I was very impressed with the quality of this cover for the price. Looks just like my neighbor’s loop lock cover he paid $3,000 for. We rented a hammer drill from Home Depot for $50 and drilled all the holes and had the cover installed in about 2.5 hours. It went very smooth per the instructions. If I get 2-3 years of use out of it, it will be worth it, just to keep the leaves out, but I could easily see it lasting 5-6 years. If taken care of properly. The fabric of the cover itself was a lot better than I was expecting. We had to make an adjustment at our spa where two straps we had to drill outside the spa then use a couple tie- down straps to hook the springs to reach the anchors. But not a problem to accommodate a non-custom cover that loop-lock wanted $3,600 for. I think my total for this cover was about $450 plus the $50 drill rental. Looks great. Happy Camper! Great DIY project.