How To Install A Shade Sail

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How to install a shade sail. Wrap shade sail clamps around the support posts you installed or if the posts made from wood drill a pilot hole and then install eye bolts into the posts. First the distance between the fitments and second the height of the posts. Leave the posts for at least 24 hours before removing the timber supports from the sides.

Secure the ladder well and keep three points of contact with it at all times. Attach the corners to the poles. There are two important measurements when installing a shade sail.

Screw head-rod clamps to the house fascia spaced 3 feet apart. Attach the other D-links to the other two corners of the shade sail. Timber supports will keep your anchor posts in place while the concrete dries and solidifies around them.

This will require a post hole digger and cement. The depth of the hole will depend on the size of the shade sail. All you need to do is add water and follow the instructions on the packaging.

When your shade sail arrives lay it out on the ground where you want it to go. Wood Shade Sail Post Footing Lay a 4 inch 100mm depth of 34 inch diameter gravel at the base of the post. Screw the eye lags or bolts into place.

Install three steel posts attaching them to the deck framing to support the shade sail. It must be stretched from all angles and if the fabric is large additional fixing points must be provided. Install an eye lag screw or an eye bolt at the height you want to hang the sails.