I just bought a home with an arrow gazebo in Fla.I am a snowbird & am gone for 5 months. Do I have to take the canopy down while I'm gone? Big job :(
1788621
I'm in Pennsylvania - We take ours down in November and put it back in late March/early April. Snow and ice collection on the canopy I believe will ruin it if you leave it up. But I know what you mean about it being a big job to take down.
1788622
I take mine down each fall. I live in MD. Be careful taking it down as I ripped mine accidentally. Wind is my concern-- FL has storms and you don't want your gazebo in your neighbors yard!
1788623
I would to save it from being beat up from the weather. It will last longer. :)
1788624
We have the same one and live in Michigan. We dismantle and store the entire gazebo for winter. The wet weather and high winds will take its toll on the canopy if we don't. It would probably extend the life of the canopy if you remove while you are not there, even though it won't be exposed to the same weather we have here.
1788625
If the gazebo and canopy are in Florida, and there's no danger of snow or ice building up on the canopy then, NO, don't bother to take it down. The Florida sun will have much worse affects on the canopy than will rain or even wind.
1788626
Our gazebo is bolted down. This replacement canopy is MUCH better than the original. We get snow etc. and have had some pretty strong winds and the canopy is holding up. I sure would not worry at all if I lived in Florida.
1433868
First of all. the mfg warns about high wind application. But if you weight down the 6 legs, there are hol;es for screws on the end of each leg. You couls also use a conrete block to anchor each leg. I would reccomend that you be able to fold down the whole canopy when not utilizing it, to avoid a heavy strain on the unit. After all it is made to be mobile and not permantly set up. Otherwise a very attractive and functional canopy. I would reccomern with the cavet athat you do take precautions when in use..
1433869
It's not a permanent type gazebo, but it does have holes drilled in the bases so you can mount it to cement if you want to. You can't leave it out all year though. We in northern Illinois so we have to take it down in storms and the winter. We just use heavy duty tent stakes and parachute cord the rest of the time. You might consider waterproofing it too, as it does leak if you don't.
851158
Canopies of this type are not intended to be left standing when storms with winds are forecast. Even with very strong, weighted tie downs, wind will twist the frame or topple over the canopy. I have owned several different brands and they are all temporary shelters. This brand is the easiest to put up and take down of all the ones I have had. It only takes one person to do it and I am a senior citizen female.
1989450
We haven't had a chance to test it in winter yet We leave the frame stacked in and take the canopy off. Used primarily to keep the sun away
248230
I do not think this will stand up to high winds(not sure what high winds constitutes), it can take 40-50 mile winds with no issues as long as it is secured to the ground. Above that I think if anything major like hurricanes or strong storms are coming through you`d have to take of the roofing panels if you don`t want it to get damage. The gazebo is somewhat mediocre(the screws strip out very easily) but it is durable and a great price. There is no snow where I live(there never will be#southeasttexas) but I think it would be fine.
109260
Google it for your particular area. Here in So OR, recommendation was to put up in late fall. That way there's lots of time for potential occupants to check it out for Spring nesting, and might provide winter shelter as well. I put mine up in Nov, but it's in an area that's good for owls but that I can't watch really well. It's March now, and I don't think it has any residents yet.
1283392
I changed my canopy twice. It's tricky but as long as you have a ladder tall enough for the center it's doable. My whole canopy, frame and all was torn out by a storm even though it was bolted down to my deck. It was nice while it lasted!
2063331
Does not appear to be an issue according to the Garden Winds web site. http://www.gardenwinds.com/arrow-gazebo-replacement-canopy-riplock-p-1708.html
69456
My shades are mounted at the outside of the patio ceiling away from the windows. I found bungees, etc. too much trouble. I took some curling ribbon cut two pieces long enough to go around each column next to the shade and ran each thru a tie down ring and around a column , tied it with a bow and now I can use one pull on the ribbon to untie it for raising and lowering the shade. I have to replace the ribbons every month or so. Curling ribbon costs about $2 for 150 yards.
508858
I don't yet know the answer to your question. The new canopy just arrived, and it will be few days before I set up the gazebo for this season. My gazebo is also the JCP one, however.
199703
I'm looking to use this as a drop down shade. So I wouldn't use the side arms, I would just let it hang straight down. 2 questions, 1 how long is this in total length from top to the bottom of the like 6" flap that hangs from the end of the awning? 2 Will this work for just hanging down without the side arms. My area isn't really too windy so not worried too much about it swinging around for if it did I could make some other adjustments to secure it. Thanks
1511584
You put the canopy over the frame every time. This is not a sturdy canopy. Okay for light use, but look elsewhere if you will ever use in anything above a light wind.
174756
It is large, and a bit cumbersome to move, but the awning does come off if needed. We are in the South, so snow is not a problem for us. Maybe you could store in under your deck to protect it from the snow? We LOVE this swing and use it all of the time. So glad we bought it.
1908727
We live in Georgia, so we opted to leave our canopy on over the winter. We had one storm with about 5 inches of wet snow, and my husband had to stand on a ladder to brush all the snow off. If not, I think it would've collapsed. It was fairly difficult for us to get the canopy on because our eaves are so close to the top. It would not be very easy for us to get it off and then on again. I don't think that you would have to take the whole structure down, just the canopy. I'm not sure how the weather would affect the screening though.
370986
I am not sure if you are just putting this up for an event or keeping it up for an extended period of time. If it is just for an event, then I would use sand bags tied to the bottom of each of the poles. I live in Vancouver, Wa near the Gorge and we get High winds about 4 to 5 times during the year, and my canopy is set up year round and acts as another room off my patio, and we have the canopy bolted to the house in several places on one side of the canopy and several steal stakes in the ground on the other side where we taped the poles to the stakes. It has servived 2 springs one summer, and a winter. I am very happy with this one, and over the years we have tried several other canopies. Hope the sand bag idea is helpful, dress them up if this is for an important event. 20 lbs per pole is my suggestion. GOOD-LUCK !!!!
2221853
I believe I ordered one from Garden Winds, found them by a search on the part number replacement canopy. The first one I got did not fit but they replaced it and second one fit. It has lasted about two year leaving it out all winter, live in the Santa Barbara, CA area so not hard winters.