Pt. 4 Costco Yardistry 12x14 Wood Gazebo ANCHORING and Ridge Clips 

Very Helpful. Yardistry needs to pay you to draw their diagrams. Yours was easy to understand - theirs didn't make sense at all! THANKS FOR POSTING.

what would you recommend to anchor to hollandstone pavers?

what can i do to anchor this 12x12 gazebo to a paver patio? Please Help!!

Thanks for the video, I still haven't made up my mind if I want to drill into my new concrete pad to anchor the Pavilion. I mean its 700+ lbs and there are no tornados in my area. LOL

Damn good drawing for the ridge clips ,will attempt my build this weekend

I'm installing a 12 x 12 Gazebo next to/on top of an existing brick patio. The brick patio is 10 x 10, the posts for the 12 x 12 Gazebo go from 9'8 1/8" to 11'. So, I'll be removing about 2" of each corner of the patio and pouring a pad for the new posts. I live in St. Louis, I was thinking I had to pour footings to below the frost line, but from watching all of your videos (thank you), I'm thinking I just have to pour a "pad" at the corner of my patio. There are just rocks and dirt next to it now. The location is at the bottom of my back yard and while I get bad storms, my cheap 5 x 8 BBQ "tents" are sturdy as can be just tied from the top to the ground. I'm thinking if I pour 4-5" thick concrete pads and bolt to those, this should be fine. Any thoughts? Thank you again for the videos, I'll watch the company's also, but yours are "real normal people" videos. Thanks again and any ideas are welcome!

Would this work for a patio that is made of concrete paver squares over crushed rock (I think)?

I have brick pavers that are mortared in. I'm worried if I drill into then I'll break the bricks. Any suggestions?

Hahaha...! You tried to sketch it out...? dude that is an awesome diagram/sketch... The gazebo company should be paying you for a copy to be included in their kit...

What I have t figured out is what the weatherstripping does. It sits on top of the sheet metal ridges, but doesn’t stop and water from getting to the ridge caps because it flows into the ridges. Or am I overthinking this. Your video and diagram were very helpful by the way! Thank you!

Hi thanks for the info on the ridge caps.... very helpful as the instructions and Yardley videos do not even help a little.Unfortunately i had to remove the roof panels as i forgot them. the pic is very distorted and you cannot tell its even the ridge caps brackets....Geez this will definitely help the next guy. Thanks

Thanks for the videos! I'm just getting ready to assemble a 12" x 14" model. I'm going to have my helpers in for snacks and "video" viewing BEFORE we start. That will be YOUR videos, of course. A great help before starting the project. Thanks again.

Does the weather strip sit on the roof or smush up between the ridge clip and the wood?

It didn’t come with bolts to anchor it ? Iam installing mine . Didn’t even look inside the box Well not me installing it for sure Iam hiring some people don’t mess with the stuff like this

Did you have any issues with the roof panels edge that over hang where they are supposed to be flush? For some reason on the large roof panel, we can't get it to fit just right. One side always overhangs. Any tips ?

I added the weather stripping to the top rather than the side. I figured the idea is to prevent water from getting to the sides. I think either way works. But yes it's the one area where I scratched my head for a while and had to think for a few before I committed to sticking it to the roof panel. Thanks for the vid.

Thank you so much for explaining the ridge clip and weather stripping. I was worried the two roof pieces wood not go together smoothly.

Awesome job!!! Watched all four videos and found extremely useful info in each. So glad you took time to include your drawing of the weather strip location - took a screen shot for reference and finally got it right - saved a lot of wasted time. Every new Yardistry gazebo owner should watch these before ever opening a box! Thank You!

My question for you (others welcomed too) is timing of anchoring. At the end of all steps OR at end of either step 4 or 5 in order to keep everything all square while remaining steps are completed ?

How to anchor it on grass ! How wide does the footing have to be ,and what kind of cement to use and kind of anchors ! Thank you

Put mine up last week - went together very nicely. Appreciate your tips. I'm thinking about applying a sealant around at the top of the plinth blocks to keep water from seeping behind the blocks and rotting out the posts prematurely. Wondering if you considered this and have any suggestions.

