Shade Sail Posts for Solid Standing Garden Shade

Shade sails are all the rage, recently. The good looking, long lasting alternative to the traditionally rubbish British parasol, they’ve taken over the nation with their smart appearance and dependable quality. As such, people are starting to look for replacement fixings, or to look for different ways to get their shade sails fixed properly before autumn and winter hit: which is where shade sail posts come into the field of play. Getting the right posts for one’s shade sails will add years to an already long usable life: and that, in these uncertain times, means garden furniture investments that one simply doesn’t need to worry about. An investment you don’t need to worry about, right now, is the best investment of all – so if shade sails are the thing, and fixing them is the key: well, here’s how.

So – what’s the difference between shade sails and “normal” shade solutions – and why are their posts so important? Shade sails are sail like structures made of a special “shade cloth” – like the toughened canvas used on boats (hence the name) only impregnated with all sorts of good stuff to keep the weather out and the sail in top condition. Shade sail posts are important because the sails themselves are so strong: with all that strength, one finds a little bit of weight – and that weight needs to be hoisted on something that can support it properly. Effectively, the posts that one hoists shade sails on are very similar to modern masts – galvanised steel, capable of taking a heavy beating from wind and rain without noticing it, and rust resistant into the bargain.

Partly, getting the right posts for one’s shade sails is important simply as a matter of aesthetics. Proper shade sail posts are designed to support shade sails – which means, simply enough, that they look good, they look right, when they are so used. Supporting a shade sail on something that wasn’t really designed for the purpose often leaves one’s brand new weather shelter looking a little odd. Not like it was in the photographs or catalogue.

The other reason, of course, is that posts that have been designed to hold shade sails are guaranteed to do so – which means, in the unlikely event of anything going wrong, that one is on a secure footing when it comes to replacement and repair. Fit non shade sail posts to one’s shade sails, and all those warranties become meaningless. No-one is going to replace a shade sail if it was installed using inferior posts, which broke under it and wrecked a garden wall.

Companies like Shaded Nation (an outfit whose specialty lies in importing and installing shade sails) stock every bracket and fixing one needs to get these trendy new shade givers off the ground. Go to a place like this for everything and the whole lot is guaranteed to last for years. The poles that make up the posts are designed specifically for purpose and are capable of taking a wind load far greater than the UK, even in autumn, will ever give them. So don’t skimp on your posts when you’ve splashed on the sails. Get proper shade sail posts and your installation will last for a lifetime.