Before you go to a gazebo sale, start by asking what you mean by a cheap gazebo; because strictly speaking, a gazebo is any garden structure that provides shelter or encloses a sitting area where you can view the garden with varying degrees of comfort. Some people will want a temporary structure like a tent, whilst others will want a more permanent building. For still others a cheap gazebo will be a decorative framework for an attractive display of climbing plants. So whether you visit a gazebo sale or go online, you will find many gazebos that will make an attractive garden feature that can be decorative in its own right or can be incorporated within a planting scheme or landscape design.

Cheap gazebos are often used to provide shade or shelter for seating, dining or entertaining areas and are frequently chosen for temporary weather protection over building works in progress. At a gazebo sale you will find that many cheap gazebos are temporary tent-like structures consisting of a fabric weatherproof membrane stretched over a metal framework. Sometimes this is simply a roof whilst in other cases there may also be sidewalls or screens that incorporate flexible windows and door coverings. These are all inexpensive, light and readily portable and can be rapidly erected and dismantled when required. They are easy to clean, dry rapidly and fold away for storage.

Many cheap gazebos at a gazebo sale are likely to be constructed from timber and these offer a far more open, airy and accessible environment than a summerhouse, cabin or chalet, making an attractive garden feature that will give many years of lasting enjoyment in all weather conditions. These timber cheap gazebos will often have a solid roof structure to provide shelter come rain or shine, but with open or partially trellised sides to give good views and a sense of freedom. Depending upon its design the timber cheap gazebo may also incorporate decorative features to suit every garden design from traditional to modern.

Of course many people visiting a gazebo sale want a cheap gazebo that will provide a stylish framework upon which the imaginative gardener can display roses, clematis, jasmin or other climbing plants. Many of these cheap gazebos are constructed from a powder coated metal framework, which is light, durable, easy to assemble and will last for many years.

Variety is the name of the game with cheap gazebos and you can choose from a huge range of design features including trellis panels, windows and cut outs, seats and storage, plus various roof styles and different construction layouts to suit your needs. Most cheap gazebos at a gazebo sale feature durable, high quality materials and some timber models are made from FSC-approved, environmentally friendly timber, which is pressure treated to give all-weather protection against rot and supplied in a natural finish to paint or stain as you choose.

Most off-the-shelf cheap gazebos are designed for easy home assembly using DIY tools and equipment and are usually supplied complete with all fixtures and fittings to make the task simple and enjoyable - those with the right skills can even build their own cheap gazebo.