This create good shade?hot. We're going to attach this to metal poles on four corners. Not on wood pergola will it do well this way?
219081
Make sure the metal poles are very sturdy or they will bend when you tighten the fabric.
1605964
I do not think so. The poles are not steady and mild wild will bring the canopy down. Mild winds and rain made this canopy fall apart. My personal opinion is that this item is not worth it, but if you want you can buy it and make your own judgement.
1196510
You will need 4 corners, whether it be a wall or poles in the ground to connect the corners to. They also need to be secured very well in order to make the shade taut.
1857061
I would say that depends upon your local climate and your expectation. Will work either way but slower with more shade...?
1063853
You would have to add blocking (pieces of wood) to allow the brackets to be mounted. If there is no frame above or to the sides, you would have to create vertical supports by burying a pressure treated 4x4 that's at least 6 feet high (portion above ground level) or higher if you want the bottom of the shade to stop a few feet above floor level. You don't want to leave the ends of the shade unsecured as any wind will blow the shade around and bang it into anything nearby. If adding wood blocking or free-standing 4x4s won't work, the next option would be to create fabricated metal brackets. It would not be terribly expensive (probably $80 or so, a guess) to have a metal shop or welding shop fabricate a fairly simple bracket with a 90-degree bend and 4 holes. You would have to prime and paint the bracket to prevent rust and you'd have to provide the shop with accurate drawings with dimensions that will make the brackets work for your situation. If the dimensions on the drawings are wrong, the brackets won't work for you. Back to not leaving the shade hang-free... these shades come with small bungees that hook on plastic brackets... you really need to have a place to mount the small brackets (2 screws each, 1 bracket for each side of the shade). The shade extends 6 feet so the brackets will be something like 6'-6" from the shade roller itself if there's nothing there to attach the hold-down brackets to, you'll need to figure out a solution for that also.
1090999
Yes, but it does not hold up very well in strong winds. Additionally, our shade came with a couple of parts missing in the assembly hardware that they send to you.
1173180
If you pitch it low to the ground and keep the peak angle low, it should work well. Though it will be close quarters, this should keep even a sideways rain off you... for the most part.
907384
You will definitely need some way of securing the 4 legs/corners of the canopy. I have mine on my deck and 3 of the 4 legs are secured to the spindles of the deck rail - and it has held up to torrential rains and heavy winds without any problems at all. But you will definitely need to have it secured somehow, either at the base of each leg or by the tie-downs at the four corners.
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No......This is not suitable for corner as it is too wide. It will not look good.
31201
What material is the shade made out of? I used this on a harder plastic and it worked great for myself. Although I'm not sure if the heat of the bulb would be an issue at all.
358117
To be honest with you, I don't think I would. It does have some metal objects that may rust and then shorten the life of the shade. I installed mine outside of course but the mount is under the patio overhang to protect it from direct sunlight and water. I'm not an expert this is just my opinion.
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I am not sure if you are just putting this up for an event or keeping it up for an extended period of time. If it is just for an event, then I would use sand bags tied to the bottom of each of the poles. I live in Vancouver, Wa near the Gorge and we get High winds about 4 to 5 times during the year, and my canopy is set up year round and acts as another room off my patio, and we have the canopy bolted to the house in several places on one side of the canopy and several steal stakes in the ground on the other side where we taped the poles to the stakes. It has servived 2 springs one summer, and a winter. I am very happy with this one, and over the years we have tried several other canopies. Hope the sand bag idea is helpful, dress them up if this is for an important event. 20 lbs per pole is my suggestion. GOOD-LUCK !!!!
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Yes, I used it in my front and back yard last summer to provide shade for my then infant. It worked great. It had multiple windows you could open or close for a cross breeze and it was easy to move if the other kids wanted to play somewhere else. I did bend some of the stakes trying to push them into the dry ground so I'd be sure to bring a small hammer or rubber mallet for easier install
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I used the Coolaroo fabric outside to shade my pergola. I hemmed the top and bottom of each panel on my sewing machine, put grommets in the top hem and used shower curtain hooks to hang them from the conduit.
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I am using mine to cover a patio not much larger than the gazebo. We get a lot of wind and it had held strong for almost a year but I don't know how well it would do out in a yard.
698621
should be fine, but if it is windy staked to the ground would be better. It is a great canopy
617741
Sure-It's very bright & adjustable. Just never leave it on the pole. It will fail if it even gets damp!