As you can see in the image we recommend you to clamp the beams to the posts after leveling them and aligning them at both ends.
How to build a metal roof gazebo.
Problem is the nylon top keeps deteriorating and then shreds and has to be replaced.
For instance a pergola or verandah is designed to admit only partial sunlight.
The first step of the project is to attach the 2 6 beams to the top of the posts.
Kind of like the one in the picture its perm attached over our hot tub.
Have one of those 180 steel framed 10 x 10 two tier roof gazebos that every retailer seems to sell now a days.
Apply several coats of wood stain to the wooden components fill the holes with wood filler and smooth the surface.