What if you need to anchor it to pavers? What would you use and how long would you go?

Thank you for the ridge clip illustration, I did figure it our before this video, but yes, their illustration looks like those optical illusions that change direction each time you blink your eyes.

what size do you put your anchor

nice job bro..very helpful..

when I purchase this I have a homeDepot Pro, well they didnt do ANYTHING shown in this video. They did not install the weather stripping, the ridge clips they stole hoping I wouldnt notice they messed up and didnt install them, they didnt remove the plastic from the roof, and never bolted it down....... Now I am stuck with a gazebo poorly put up and looking not as good as it could without the great ridge clips edging.... any sugestions on a way to fix those ridge clips with the roof already on? would it be possible?

hey great job, i got the 4 legs up...just waiting for this weekend to put up the roof....i am placing the gazebo...on my paving stone patio....any suggestions on anchoring, because its just pavers...sand and crushed rocks underneath. i live in ny. do you think anchoring it to through the pavers and into the ground will be enough? the whole set seems pretty heavy and solid....Thank You

Good video but however we will be putting our 10x12 on our lawn without a concrete slab. Any suggestions on how to anchor it? Thanks

I am stuck on step 26 Attached Twist Brackets They don't align up with gaps on top and on some post gap is on the bottom. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Thanks for explaining ridge clips! I agree totally about the way they explain it. Just a note, for safety reasons don’t blow out drilled holes. Silica is hazardous to you lungs. Best to use a hepa filtered vacuum. Thanks for posting👍

The ridge clips sucked. Just got done putting our gazebo together. For me the instructions would be better with actual photos instead of diagrams. Just my thoughts.

I am not sure where you are in the US, but do you get a lot of wind? If so, it has been several years since you installed your gazebo. How are the anchors holding up? Would you do something different if you were to install another gazebo? Thanks!

Thanks for posting this and the other videos. The audio is garbled.. are those 3/8 x 2.5 anchors or 1/2 x 2.5?? Thanks

Awesome! I was stuck on the ridge clip page and your drawing helped!

Do these gazebos require any kind of extra footings installed under an existing concrete patio? or will the patio properly support the weight?

Thanks for the weather strip information as your video resolved my confusion on the application. However, my weather strip is about an inch too long, so I assume I just cut off the excess. Yardistry needs to use your weather strip sketch in their instruction manual. Thanks again.

Om gosh that ridge clip ugh!! Thank you for explaining that before the gazebo went sailing with out the wind lol. Worst Instructions ever, but you sure did simplify it where I could go well shit that's how. Now I will try again. That's the worst part of the entire gazebo for me but was very happy to see how you anchored it and so thanks for that to. Keep doing these because you explain these well. Bravo!!

Thank you so much for clarifying the ridge clips for me. The instructions in the model that I have are even worse than yours.😁

Did you use hot dipped galvanized wedge anchors or just the normal ones at the hardware store? Any worry of rust? Great video and great advice!

Thank you I had a problem with understanding those directions myself.

I realized the weather stripping was to prevent water from being blown upwards in between the panels. I didn't put it on the small panels originally and then realized what they were for when doing the large panels.

thanks for the tips. We are getting ready to start ours this week. Great videos!!

Thanks for the video but lets hope the yardistry tip video was correct as they said to put the stick side on the base and the non sticky side butted up against the flat longer side.

Thank you for the video. I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR GUIDANCE. I'm in the spot where the RIDGE CLIPS come into play. The weather stripping segment was very helpful. Now I'm stuck with where to mount them. In illustration 15.1 it shows the top of the RIDGE CLIPS should be flush with the top. But that puts the RIDGE CLIPS above the ROOF EDGE. In illustration 24.3 it shows the RIDGE CLIP overhanging a little on the ROOF EDGE. How did yours come out?

How would you suggest to anchor if I don't have a concrete slab? All I have is a grass yard.

Thanks, I’m starting mine solo this weekend! Wish me luck 👌

Was wondering if you have any advise on anchoring on paver patio. thanks

Thank you for that point about ridge clips!!

That helped us finish our installation, thanks for sharing.

Hi, I plan to anchor mine as yours. After these years, are those anchor metal brackets rust badly?

