DuraTrel Country Garden Vinyl Trellis, Outdoor Plant Support Frame, White, 35" x 66" - Decorative Grid-Style Lattice for Climbing Vines & Flowers, Use Against Walls, Fences or Freestanding

Assembly was super easy and quick. I purchased one and then a second one about a week later. The second one I unboxed yesterday and it was slightly tougher as the cuttings for the inserts were a little more tight and the leg extensions were gray and not white which I didn’t care much as that part is in the ground.The trellis’ match my fence perfectly in color and material and I was specifically looking for something squared off verses the arched ones.Would buy again as I’m sure my vines will need more crawling assistance.Shipping was also fast and very well packaged. The instructions was very easy to follow.

I purchased 2 of these trellises for a new flower bed. The shipping boxes arrived in great shape, but when I opened the first box, one of the ground anchors was missing. I opened the second box, which was also missing one of the ground anchors. I sent an email to the company, DuraTrel, explaining my issue. Two hours and nineteen minutes later, I received a reply from Tammy, who wanted my shipping address and said she would ship out the missing parts. Two days later, I received the parts via FedEx.The company turned an issue into a positive experience. Thanks to the company and Tammy. We need more companies who take care of customers!

difficult assembly

I bought 7 of these to go along my neighbor’s fence for grape vines. I think they’re very sturdy and should last a long time in the Southern California sun. I did encounter several of the issues that others did however: a couple of the horizontal bar holes weren’t aligned from top to bottom on the same bar; it was difficult to hold together while inserting the vertical bars; black rubber mallets can leave marks; and getting the vertical slats in the horizontal holes were not always easy.Here were my solutions: I assembled the uprights and the horizontal bars on a lifetime table. It hung over the edge but it allowed for standing up during assembly. I used long bungee cords to hold the two main uprights tighter together while I inserted the vertical bars. I used the yellow end of a rubber mallet that had two sides to it to keep from marking the white plastic. And I nipped the corners off the end of the vertical bar and taped the front and back to each other to ease insertion into the horizontal bar holes (see picture). This last was a great improvement, It let the vertical bars slide in like butter. I sent a suggestion in to Dura-Trel to cut the ends like that so everyone will have less trouble. I didn’t come up with a solution for the misaligned holes, except to use a utility knife to cut a tab off the side of the hole that the slat needed to go through.Otherwise I really like these and think it was worth the trouble. I hope this review helps.

We were happy enough with these trellises to, ultimately, mount four of them on our house. Assembly is pretty straight forward. Although mounting them horizontally on a wall, as I did, was a little challenging. It would be nice if Dura-Trel considered this mounting option and provided hardware and wall spacers. Also, by mounting these horizontally, I needed 2 extra end caps for each trellis. It would have been nice to have these included. Nonetheless, the company had no issue sending me the caps I needed.. One of the trellis kits contained a set of incorrect parts but a phone call with Dura-Trel quickly sorted that out & the correct parts were shipped out right away. All four trellises have held up well for nearly 2 years, through sun and storms. Not having paint or rust to worry about is a huge plus. I would certainly consider more items from Dura-Trel.

Very good quality. Amazing customer service! I was missing a post for mounting into the ground. I emailed their customer service and they literally overnighted me the part. Very impressive. Would definitely buy from them again!

These are great. I installed 4 of them side by side to support a viney japanese maple we planted 2 years ago for a privacy fence. It looks really good. The build quality is pretty nice.I would say i established a very strange assembly process since that's what most people talk about. I tried to do it the way they recommend in the assembly manual, but that way sucked. So, my method:1. lay all horizontal pcs out next to each other laying flat on the ground.2. space closest to you out about 6 inches and insert first vertical pc.3. push first vertical pc thru all horizonal pcs.4. repeat this for all vertical pcs. you're actually trying to move the horizontal pieces to each other as you push the vertical through.5. put both top and bottom horizontal pcs on.6. put first vertical side piece on after spacing horizontal pieces out evenly.7. put second vertical side piece on, forcing horizontal pieces in place as needed and using a dead blow hammer to tap some into slots.8. install screws.This allowed me to assemble the last 2 of 4 in about 5 mins each. The first one per manufacturers instructions, because the horizonal slot positions were off significantly, was kind of a nightmare, i won't lie. But establishing my own system was the right way to go.I also don't like the stakes provided. I bought some 8 foot long 5/8 galvanized grounding rod from a big box store and cut them in half, then drove them in 3 feet. I then drilled 3 thru holes in them to screw through the vinyl into treated 2x2's to make them really sturdy.That said, still gets 5 stars, because all i wanted was the assembly and i knew i'd have to rig up a staking system and linking system.

I had 4 of these trellises. Two of them went through Hurricane Helene in Florida no problem! But when Milton came along just 9 days later, those babies took off. Found one down the street, and another one over a fence behind another neighbor house. With the vines on them! The other two stayed put. They were perpendicular to the wind. Ordering replacements now!