I believe they’re very common down there. Probably to help keep the gators out of the pool.
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Yes. The majority of pools have them. I think its to keep the bugs out mainly. But the tree debris has been a problem for me since the storm. Have to keep it clean or it will turn green
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Wife and in-laws are from Daytona beach. I’ve never seen so many pools in people’s back yards. Here in NC there’s a pool at a lot of neighborhoods, but not all. Not really enough season for them I guess
But even here, I’ve never seen a screen enclosing them
I wonder if the cold weather is an issue. Or snowfall accumulations could collapse the structure. We got lots of pools down here. When the economy is booming all the new houses get a pool. Mine is a custom job. Its pretty sweet
We got a five foot plastic circle from Walmart for the dogs to lay in when it’s hot. You can’t hide money
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Couldn’t have one anywhere that sees snow even remotely regularly
You should probably stay out of your neighbors years
We are good friends. I live in a great community of wonderful people. Not too many jerks around here. We all do what we can to help each other out. The way it should be. That garden is like my child. Been working on it for 15 years and it breaks my heart to see it the way it is. I post the pics cause it helps me release some of my pain.
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We actually had a customer tell is that hurricane Ian cleaned his roof. He was serious.
It cleaned my whole neighborhoods roofs! In the sense that they are destroyed and will all be replaced in next decade. They are still working on the backlog of Irma roofs from 2017. I cant imagine how long this is going to take
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A wind event put my shade canopy in the deep end. Being winter the sun is so low on the horizon that it really isn’t helping much. Took it down. I need to irrigate once the winter breaks its stronghold to promote new growth
It seems like we both had a wind event. Id go outside right now and take a picture for you but its like -18 here right now and i dont want to put on pants. the front third of my tarp setup for the boat blew free. thought i used enough paracord but you know how that goes…Could sew it up super ridiculously over the top and get no wind, or regular and have it get beaten 6 ways from sunday. Guess which option i chose 
I was trying to be funny but the “stronghold” is really the shortness of daylight. Only 11 hours currently. Looking forward to Dec 22 then the days will begin to lengthen! Only 3 months till spring 
550 is awesome stuff, it is what I choose to use too.
I actually bought a grommet making little thing and make my own grommet holes in rubber tarps. I still put a plastic tarp underneath and 550 it down (redundancy). The rubber is heavier and doesn’t fly away as easily, plus it doesn’t tear like cheap plastic ones do. I get high winds often in winter so I feel your pain. Retarping in high winds and cold weather isn’t fun and we don’t get as cold as you.
EDIT: Do they have boat wrapping in your neck of the woods? All the pontoons in my area are all wrapped for winter, everyone seems to pay for the service.
Yeah, I doubt temps are an issue, lol
They do have boat wrapping but it’s a couple grand. I have a hard time paying that for winter. I build a little a frame and use ratchet straps as well as 550. Those grommets are definitely the weak point. I usually will put a stone in the tarp and wrap the para against that bad it holds much stronger. That front of the boat that blew off was just me using the scraps of 550 I had left so it makes sense it didn’t work. It was freezing, and dark at like 530pm and the day before I needed to leave for work so it makes sense it didn’t hold. I ordered more para after I left at least so when we have a warmer day I’ll try and get to it.
As merely a suggestion, if you can’t get your hands on some old rubber roofing, maybe try and get your hands on some shower liner. It isn’t as thick as rubber roofing, but it is pretty tought stuff. Unfortunately, it can get somewhat pricey and isn’t nearly as wide. You can put grommets through it too. I’ve had too many tarps get shredded by the end of winter due to wind and ice storms to rely on them anymore. Even the suposedly “thick” or “heavy duty” ones get a beating and develop holes.
