buddy 12 hours in 1 day to install this same gazebo in 115 degree weather. Me and him are both experienced installers and were expecting it to take us maybe 5 hours max . Boy were we wrong lol , definitely up charging for the next one . And peeling that blue skin on the sheets took way too much time
lol
did you secure the gazebo to the pavers?
Just finished one of these. I made some of your mistakes. Great video
Best advice I can give is look at the wood orientation 👍!!!
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing. I have a question about how you guys secured that gazebo to the pavers because I believe it comes with special brackets to hold it to the floor. Please could you answer this question. Thank you
free standing
Well done, thanks for the info.
Thanks for the tips and walk through I just bought one and I’m about to start putting it together
The only difference is I’m using the BILT app they recommended
so how did it come out? I saw the app but I didn't pay much attention to it.
@@utubehandyman starting today - the weather has been rainy so haven’t started
Thanks for this video, this helps a lot 👍
Where are you located? We just bought the gazebo and need it assembled. I live near Reading, PA
I just put mine together last week and am considering NOT putting on the flashing that goes on around the top precisely because of the trapped moisture. I like the way it looks without it. Any negatives anyone can share to not putting on that flashing?
No you should definitely put it on but put the facia flashing piece under the roof panel. That is how it is done when building a home. The instructions are 100% wrong on this topic. It's okay to put it under the roof panel. It's a drip edge essentially 😊
you can get regular flashing and do it the right way by sticking in under the panel then use the provided flashing just for aesthetic purposes.
Thank you 🙏🏽
Great video, thank you.
Looks really good
Thank you for sharing
I have a question regarding the metal brackets support for the 6x6 poles, how you guys secure to the pavers floor, are you drilling a holes ? Please let me know
you don't. Pavers offer no support. Only way to secure it is to build footers or on a slab.
I assemble these professionally, and we finish them in 6 hours. I want to share some tips that will save a bunch of time
that's awesome buddy. If I had a helper who didn't need hand holding, I can easily half the time. What tips do you have? also how much do you guys charge?
Same here what tips and tricks do you have?
I added a tv using ZeboZAP. It’s the only tip I know know. Love this video though.
How do you make the joint water proof ?
Having mine put up tomorrow. Glad I paid for the install.
I recently got the same gazebo installed, but it leaks. When I observed the roofing joint carefully, I realized it is not a water proof design as the high wind can push the water to the edge of the ridge cap channels resulting in leak. How did you manage to overcome this ?
you don't, part of the design.
Great video man. Appreciate it! Question on securing it. I know it comes with brackets to bolt it down. Did you bolt directly to the pavers? I’m sure it’s pretty darn heavy but thinking securing it would be best. Would it be heavy enough if my location doesn’t have the pavers down yet? And if so, when I do go add pavers how hard with it be to move back and forth?
if you have help, you can move it no problem. More like drag it rather than lifting.
My H12 was also listed as H13. Also, my directions called for the 2 10’ panels to be installed first and then the 2 14’ panels. NO IDEA how you two guys got those 14’ panels up with just the 2 of you.
Oh and when it says to leave everthing loose...
Mo bueno...
When i picked up the poll end to stand it up..
It snaped at the bolts..
So i bought a whole 2x6 accross withch made it sturdier
homie, a bit of common sense is needed as well :)
Thanks
I'm having trouble getting the fourteen foot roof panel square.Any suggestions
Use clamps to bring it together
Flashi goes underneath, its very clear in intsructions!
nope go to their official youtube/website etc and see how the have it assembled.
What do you charge to assemble one of these. I have somebody offering me $400 and im really not seeing it as worth it aftwr watching your video.
if you have no work $400 is better than nothing. As of right now I charge no less than $1400 to assemble a gazebo like this.
Sams Club charges $800. DIY is $1499 vs. $2299 assembled.
Hi! We are about to purchase one of these. Curious on if you think all the boxes will fit in an average sized SUV? We weren’t sure if we needed to rent a pick up truck.
you need a pickup, boxes maybe too long for an suv
For the roof panels, did you cut the purlins to be flush with the roof? I'm actually building this thing right now, and my purlins extend past about 5/8" which the instructions said is fine. But in your video they look to be flush.
lol I feel your pain brother!. So the 5/8 overhang is for the flashing piece that goes in last. It slides under the roof panel and on top of those side trusses. It just gives you something to screw the flashing piece into. It doesn't have to be precise, it could be a bit shorter or longer. Once everything is done and assembled even if it looks jacked up, the final flashing piece that goes over will cover that area lol.
Great video, thanks. Did you just screw the post brackets into the pavers? I’m planning to do a similar install and assumed some sort of footing would needed as the pavers could just pop up in strong storm.
nope, left it free standing. I did tell the customer anchoring to pavers does nothing and footers would've been a better choice. He didn't want to pay for footers.
@@utubehandyman okay, thanks - I’d be pretty nervous leaving it free standing so will plan on pouring footers under the pavers than either cut pavers to fit around the posts or add field stone wraps around the bottom of the posts to cover the footings.
@@stevenm2311 How did it go with footings? Did you cut pavers to fit or use wraps?
