pushindirt: If you are referring to the bubble, if you buy it in 2 ft. widths, it should fit between the aluminum polybars on most standard aluminum & polycarb GH's. If you cut a piece the size of the polycarb panel on all or just one of your roof vents, it should allow the vent(s) to operate. If not, the heat shrink film would certainly not overweigh them. You could also cut out only the bottom and sides of a pool cover where it covers the vents, as many people do with sunshades. Double faced tape or velcro might work to hold the cover onto the vent sash, to prevent it from blowing back, leaving the vent uncovered when you don't want it to be. Solar pool covers are far heavier than any bubble wrap and also have bubbles, but much smaller. However, in larger sizes, they can be quite heavy and as another poster noted, getting a large one up can be a real challenge. Our's was so heavy, we cut it into two sections and overlapped them on the top of the GH. The wind took one off shortly after we put them on last month, which fortunately taught us a lesson before it became too cold to work outdoors. I bought some nylon webbing and tied it to some bungee cords that are connected at the base on either side of the GH. It goes over the top and holds the overlapped covers down securely, yet gives just enough as to not put undue pressure on the polycarb. We also used a strong braided nylon rope to wrap around the GH from one side of the door and around, to the other. It's holding the cover tightly against the kneewall and has proved a far better solution than laying bricks and timbers along the bottom as we did last year. We learn as we go.

A lot of people in our town use a local window tinting business to tint their windows. I have never noticed a difference in the look of the windows inside the home, just less glare and a clearer view to the outside. There are several levels of film, just like sunglasses---some are almost like mirrors, some are barely tinted. From the outside, the more highly tinted windows have a reflective look to them, and some people use that on garage windows so people can't see in (at night with indoor lights on, they would be able to see). We recently had a devastating tornado in the area, and many people with the tinted windows still had to replace the windows, but the glass didn't break into tiny pieces and end up in their furniture. If you don't have a local supplier, Vista brand has a very good reputation. If you visit their website you may find a supplier in your area.

I like the ShadeStore. Their website shows the openness with a background behind it. It give you an idea of what it may allow to show through. They have quite a few nice pictures on the site depending on the solar shades you are interested in. The cost to automate the shade is very expensive through the ShadeStore though and I don't know if it can be automated at 105".

I bought $60 five gallon rose from Regan nursery (Fremont) last spring for the head start, then realized the bottom third of the pot was filled mostly with wood shavings and dirt, with plenty of top growth disproportional to the size of the root ball. The size of the root ball was similar to the ones I bought from homedepot for $25 (2-3 gallon size), and by the end of the season all of them were pretty similar in size (Regan 5 gallon, Summerwinds nursery 5 gallon, Homedepot, and gallon-size mail order), with the mail order bands a bit behind in development. My experience might not apply to all of the 5 gallon roses sold by Regan, I guess Regan might grow some of them and also purchase from other wholesale distributors. The 5-gallon rose purchased from Summerwinds had the root ball filling the entire pot (sandy potting media), wholesale name on the pot was a Japanese name I don't remember. Regan policy did not allow return last year, Summerwinds and Homedepot did. Hope this info helps.