Outdoor Structure Guides
Six guides on the parts of buying and living with a gazebo, tent, carport or shed that are easy to get wrong: roof size versus usable floor space, wood versus hardtop, wall-mounted versus free-standing, clearance from your house and fence, seasonal care for tarp structures, and what "heavy duty" actually means.
Mechanics and specifications, not marketing
Each guide starts from something easy to assume incorrectly - that a gazebo's title size is the floor space you get, that "heavy duty" is a certified rating, that every gazebo stands free the same way. They are written around the Gartoo range and its own published data, not general advice for the category.
Whether a specific structure's own footprint actually suits your yard or wall is worked out on the sizing pages as data is collected. Two specific structures are put head to head in comparisons, and the buying guides start from the yard and the constraint rather than the catalogue.
Why a Gazebo's Roof Size Isn't the Usable Floor Space →
The size in a gazebo's title is its roof, not its floor - why the overhang exists, what usable footprint actually means, and where to find it as it's collected.
Wood Gazebo vs. Hardtop Gazebo →
What GARTOO's own listings mean by "wood" and "hardtop," which of the range's five free-standing gazebos is which, and where the wood family itself splits further by roof shape.
Wall-Mounted Lean-To vs. Free-Standing Gazebo →
How the range's one wall-mounted gazebo differs structurally from the five free-standing ones, why its sizing check works differently, and what is still unconfirmed about it.
Clearance From Your House and Fence →
Why this site does not publish a clearance figure for any gazebo, tent, carport or shed, and where that number actually comes from.
Storing Tarp Structures in the Off Season →
What GARTOO's own listings say about seasonal care for the shed, party tent and carport - all built around a tarp or canopy cover rather than a rigid roof panel.
What "Heavy Duty" Actually Means Here →
What GARTOO specifies on the party tent and carport listings that carry a "heavy duty" name, and what that phrase does and does not confirm.