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  Scott Heusser April 14, 2009 at 6:51am

  We've done something similar with 2x4's. We had aluminum braces made that allow us to insert a 2x4 of desired length and secure it with one (or none) screws. We have a couple of types og braces including some for the peak, and some for the base. Add a reinforced plastic cover, viola`. Takes a bit of snow and some really hard winds to knock it down.
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  Dominic DiGioia April 14, 2009 at 6:15am

  I made one out of 1.5" pvc pipe, a 40 x70 lightweight cover, rope, bungee cords, rebars 1/2 in.x 4 ft, and good ole duct tape. We made a "skeleton" out of the pipe about 5 x 5 ft. squares slipped over the rebars that were driven tnto the ground at an angle. We found that tying and taping the cross joints together held up better than pvc fittings, Of course we needed long couplings for the longer "bones". That created the dome frame. Draw the cover over and tie it down with bungees or rope. You must figure what to do with the rainwater. We do mostly liner pools. We would set up Dom's dome ( they called it that, you know who they are) on the pool frame and we would pump out the pool collar as the water accumulated. It let us do our vermiculite and liners in poor weather conditions. With salamander heaters under there we could install the liner in the cold. Be aware that the guy mixing the the vermiculite, outside the dome, in the winter parka, never shuts-up. He's freezing and you're in a t-shirt troweling. You can imagine how his complaining can affect your good time. Just have a nice loud radio under there and you'll be ok. Have fun!