Using a Kit

• Perhaps the best strategy when attempting to build a gazebo on your own is to build it from a prefabricated kit. Many companies offer these kits, which come with plans and specifications showing you how to put the gazebo together. Putting up a gazebo from scratch presents you with a much more complex task, according to the "This Old House" website.
  
  

Help

• Putting a gazebo, even a relatively simple one, typically requires more than one person to complete the job in one or two days. Getting help from a couple of friends who have good do-it-yourself skills can make building from a kit even easier.
  
  

Foundation

• Many homeowners building gazebos have difficulty with the foundation. You may want to leave this part of the project to a professional contractor. However, this is not essential and depending on the amount of confidence you have in the building skills of yourself and your friends, you might tackle this aspect of the job as well.