Word to the wise - shovel off your roof!

[chris vickery]

As I said to my wife, if it needs to be temporary it will be a sea can from now on.
Bob, I am glad you guys have had some luck but of course when lashed to a 8000lb truck one would expect it to stay put.
On that note, seems like a lot of time is invested by your crew maintaining said tentage during the winter months

[rob love]

Those two fellows in Toronto had the right idea: Go underground.

[motto]

If going below ground. Before you start, make sure you have the drainage sorted and an accurate fix on the water table.
A high shed is a dry shed.

David

[maple_leaf_eh]

I used the engine hoist as a lifter to push the kinked tubes back into place and then I lashed angle steel (actually garbage day pickup bedrails) with 550 cord across the weak spots. I found a lumber man who sawed and delivered 5/4 white pine boards 6" x 8'. Starting during early, I dismantled the broken wooden arches and one by one reinstalled good wood. So far the only problem is some of my existing arches are thicker. Another trip to the hardsware store for longer bolts.

Tomorrow will be the challenging part of the resurrection (it is Easter weekend after all) will be to build the new arches in situ for the bent steel. But, hope springs eternal.