The money saved using the solar pool cover has more than paid for itself. We usually put it on just before Thanksgiving and take it off late March or early April. I made the mistake of not ordering a clear cover and had to pay shipping on the return. I don't remember the size, but my GH is a 8 x 16 SunCountry and the cover goes up the side and over the top and back down the side again. The front is flush and I wrap the back like a package. I also purchased mine out of Wichita and ordered the gromet (sp) clips from Charley's Greenhouse.

Hello Mudhouse, Good to hear from you again. I wanted to tell you how impressed I am with your 10x12 shown on another posting. If I had more space... Your Director of Construction is clearly skilled. Good choice! I think the 2x2 redwood would be really nice. If I were a better carpenter, I'd go with the aesthetic of redwood. My wife and I have found the view of the terra cotta pots seen from the outside is a nice feature in the garden. I think that the aged redwood would have an equally nice appeal. Of course, the rubber coated shelving is easy, durable, and immediate. Heck why not two of those, and one long redwood bench. Could be really nice. The "storybook setting" is a recent change. I re-did my yard this year. We had two goals in mind. 1. Buffer our house from the street. This meant removing the front lawn entirely, and planting an apron of california native plants that will eventually form a thicket - a sort of natural living fence. 2. Have the home in the center of the habitat. This is accomplished by making the front yard as interesting a garden as the back. I figure from a birdseye point of view, the yard looks like a great place to hang out. The results of this effort have been noteworthy. We have everything from nesting Barn Owls and Blue Jays, to a well balanced eco system. The yard is 100% natural/organic. All weeding is by hand, and the critters seem to take care of each other (good for some, bad for others). At any given time, you might see 6 species of birds. I said to my wife the other day that our yard has become an "experience". Best, DG ps...looking into the cost of high-quality faux fur.

Buyorsell, it sounds like you have a lovely greenhouse. I put down crushed bluestone and, while I do like the way it packs, it was rough on my sometimes-bare feet, so last fall I pushed it to the perimeter, poured and leveled some sand and laid a walkway in the center, 3 blocks wide, of the gray rectangular patio blocks. Life is so much easier now, lol. Maybe something like this would work for you? Are you planning on adding any basic weather proofing this winter? I had great luck with a light dusting of ordinary flour on the aphids; come back about an hour or two later and they'll be all dried up; just spray plants with water to clean them off. Spider mites are a little more stubborn. There are several products on the market, from organic to the heavy-hitting synthetic chemicals, to keep them at bay. If your plants are all ornamentals, you may want to consider a systemic, which is applied to the soil and taken up by the plant and poisons the pests that feed upon it. It's about time to start preparing our greenhouse for the coming season. Hope everyone will have a good one this winter! Diane

We found on our 10x12 that there was a surprising amount of play in the frame, after it was erected, especially when the bolts were loosened up. We had to loosen bolts to get our roof windows in and square, then tightened them up again. It looked like things were just not going to fit, but after I loosened bolts, and tugged a bit on the roof frame, it all settled into place so everything worked fine. Have you been able to use a level on the vertical corner posts, to make sure they're all plumb? Used a square to check that the interior corners of your frame (especially at the tops of the walls) are all nice and square? I just keep thinking something has gotten a little "off" in the construction, but of course I can't guarantee that's all it is. I did check the manual for the older version of the 6x8, and the never version, and they have not made any changes to the parts 2,3,4,5 (Front and Rear Crown Beams.) So I don't think they've mixed up any parts for you...those crown beams are the same in both kit versions. Sorry to not have more help...