Costco Wholesale has for their
Members: Yardistry 12'x14' Grand Gazebo with Aluminum Roof on sale for
$1,599.99.
Shipping/delivery is free.
Thanks to Community Member
Stephan28 for sharing this deal.
- Note: This item may be available for a lower price in-store with our community members reporting this available for $1,399.99. You will need to arrange for your own transport and this set will come in 3 large boxes weighing 200lbs+ each so please plan accordingly.
About this Item:
- 100% FSC Certified Wood
- Water-Based Stain
- Fully Paintable
- Assembly Required
- Overall Roof Dimensions (L x W): 12'1" x 14'1"
- Base Dimensions (outside to outside of posts): 10' 10 3/8" L x 12' 10 3/8" W
- Assembly Required.
Top Comments
First, it came in 3 large boxes, the boxes are numbered but the numbers don't correlate to stages, so the very first thing you should do is lay out and group all similar pieces and make sure you have all the hardware. Yes this takes time upfront but it saves a ton of time in assembly.
We actually laid all ours out in a 2 car garage to do most of the subassemblies, which are: pillars (4), side rails (4) and roof pieces (4). Once the pillars and rails were done, we moved them to the deck and assembled them before moving onto the roof pieces.
My 12 year old daughter helped. This method worked very well - she would find the next pieces to use and hardware, and I'd be the one assembling it, and she'd help when needed. This meant we spent less time finding pieces (e.g. stopping actual assembly) and more time actually getting it put together. Of course laying out all the pieces ahead of time helped the actual assembly go much smoother. Lay out all the hardware on a LARGE tray (I have some old commercial cookie trays that work great for this kind of thing) and keep the hardware in its original bag so you can reference a part # when needed.
Use battery tools with torque limiters when you can; this will greatly speed up assembly, especially for the roof pieces that have hundreds of screws. Especially with those pieces, if you torque them too much it dents the aluminum.
Other tips:
- the pillars and rails are assembled, then the roof pieces (in sub assemblies) are put up. This step recommends you have a team of people helping, but if you don't have that, a long 2x4 or other sturdy piece of wood can be used to support the lone roof subassembly while you maneuver the second one in place. Use screws to secure it to the roof piece. Once the second piece is up, screw them together and to the structure frame to prevent them from moving. This might be jumping ahead in assembly a bit, but will help you a lot unless you have access to several tall ladders and people
- IIRC a the labeling on a couple of the pillars wasn't correct with regards to left and right and I had to use some common sense to determine where these went
- You will have a LOT of hardware left over.
- Removing the protective plastic from the aluminum is a huge PITA, it doesn't pull off very easily nor in one sheet. Be sure to wear gloves for that as that shit is sharp.
All-in-all, if we had done it in one day, it would have taken a solid 10 hours or so. As I said, day 1 we got the structure up and all the roof panels assembled. Day 2 we put the roof panels up and finished the tie in. There's a decent amount of work left after the roof panels are up, too.
I wound up installing a ceiling fan (a real one not a shitty battery powered one) and lights with waterproof switches.
Check in your area on marketplace or similar for people that do this sort of thing. Believe it or not, there are people that specialize in just assembling these kit-type homeowner projects like gazebos and playscapes. In fact, even though I did mine myself (and a playscape also from Costco), I turned on a local high school kid that does landscape work for me to also assembling these things. Many hands make light work so a group of 4 people with duplicate tools could really hammer out one of these quickly.
Finally, I bought mine around May 2022, I want to say I paid around $1400-1500. Over the course of the summer I got 2 price adjustments or buy/returns and eventually the gazebo wound up costing me about $1000. I did the same for the playscape. Even if the purchase is outside the 30 day PA policy, just kindly walk up to CS, ask for a PA, and when they balk, tell them you're going to haul one up to a register (typically they will keep these kitted on carts already), buy it, then immediately return it at the higher price and how that's a total waste of everyone's time. They will usually just process a phantom buy/return right there for you.
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I just purchased/built one and I am quite impressed with the quality and strength of this unit. Be warned, it comes in 3 large boxes that are over 200 pounds each and will take some time to build but it's so worth it.
https://www.costco.com/yardistry-...84018.html
Does this come with everything? I didn't see anything mentioned in the specs on the page.
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Does this come with everything? I didn't see anything mentioned in the specs on the page.
I also had it leveled, anchored, gutters added, and tied into my existing gutter system. All on a freshly poured concrete slab. My old slab was too small and it was cracked. Decided to remove the old and install a larger one.
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Does this come with everything? I didn't see anything mentioned in the specs on the page.
The only fasteners it does not include are the 16 anchor bolts you may need to secure it to the ground. Those depend on what you are fastening it to…..concrete, deck, the ground….
I also had it leveled, anchored, gutters added, and tied into my existing gutter system. All on a freshly poured concrete slab. My old slab was too small and it was cracked. Decided to remove the old and install a larger one.
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I also had it leveled, anchored, gutters added, and tied into my existing gutter system. All on a freshly poured concrete slab. My old slab was too small and it was cracked. Decided to remove the old and install a larger one.
The basic assembly was quoted at $600. This didn't include things I added afterwards like leveling, anchoring and installing the gutter system. There is a gutter system made for the gazebo that you can get via Costco for $379.99. However, I wanted to tie into my existing gutter system that drains all the water away from the house through underground piping.
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