Just ordered a Costco gazebo. Thank you for sharing these tips!

anyone have any issues with the aluminum roof overlapping the edges? Not sure how much of an issue its going to be in the end but no matter what we did they hang over the edges on both sides. Thanks for your videos, been a big help!

The advice about the ridge clips was AWSOME. The directions were a little sketchy....so thanks a bunch

how do you prevent the footing from rotting if it is anchored that way?

Where to buy the anchoring L shape plates?

Was weather stripping included? If not, how much and what kind do I need to purchase..THANKS FOR THIS...starting this Friday with a reliable handyman.

Did the gazebo come with the anchoring plates?

Does the gazebo get hot during the summer due to the aluminum roof?

I know what you mean about the ridge clips. And how about that sticky plastic that you had to remove from every single piece of aluminum? Was that a pain in the butt or what?

Thank you very much for your entire list of videos, it may it much easier to assemble the product. I did all the assembly in our shop by myself and then my husband helped me put up the posts and beams. For those still asking, "do I need 4 people to install the roof panels?" YES! We had our 18 year old grandson and his friend help us and so glad I asked them to come (they can each dead lift almost 600 pounds). Without their help we would not have been able to get them up there and attached. We went with your recommendation on the anchors and feel they were right on. We live in Oklahoma where the wind blows hard and have been having 70 mph winds on about a weekly basis and the gazebo has not even moved a millimeter. Thank You again!

I am finally done! Did you not put the 2 screws in that connect the 2 ridge pieces together?? I don't think they are necessary but I put them in anyway I just don't see them in your video

Curious if you had any issues with leveling and if you needed to shim any one side?

Thanks, you sound like a great friend to work with doing projects like this. Your diagram helped me to see where the weather stripping goes. Going to purchase one of these, been watching videos on installation. Your videos are very informative, which make you very trustworthy.

Great video and thanks for the tip on the ridge clips as I helped a buddy today with the pavilion by yardistry and as you said it was very confusing LOL. Thanks for sharing as I have a future build for myself

How is this product holding up?

Just purchased it today! I watched all 4 of your videos! Very helpful! Great job! Thank you for taking the time to help all of us out here that are about to meet this new challenge! Thanks from Ron in Northern California!

Liked the advice for not putting on those trim pieces on the bottom of the posts before anchoring! Saved us some time!

Having a difficult time finding the top peak part. Can u help? What box was it in? Do you have a phone number to ask a few questions?

Your videos and reference to Vimeo was very helpful. Good work thanks!

Thanks , the video is helpful for me.

I have the same watering can

Power wash that slab 👍🏼

Do you think you can hang a fan in the 12 X 14 Yardistry Gazebo?

Great videos on the build of this gazebo! Thinking of buying it this weekend and calling all the guys that I've done favors for (I'm sure they'll be BUSY!) but do you have a list of tools used to build this gazebo? Thanks!

Great job on all of the videos!

Or a vacuum cleaner

Thanks for the clue. This did help me out. The drawing was good.

I am trying to figure out how to anchor the gazebo into a sloped concrete slab.

Thanks really needed help with ridge clips!!!

Damn ridge clips...

Is it called a wedge anchor or a sleeve anchor

Thank you for sharing! Did you consider burying (12”) the 4 post?

Hi great vid, thank you for taking the time to make this. I have a customer that wants me to build one of these. Can you remember how much time it took to build?

Thank you that helps a lot with the weather stripping.

Would you say you *have* to achor this down? I am wondering if I could just leave it resting on the concretet - it seems heavy enough.

Awesome job. Really helpful. Now that you have it together, do you find any movement in the wind? We are trying to decide if this is a good option or not.

Very helpful! Thanks!

So you can use a regular drill to drill into concrete ?

If attaching to a deck, how would you anchor it down?

Damn the ridge clip!!

Thanks for the videos!

thank you so much

Can the gazebo be moved once it is built or is the structure to heavy to lift.

Very helpful

Your drawing for the weather stripping and ridge clip was Great!!

Thank you!

Can this be done onto pavers?

how long did it take you to build from start to finish

how far down does your concrete go?

Do you have a link to the anchors you purchased?