@@davidhall4064 Hi, haven’t started yet, probably not until either October or next spring
@@utubehandyman what kind of footings would you have used? I'm going to be putting one of these on my back porch, but my concrete porch is too skinny for it so I'll need some footings out in the grass. Looking for ideas
Mine got leaks when it rains
Any video of you securing the gazebo to the patio?
Customer decided against footers for the gazebo as this was installed over pavers so it was just free standing.
How many boxes is it? Mine will be delivered at some point has been sitting in town for a week now lol but my luck with missing parts on orders I want to at least make sure I get alk the boxes
5. The flat box with the metal roof is HEAVY
I have this gazebo, and when I went to put H8 and 2H fours together. My hose didn't align. What do I do
it's been a while since I did this job, I suggest to watch the video.
Are you located in the Las Vegas area
does it really matter if the metal roof frame the 14ft side is not square i have one side good at 124' 7/16 but the other side is 125
It will never be 100% due to the wood not being straight. The Trim will cover any discrepancies.
On the metal roofing it says “make metal flush with purlin ends” i have a slight overhang, idk how I’d possibly make it flush. Is this ok?
you won't be able to make it flush, wood is bowed from the factory. Don't worry about it. A piece of metal flashing will cover that anyway.
If you had to anchor the posts, what method would you chose (easy one)?
only 2 ways to property anchor this to the ground. Bolt it to a existing concrete pad or build footers for each post.
How did you anchor the posts? Did you have to dig footings out of the existing pavers?
I didn't customer wanted it free standing. Otherwise, I would've installed footers prior assembly since this was on pavers, not a concrete slab.
@utubehandyman so I'm gonna install one in my house and on pavers. I don't really want to put concrete footers and just put them on the pavers. What do you recommend for anchors and how long should they be?
Did you secure this gazebo to the pavers?
no
Did you drill into the pavers for the legs?
no
Did you remove the paver to put the leg base of gazebo ?
@@JoshG2301 no
You forgot to tell us to take the boards out of the post..
I'm missing 1 OF 4 H-19
Were there boards inside the posts?
Anyone have this gazebo and have experienced hail, did it survive?
it'll survive bit it will dent
Did u have a lot hardware left over ? Washers n screws etc ?
yes, there is always spare.
@@utubehandyman is the roof suppose to leak when it rains ? Great gazebo. But my roof leaks when it rains 🤔
@@phillip812 not supposed to leak. My guess the flashing has a gap allowing water in or you missed one of the screws that attaches the roof panels down
14:40 there suppose to be a slide cover that goes there to cover that gap
the corner?
Did you have you cut and ends down to 5/8 to make theroof panels fit..im noticing that on mine
no i didn't. The trim will cover all that at the end.
@@utubehandyman I saw in directions had it written in red..I got 2 panels up so far I'm concerned the large ones won't fit because of the parlins overhanging..gonna be a tight fit..they should've made those boards alittle shorter
@@tommyjer1979 It's been a while since I put this one up so I don't remember 100% all the details but I detailed most of it on the video. I can tell you, a lot of the wood will be bowed somehow and not everything will line up but the trim at the end will cover everything.
@@tommyjer1979i just finished building mine yesterday, it doesn’t really matter if the ends hang off, a couple of mine were hanging off and it still fits. Just as long as the frame of the roof is correct than you are good to go
@@13oogie nice..yeah mine came out great..no issues fitting..I had a good impact gun to set the bolts in nice and tight and pulled it all in snug.
How do you secure the gazebo in the paver?
you don't. ideally a hole is cut thru the pavers and footers are installed. Customer didn't want to do this.
@@utubehandyman thanks sir. Im planning to do it myself. And i have a paver in my backyard then. I think i need to make a hole and secure it properly.
How much should I charge to dissemble one
To just take it apart and leave it in place? I would charge $650. I could probably get it done within 2-4 hours. Take the roof panels off, side beams and columns. I would bring a helper too.
You anchor this to the pavers ?
free standing
That's what I'm dealing with now. I was told it would damage the pavers. Is this true?
@@aaronjenkins6168 it does nothing anchoring to free floating pavers. If you drill thru pavers, yes they may crack.
Do u need to anchor these
technically yes
@@utubehandyman ha thanks
The roof took many many hours we worked 11 hours non stop
awesome buddy
Are any of you pros in Wichita, Kansas?
nope :(
@@utubehandyman Las Vegas?
My 1st panel took me house Jesus…
Dang only 750$ for 15 hours of work for two people I just had someone ask me for a quote and I’m thinking probably 1200$ minimum
First time, learning experience friend. I earned knowledge as well :)
sams club charged me 800 for the install. its worth it to me.
Haaa Haaa i just watched this Video to get to the Edge of the Roofing 🤦🏻 ‘
😂So basically that customer could have use the store and got it done cheaper and faster because they would already know how to do it SMH
no
So true lol
Your customer could have paid less to have professionals install it but instead paid a premium for you to make mistake after mistake... Which clearly ended up damaging a lot of the materials. Luckily it doesn't rain a bunch in AZ! Oh, except for the occasional monsoon... hmm maybe they'll regret hiring you lol. If you're going to charge a premium for your 'professional' experience/services, do the job right.
nah, actually I should've charged more. Everyone is going to make mistakes even the venezuelans you call professionals bigger companies would've sent out to do the job.
Took me 4 hrs. Yall took way too long
Never 😂