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4.5
I highly recommend it.I need to cut down on my direct sun exposure, but dont want to give up the pool, so I got this shade cover. It works and looks great. Some folks who bought it complained it stretched, but mine has not, even tho I really crank down on pulling the corners with turnbuckles (6 in long tightening screws). I got the 16 by 20 size to go over my 16 by 32 pool.Seems very solid - I'm not worried about it tearing even when I have it stretched as much as I can.It does let rain thru, so don't worry about getting a big pool of water weighing it down.Looks great, everyone likes it. Provides shade for those of us who need it, and still lets part of the pool have sun light for those who crave that.Only minor issue is even with max pull on each corner, I'm not quite able to align where I can attach it quite right to stretch the center, so it droops a little in the center. No problem, I just ran a couple extra cords under it to keep it elevated and to keep water from pooling in center before it drains thru. Other option is to add grommets to center of sides and pull there.After we built a pergola, it wasn't quite right, we needed just a little bit more sun protection. My wife chose the color and it really brings out the stain I used on the lumber. As to the durability, we will see, but I have had it up a couple months and it seems to be holding up just fine.We don’t have much shade in our back yard and this was great to create that. It’s getting super windy sometimes and it held up great.Easy to put up. Bought in spring, left up all summer in the South Texas sun and heat. Took it down last weekend (end of summer) and it looked brand new.Very well made and really helped cut down the heat of the sun underneath it.I bought two of these sails to install over the pool. We don’t have any shade trees and it gets very hot in the afternoon. This photo was taken at 3pm when it really starts to beat down. You can see the shade vs unshaded areas. We love these sails! Not only do they shade the pool but also the patio and house late in the afternoon. We can feel a difference inside the house. Installation was easy. We installed one side directly to the patio (10’ up). The other side we attached to eye bolts on PVC pipes attached to the fence. This allows us to take down the sails easily when needed.Needs to be lowered when the pool is not in use, so the sun can heat the pool. With only the 4 holes, retracting it on a cable causes it to lower into the pool and onto the ground. I'm going to Lowes and will try to make more holes. If it had a shower curtain affect, I think it would be much better.It was relatively easy to set up, probably would have been even easier if I had another person, kinda big but got it done. Keeps our pool in some shade to protect the grandbabies...This product was not the sail we were expecting. It looked and felt like a tarp. The product took almost a month to arrive after I complained that I'd failed to get it after 23 days.Only had for one year but working very well seems to be a good product
