Good luck with your project! You'd think the manufacturers would have replacements tops for these things - but unfortunately they don't 😞 Let us know if it works for you!

thanks. Unfortunately, a storm got our gazebo a couple of years ago and I only got to use the new top for about a year and a half :-(

Cutting a little off the ends makes sense. The only watchout on that is if/when you need to replace the top again - will the new canopy be too big at that point? But I'm guessing that your frame was built a little larger and all the replacement tops are more or less a standard size. Hope it works out for you! Let us know 🙂

You are a great guesser….😂. This is new canopy cover replacement. I kinda knew this top might be an issue, but wasn’t spending $250 for whole replacement. It’s a BIG LOTS gazebo. I like bucking the system. Thank you so much for your prompt response! Never cut metal before. Wish me luck 🍀

@@TboneMilton Good point about the metal. If you have some kind of cut-off tool, that's a fairly easy tool to cut off metal that's up in the air like that. Any saw with a metal blade would work (jigsaw, hacksaw, sawsall, etc.), but the issue is that you would need some kind of solid backing to keep the blade from catching on the metal and bending up the frame. The cut-off tool will create a cool shower of sparks, but not put so much pressure on the frame as it cuts through. I use one from Harbor Frieght (~$20) that gets used A LOT. FYI - with a new tool, always practice on something that doesn't matter if it gets damaged/destroyed before you do the main project... ask me how I know we should practice first. 😀Good luck!