Greenstone Fairchild Arbor

My husband and I put it together with our 8 year old daughter, and let her work the power drill because construction was all so easy. She felt very successful having helped build our new arbor. The whole thing was up in a couple hours, from opening the box to digging holes to clean up. I have no complaints or even suggestions for improvement. This was quick and easy.The most difficult part was probably mixing the cement, and that wasn't even that hard or time consuming. There is a groove on the inside of each leg where an L shaped piece of metal fits. You screw one side to the wood, the other side goes into the groove. It fits nicely. We used those braces to mount the arbor in concrete. We braced the arbor with old wood and bricks so it would stand securely while the concrete sets, then we mixed up the concrete in an old cat litter bucket and poured it in the shallow hole on each side of our walkway. In a few days, we will remove the old pieces of wood that are helping support it. It all looks very nice.The kids got to put their handprints in the concrete. I can't wait until the grapes grow enough they can start climbing the trellis. It makes our front yard look nicer.

this is my second arbor of this one brand and type. the first one has finally reached it's end after many yearsthis is the second arbor of this brand and design. the first one is on it's last legs after many years of Chicago weather. hard to find in stock so got it now though won't be putting it up for a while. hope it is ok when we get to putting it together as it will be past it's return date.

a decent product and a reasonable price. The only quibble I have is with the metal braces which anchor the legs into the ground/cement. The directions say to keep them about 3/4" above the cement I suppose so as not to rot the wood... but that allows for some wobble since the metal anchors are narrow. They could be a bit more substantial. Instead of a skinny "L" which slides into a precut groove with screw holes very close to the edge of the groove, they should be a wider "T" flange and anchor on BOTH sides of the groove. Fortunately I can tie one side into a fence and make it much sturdier.. but free standing ? It might require extra bracing.

as advertised--good quality materials and relatively easy to assemble. The only assembly problem was one of the holes was misalighned so the threaded bolt did not line up with the hole. We adjusted it ourselves

Arbor arrived in a torn box, and appeared to have been previously opened. One of the sides was broken, (the leg was snapped off) making the arbor completely unusable. Latticework was also defective. Since we planned to use it for a wedding we didn't want to take a chance on reordering, so we returned it (which was painless) and bought one locally.

This looks so good in my yard with grapes growing over the top of it. I put it so that it frames the gate to the backyard and it's just perfect there. So far, it's weathered pretty well here in the high desert (hot dry summers, very cold winters, not much moisture) and hasn't experienced any noticeable deterioration. It's just very pretty and adds something special to the landscaping.

I bought two arches from Greestone. This one and the Bungalow. Although I like the Bungalow stylistically, this one fit the space better. The two arches compliment each other perfectly. I could not be happier with how fast they came and how easy they were to set up. Did the first one with a friend and did the second myself. Took no time at all and looks great.

I purchased this for our daughter's wedding. Gave 4 stars instead of 5 only because there was a small sliver of wood out of one go the pieces, very minor and easily dealt with. I was impressed with the quality especially with the price. Each piece and bag was clearly marked. Easy to follow instructions, had it put together in about 15 or 20 minutes. We are very happy with this purchase and would definitely recommend. It' a very nice looking arbor and was beautiful at the wedding!