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Styles of Sail City Shade Sails
  

Hyper Shade Sail Design

4 Post Hyper Shade Sail 

A 4 post sail is a very effective design.

This hyper shape design offers aerodynamic qualities in high winds.

Fabric is Rainbow.  
Colours are Terracotta and Desert Sands.

 

Hyper shade sails for a school

 

Hyper shade sails  

 

Posts offer total independent anchor control and balancing of the generated stress loads.

Hyper sails must have more than 3 sides and can have any number of posts.

Fabric is Polyfab Comshade.  
Colour is Rust.

 

7 Post Hyper Shade Sail with a Flap

This large hyper sail is situated in a windy environment in the Perth hills.  It has 7 posts for stability and a slight flap for extra shade.

Fabric is Polyfab Comshade.  
Colour is Porcelain.

 

    Shade sail with a small flap


Double Gable End Shade Sail 

6 Post Double Gable Shade Sail

Gable sails provide cost effective cover to larger areas without reverting to fully framed hip and ridge structures.

A typical feature is the high opposing posts on centre.

Fabric is Polyfab Comshade.  
Colour is Navy Blue.

   Double gable shade sail


Posts Choices
 

Posts are made from galvanised steel and powder coated to your choice of colour.

They can be designed in many shapes.

This project has curved white posts attached to a balcony.

Fabric is Rainbow.
Colour is Navy Blue. 

  
Curved shade sail posts on balcony

 

Shade sail posts are jarrah logs   

Other materials can be used for posts, eg trees and recycled jarrah telephone poles.  

The choice depends on their load strength, size and position.

Fabric is Rainbow.  
Colour is Charcoal.

 

Wall Anchors combined with Posts

 

Combination of posts and engineered wall anchors can also be used.

Wall anchors are only used where the fixing point is appropriate and will hold the sail stress load.

Fabric is Polyfab Comshade.  
Colour is Slate.

   Shade sail stainless steel wall mounts
Shade sail stainless steel wall mount    Shade sail attached to house using stainless steel wall mounts

 

Roof Anchors, Wall Anchors and Posts combined

 

Shade sail over pool   

This example is a combination of posts, wall anchors and roof masts.

Fabric is Rainbow.  
Colour is Royal Blue.

 
Another example of the combination of posts and roof and wall anchors.

Fabric is Polyfab Comshade.
Colour is Navy Blue. 

   Shade Sail over courtyard
Shade sail over pool  

The roof masts are engineered according to the size of the sail. 

Fabric is Polyfab Comshade.  
Colour is Rust

Another example of roof masts combined with posts.  

Fabric is Rainbow.  
Colours are Charcoal and Mulberry.

   Shade sail roof mounts
Shade sail uses roof mounts   

Proper positioning of roof mounts can increase the amount of shade provided by a sail.

Fabric is Rainbow. 
Colour is Terracotta.

 

Track fixings

 

A straight edged track is used to fix these sails to the wall.

Fabric is Rainbow.  
Colours are Terracotta and Silver.

   Shade sails use track and bent posts on balcony
 Shade sail uses track  

Tracks can take on different shapes. They bring the edge of the shade sail hard up to the building.

Fabric is Polyfab Comshade.  
Colour is Porcelain.

This sail has a track attached to the patio frame.

Fabric is Polyfab Comshade.  
Colour is Platinium.

   Pergola covered with shade sail using track
Balcony structure covered with shade sail using track  

This track is attached to the outer side of the balcony frame.

Fabric is Polyfab Comshade.  
Colour is Porcelain.

 

Pergola

 

Shade Sails can cover a pergola (either below or on top of the structure).

Fabric is Polyfab Comshade.  
Colour is Porcelain.

   Pergola covered with shade sail
 

This flat sail uses tensioned PVC.

Colour is White.

 

Hip and Ridge Structure

 

A sail can cover a hip and ridge structure.

 

   Hip and ridge structure covered with shade sail

 

Carport Structure

 

This is a carport water proof PVC sail structure.

We have many different carport designs.

   Carport structure

 

Privacy Screen

 


Shade Sail privacy screen
  

These sails have been used as privacy screens as well as to provide shade.

Fabric is Rainbow.  
Colour is Charcoal.

Another example of a privacy screen.

Fabric is Rainbow.  
Colour is Desert Sands.

  Shade Sail privacy screens

 

Go to the Gallery Section for more examples.