“As anything, things wear out over time. It is good to know that things like the hinge clips can be replaced. We will wait until Spring to put the new ones on.”
“I hope they hold up better than the originals, several of which broke within a week of use. For what yo pay for this unit you'd think that it would have a more robust system or that they would include a handful of spares.”
“They need to make out of metal. They have a lot of stress on them opening and closing. When wind is blowing, then sun dries top has popped out even though i had nylon ropes securing front.”
“THese are great for keeping the structure tightagaints the base and keeping snails out.
Purchase extra when setting up. I wish we had purcahsed and used more originally . base has warped a little over time so a little harder to line all up but effective when in place .”