Moving a Costco Gazebo

[@grandmaraps]

Well done. You give me hope.

[@CannaMike420]

My 12x16 came in three cartons with a total weight of 900 lbs.

[@TheBusyLifeDad]

That’s accurate for ours too!

[@ionamic]

Good move. Not having been there, I would think that a couple of 14 foot 2X8s might have worked better. I need to move mine off and 2 foot high deck and back up to a 4 foot high deck.

[@MOG9850]

I like the concept and think I'll try to move ours this way. The only difference being I'm going to buy a couple sheets of plywood and rip them down to 2' wide to make 2' x 8' runways. Should cut down on the time.

[@TheBusyLifeDad]

We just used spare scraps we had lying around. 2’x8’ would have been great! How’d it work out for you?

[@regthebackyardjackofalltrades]

Thank you for sharing this. I have a 12’X16’ Yardistry Gazebo that I purposely placed 2’ from the edge of my grass. 2yrs later I had cemented most of the grassy area & now I need to move the gazebo 2’ so that I can install a 10’X10’ or a 10’X12’ Gazebo adjacent to the gazebo. I have questions: 1. Did you loosen any of the roof brackets? If not did the roof buckle? 2. Any issues on the areas that weren’t level? I’m into woodworking so if I have any issues I can repair it. I’m still leaning towards taking it apart because my patio has a slope in the middle to direct water to a drain. The only problem is trying to get available family members to take off from their jobs to help with the removal of the roof panels. I can hire people but that might be a problem or costly. I’m also 6’2” which I’ve learned the hard way not to walk close to the pillars and I’ll be raising each post about 6”-12” to prevent friends and family from contacting the pillar supports. The angle you took could’ve been done but calculus with civil engineering and six months of structural work would have delayed the move. Your videos showed me that even I could do this. I even contacted Yardistry about moving the gazebo and they didn’t recommend it but your video shows everyone on KZbin that “anything is possible.” Thanks again for sharing this. I’m going to add another trade to my “BackyardJackofAllTrades” “Structural Transport Engineer…”

[@TheBusyLifeDad]

Did you end up moving it? Sorry for the late reply! We did not loosen any of them and it did not buckle. For leveling, we used pavers.

[@kathleenmcguirk2347]

Very helpful! Thanks.

[@winstonian88]

Each leg on the 12x14 is only bearing about 175 lbs. Four skate boards running over plywood would do it. Or four cheap furniture dollies.

[@dazoney]

What if I had 4-5 big dudes… could we lift it without ruining anything?

[@mitchfuchs8037]

Also wondering this. Did you try it?

[@lorinajera2863]

We are going to try this with some cross braces added to the gazebo. Look up ‘Amish shed move’.

[@regthebackyardjackofalltrades]

I thought about that also but scrapped the idea. I only have 2’ to go & this is the best idea. I hope to film my gazebo move when I get the time and opportunity to move it. The reason why I decided not to do it is because all 4 guys will not lift evenly and the roof might buckle. I even thought of loosening the brackets but then the whole gazebo would be unstable. Either taking it apart or moving it like this video I believe are the best options. Unless someone else shows another way this is it.

[@winstonian88]

Yes. I have a 12x14 and each leg is only bearing about 175 pounds. You might want to temporarily fasten some 2x4’s in between the legs to stabilize it and provide a hand grab for lifting.