10 X 10 Kennel Top – Top Only 31490

I am a 51 year old woman with no particular skill set other than elementary school teacher (I know, super powers!). I put the topper together and bolted it to the top of our 10 x 10 kennel by myself!!! Following the directions, I attached the tarp first then tried to bolt it on as directed. I had to detach one side of the tarp to relieve pressure so I could pull the pipes out some on all sides and allow it to reach the four corners where it needed to be bolted. Yes it does fit but you need to pull the pipes out a bit…there is plenty of wiggle room for this. You can not push the pipes all the way into each other nor can you push the pipe legs all the way into the piece that connects to the fence. It took me less than 2 hours to do this by myself…I did use 3 ladders and 4 five foot pvc pipes to make up for no people help. I put the pvc pipes through the top links in each corner of my kennel so the topper could sit there while I worked to attach each corner properly. I had a 12 foot ladder inside the pen which helped me get the topper from the ground and onto the corner contraption I had made to hold it while working. I had a 4 foot ladder on the inside that I moved around to each corner as I worked. I had a 3rd ladder on the outside which I don’t think I ever used. I also used my heavy duty home built dog house to stand on sometimes (just because it was so heavy I couldn’t move it to use the ladder. I was using a basic hand wrench until my ever so helpful husband took some time out from work to come see what I was doing. He approved of my progress but taught me what a ratchet wrench is and showed me how to use it….wow….what a tool! I tightened all 4 bolts with my new toy, re-attached the tarp and it has been up for 2 weeks through several rain storms! I also put a flat kennel cover (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WJ15PAI/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_1) underneath it because one of my 3 dogs is a climber and the canopy does nothing to help contain the beasts. The canopy helps keep debris from gathering on a flat cover and disperses rain more efficiently. It is not intended to protect the animals from all of our Earth’s elements. It is not intended to be a permanent structure. It is well worth the money for the job it is intended to do. I did use the “extra” bungies and a few more I bought to secure the 2 sides along the kennel. The directions say that is not needed but I figure it couldn’t hurt. I am attaching photos. My “kids” are happy too.