Way to get fired up for summer! This comes in a super sturdy box and very well packed. With only six easy bolts, it took me longer to unpack it than to assemble. Once I tightened all six bolts and installed to the snap on winch handles, placed a few concrete pavers on the base to hold it down. I then opened to canopy and removed even more packing. These guys wanted to make sure it came undamaged. When I got it opened, everyone was swooning with their oooo’s and ahhhh’s. I am so happy I got this umbrella, it’s sturdy, beautiful, and looks like it will last a long time. Start to finish was only 20 minutes.

We just received the umbrella and assembled it. So it is too early to comment on durability. But it looks beautiful on our patio. Assembly was reasonably easy, much easier than expected with such a big umbrella. Two things to note: First, the umbrella itself is really big. But having said that, it turns and raises surprisingly easy. I hope the mechanisms stay that way for a long time. Second, and this was a surprise, the base is really large as well and takes up a lot of room, which can be problematic if you place the umbrella in a corner, as we needed to do on a deck. We gained a little extra space by placing one of the four pieces of the base that you fill with water on its side sitting on the third of the four pieces, the one closest to our wall. I believe that will give us almost the same stability for protection from the wind as if we placed the piece flat over the cross -bars that form the base. Overall, very pleased with the purchase, at least as it came out of the box. As a plus, I had some questions about using the umbrella before purchasing it and Bluu's customer service representative answered on two occasions within hours of my sending an email. [support@bluu-us.com]. In this day and age of frequently bad customer service, that alone is worth a lot.

Great product! East to assemble, superior construction, beautiful!

So far this seems to be exactly what we wanted. It is sturdy and was easy to set up. It is easy to adjust the angle of tilt and the crank makes it easy to rotate as the sun moves.

So sturdy, easy to assemble, and love the color of the umbrella. Picked red and love, love, love it!

Love the umbrella for my patio. It's huge! But so easy to put together. The base is sturdy and love the fact it has extra umbrella support compared to others that just hang.

This is a BIG umbrella, but once its setup, its very easy to use and adjust. Definitely need to get a base to support the umbrella as is recommended, else at least put some sandbags down so as not to see it topple over from a strong wind. Very happy with the purchase

Whe ordering a umbrella I wanted 3 things and this umbrella covered more then I expected. I wanted a very sturdy umbrella (high wind area), I wanted ultimate shade from the sun and easy to use for my wife when I am at work. Expectations exceeded, plus you get a free cover. Very very happy.

The umbrella was very easy to assemble, it opens and closes with very little effort, and is can be moved to cover the desired area. We have only had it for 3 days and we are very satisfied. It fits in with our neighborhood and are neighbors like it.

Very easy assembly, 6 bolts total, I put it together myself in 15 minutes. Fabric is sturdy, we ordered the Navy Blue and it looks very nice. Super easy to open and close and adjust angle and rotation. You can buy cheaper versions of cantilever umbrellas, but, you get what you pay for. Quick Delivery with no issues. The bottom line... I would recommend it to a friend.