Assembled easily and mounted by myself. Made a header board with 2 deck planks attached with 2 metal braces, and pre drilled mounting pilot holes for canopy brackets as well as facia mounting holes in line that will be covered by brackets. Put a stud on top middle bracket to hang assembly for positioning. Use a carriage bolt from behind or lag screw to 5/16 thread. Mount header over opening at desired location using a level, comes with hardware for stone or blind access, I used 6 deck screws into my 1\" wood facia with header pre finished with stain. Hange the canopy assembly on stud and secure other 5 locations with 3/8 x 1 1/2 lag bolts. Zip-em in with cordless driver and swivel socket. If outer over hang is uneven, shim lower brackets to raise low side.