Introduction
- This is the one and only, true 100% DIY-friendly, 6×6, Surface Mounted, Octagon Gazebo Brackets Kit. Offered only by RioOutdoors.com now.
- Surface Mounted, Open Top, Octagon Gazebo Brackets Kit is made to be surface mounted on existing concrete pad, new concrete pad, new concrete footings, concrete pier blocks, or wood decks with additional load transfer posts under the octagon gazebo posts.
General Information
- First to market 45-degree post top elbow brackets make constructing a perfect octagon shaped outdoor living space a breeze.
- True DIY-friendly design allows 2 people to build the main gazebo structure within 2 hours.
- Gusseted construction provides ultimate load resistance and sway resistance.
- Gussets eliminate the need for wooden corner gussets and provide a wide open living space appearance.
- Designed to construct a high quality and high strength structure which will last for a lifetime.
- Thoughtfully engineered gazebo bracket designs provide easy installation without any wood working skills, low labor time, low effort, and low net cost and reduce injury risks.
- Flexible designs of the brackets allow for unlimited shapes, sizes, and aesthetics configurations.
- Eliminates the need to outsource skilled laborers and makes outdoor living space creation affordable.
- You select the lumber type and acquire it. Avoid low quality and low grade imported soft wood lumber gazebo kits sold at big box stores which deteriorate within 3 seasons.
Octagon Size
- The size shown in the kit description (e.g., 10 to 13ft. Wide, Solid Roof) defines the width between two parallel octagon walls.
- The size of an octagon structure is defined by the outer width dimension between two parallel walls of the octagon structure.
- To determine what size octagon will fit in the space available in your yard, include and add the extra space required for the roof overhangs past the octagon walls. We recommend a 12″ roof overhang past the octagon walls
- The size of the octagon you can build employing this bracket kit (measuring across two parallel walls) ranges from 10 feet to 20 feet, depending on the length of the headers.
- The living space you can create ranges between 83 sq. ft to 331 sq. ft.
- Detailed specifications for header length to octagon size and living area are provided in the Instructions Manual.
Lumber size
- Uses dimensional 6×6 posts and headers lumber members.
- 6×6 PT Lumber can vary in size, greatly. Use a power planar to reduce size to 5-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ at lumber ends, if lumber is larger than 5-9/16″ x 5-9/16″.
- The roof structure [rafters, cross tie beams, and roof skirts] shall be constructed using 2×6 or 2×8 lumber for Octagon structures up to 16-1/2 feet wide and using 2×8 lumber for Octagon structures exceeding 16-1/2 feet wide.
What is included with all kits?
- Commonly used brackets and hardwares required to build each gazebo kit are included.
- (8 Qty) 45-degree Post Top/Bottom Elbow Brackets included.
- (8 Qty) Floor Anchor Brackets included.
- (128 Qty) 3/8× 2″ Lag Screws included.
- (32 Qty) 1/2 x 2-3/4″ Bull Stud Anchor for concrete included.
Solid Roof Compatible.
- The solid roof kit is designed to eliminate all wood joinery requirements.
- All roof brackets are designed to provide superior structural support and strength to the structure, far exceeding the strength provided by wood joinery.
- The brackets simplify wood members cutting and adding end treatments.
- The brackets provide precise fit and alignment yielding an architechtural roof structure.
Common parts included with all Solid Roof Kits
- Qty 1, Octagon Spider Bracket
- Qty 16, Octagon Cross Tie Brackets
- Qty 8, Post Top Rafter Tie Brackets
- Qty 8, Octagon Roof Skirt Tie Brackets
- 1/4″ x 1-1/4″ Lag Screws
Additional Parts included with various sized Solid Roof Kits
- 10ft. to 13 ft. Solid Roof Kit: Qty 8, Octagon Cross Tie Brackets
- 13-1/2 ft. to 16-1/2 ft. Solid Roof Kit: Qty 16, Octagon Cross Tie Brackets
- 17 ft. to 20ft. Solid Roof Kit: Qty 24, Octagon Cross Tie Brackets
Mary and Steve –
Very happy. Fast order delivery and they were very responsive to our request for the custom cultists and instructions.
Rabi Rimal –
We picked the 6×6 size and we like its thick appearance but it was too much effort to move and lift the 6×6 pieces. If you can, go with 4×4 and make your life much easier. But everything worked out great and the gazebo looks very high end in our backyard. The weathered cedar fence needs to be updated now because it looks too cheap in comparison. We are very happy we chose this kit.
Robert Brooks –
Shipment was fast. All parts arrived together. We took inventory and found every there. The solid roof kit was packaged in one 24 x 24 x 12 box. It quite fantastic that they can fit all the parts for the roof in one box. The floor anchors and octagon elbows were an additional 12 boxes. All parts were in good shape and painted nicely. Lag screws were black and matched the brackets. Instruction were very good. Whole build went quickly within 2 days. We can now spend all day long in our new gazebo and have drinks and meals. We are looking forward to this a lot.
Joanne Kirby –
Parts are very nice and precise. Packaging was good. It is very nice of them to allow downloading instructions well in advance so we know what it takes to build this gazebo. All work went smoothly. We are happy with final results. Looks fabulous in our garden.
Susan Lark –
I didn’t do any of the work. I just watched and took pictures of my husband and his friend building the gazebo. I was quite surprised how fast they were able to build it. They said it was straight forward and instructions were good. Well it looks fabulous and I am supposed to buy furniture and a new grill to put in it. I get to do the fun stuff around here. I’m sure we will be enteraining many friends and family in our backyard now.
Moni Kamalf –
Just spent 2 days building this gazebo. It was made easy with all the technical information provided by Riooutdoors. Very thorough and accurate materials list, cuts list, and directions. This kit makes it very easy to build. The toughest parts as lifting and moving the wet 6x6s. Otherwise, very easy to do. We especially like the lines marking on cross tie ends to cut the compound miter angle. That made our work super fast, easy, and very accurate. Our structure is 18 feet wide and looks massive. Neighbors are amazed that we built it in 2 days. We are complete fans of this company now.