Coverit All Weather Shelter - Anyone Have one ?

Mark_in_NH · Oct 31, 2003

On a scale of 1 to 10, I would have to say the instructions are an 8. I did have to call them with a few questions, which by the way you can't do on a Saturday because there CLOSED !!!! /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
There were other little minor complications to deal with but nothing that isn't easily overcome. I found that I needed to lightly file the inside edge of the unswaged ends of the pipe so that the swaged end would go in. No big deal, just one of those things.
Mine was a tailgate delivery here in my driveway. The shelter came in a big heavy cardboard box maybe 32" x 72". The box comes strapped to a pallet of equel size. In the box is a S**T load of parts. Just going through all the parts and matching them up with the instruction sheets so that you know whats what and you have the proper quantity takes a while. Building the thing is a challange, but a fun challange. The end result is a great acomplishment and well worth the effort.

rbarker · Oct 31, 2003

( I live in NH, and for a good deal I would be willing to travel down. Anyway, just a thought.

Dave
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I don't know where in NH you are but there is a distributor of Cover -it in Newbury Mass where you can pick these up and save the shipping cost.

Send me an email or private message if you want more info.

Dave___in___CT · Nov 1, 2003

HI...

Visited the ClearSpan facility in CT where the covers are made... they are part of Farmtek... www.farmtek.com

I ordered a 2-car closeout garage I spotted on their website www.scroungecentral.com... 26'w x 28' l x 12' h with extra heavy 16oz fabric ! Hundreds off regular price...

Looks like a quality product... rachet tie downs for the cover... both sides... 1.66" pipe is galvanized inside & out...

It's gonna be a challenge to put together... & up... I expect the fabric is gonna be heavy to get over the top... /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Won't find out 'til next spring though...

Dave...

MadReferee · Nov 1, 2003

There is also a distributor in Nashua but the prices from the factory, even when you include shipping, were cheaper (at least they were this past spring).

Clammer · Nov 1, 2003

alsdiscount.com used to sell cover it...he stopped and has info posted by a New Haven newspaper about the legal problems Cover It was having. The story indicates that Cover It is going out of business and will not honor warranties. The story is several months old. Does anyone know anything about this?

Dave___in___CT · Nov 2, 2003

Coverite...

Someone told me to call the CT Attorney's General office to find out about complaints... like... not getting what you though you were... delivery issues...

I didn't call...

Dave...

MadReferee · Nov 2, 2003

I ordered mine the 3rd week in may from the factory. Was told delivery would be in 4 weeks. It actually showed up the last week in june (5 weeks). Everything arrived as expected/advertised.

However, as I have said before, the roll-up door was a rip-off. It was just 2 ropes and 2 pulleys and a metal tube which could have been purchased from Home Depot for under $10. They charged $39.95.

Mark_in_NH · Nov 2, 2003

( I expect the fabric is gonna be heavy to get over the top... )

Dave
It is heavy, but by no means impossible to do even alone. I described how I did mine alone in an earlier thread. But here it is again.
I laid the cover on the ground beside the frame, upside down in a fan fold pattern. I inserted the pipe assemblys into the sewn in hem on either side of the cover. I then tied 3 lengths of rope to the pipe that I wanted to pull up and over the frame. There are factory cut outs in the hem for where the ratchets will eventually go, tie your ropes in here temporarily. Throw the 3 ropes up and over the whole frame, little by little pull the cover up and over by alternating the 3 ropes. Pull 1 up and tie it off, pull another one up and tie it off, etc. back and forth between the 3. There will be a little fudging along the way and you will need something like a long 2x4 to occasionally reach up and knudge the cover.
The whole process is more a pain in the butt then it is hard. The whole main cover might take an hour to lay out and raise.
I had to do mine twice using this method. The cover that came with my kit was cut to long and dragged the ground on either side. Taking it off and getting it folded back in the box was harder then trying to put it on. The 2nd cover the sent was perfect.

Mark_in_NH · Nov 2, 2003

( However, as I have said before, the roll-up door was a rip-off. It was just 2 ropes and 2 pulleys and a metal tube )

The door mechanisms that are included with the Clear-Span shelters is really nothing to brag about. Although they do work.

rbarker · Nov 2, 2003

( alsdiscount.com used to sell cover it...he stopped and has info posted by a New Haven newspaper about the legal problems Cover It was having. The story indicates that Cover It is going out of business and will not honor warranties. The story is several months old. Does anyone know anything about this? )

Nope, sorry. It's the first I heard of it. I talked to my local distributor a few weeks ago about a couple for work and he never mentioned anything about it. Told me he was getting regular shipments and could order whatever I wanted... /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif