Shade Sails in Melbourne - What Customers Should Know.
Quick Shade Systems makes its shade sails in Melbourne of high density polyethylene shade cloth that is manufactured specifically for tensioned fabric structures.
The long direct sunlight life of fabric is guaranteed by treatment with UV stabilisers.
The average shade rating of shade sails fabric is about 90%. The UVR block is close to 95%. That what makes shade sails in Melbourne an excellent protection from skin cancer.
Our shade sails melbourne installations feature a stainless steel cable double locked stitched into its perimeter and terminated at each corner with stainless steel ring.
A 10-year guarantee is provided on shade sails fabric and 12-months - on labour.
The shade sails Melbourne installations by Quick Shade Systems do not sag or flap in the wind.
Rings are used to fasten the shade sail by either a shackle or turnbuckle
to a hard point either on a post or existing structure.
Each corner of shade sail has extra layers of cloth and
strapping. It serves the purpose of distributing forces.
The size of attachment hardware is calculated for each shade sails in Melbourne we install.
The stitching is done with locking stitch, outdoor "awning maker" thread is used throughout.
The perimeter of each shade sails features a curve that controls the tension of fabric in the center of the shade sail.
Because of that, fabric has uniform tension all over the perimeter.
All attachment hardware is marine grade stainless steel. It has locking mechanisms
so that sails do not detach or come loose accidentally.
Shade sails can be attached to existing structures with common or
custom made brackets and hardware. Alternatively they can be supported by their own
columns made of either timber or steel pipe.
Quick Shade Systems uses schedule 40 galvanized steel pipe embedded in concrete footings.
We calculate the dimensions of the pipe and the footings for each shade sail depending on the expected wind loading.
Depending on requirements we add either threaded rod or rebar to the footings or posts to tie the concrete and post together.
Most of our shade sails come with webbing on the edges.