Deck Shades & Fabric Shade Structures

What is a deck shade?
It is an outdoor, roof-like structure that covers a seating area or standing area that otherwise would be exposed to continuous, direct sunlight. A deck shade protects homeowners, guests, clients, children, pets, or plants from the heat and the ultraviolet radiation of direct sunlight.

What is a deck shade cover made of?
It consists of a shade portion that functions as a roof. This canopy shade is made out of a special fabric that offers powerful tensile and tear strength. Because it is flame retardant, it is also heat resistant. A galvanized steel frame, stabilized by corner bracing and brass plates, supports the deck shade. Panels can be added as options to the side of the structure, and optional plant hangers can be installed on the shade as well.

Who needs deck shades?
Homeowners definitely need them because so many homeowners sit outside on some kind of patio or deck throughout the spring, summer, and early fall. Kids and pets will be much better protected from heat and ultraviolet radiation when sheltered by one of these solar shades.

Businesses can also use deck shades to cover eating areas, break areas, and gathering areas. Rather than constructing expensive outdoor break areas, a simply canopy and a few basic benches can create all the comfort that employees need to enjoy a break or a lunch hour outdoors.

Restaurants and bars can increase their businesses by making it safe and comfortable to sit outside on the patio under a custom sun sail fabric cover.

Deck shades can cover anything from a concession stand at a sporting event to the seating areas where the fans watch the game. Trade shows depend on shade canopies to keep their booth areas comfortable for visiting professionals. Street vendors near beaches or sidewalks can use deck shades to protect themselves and their customers from heat and sunburn. Playground deck shades also provide protection for small children.

What if I only use my deck for plants?
Any deck in your yard that has potted plants certainly needs a deck shade cover. You may have assumed that plants live in sunlight and are impervious to UV light. This is not the case. It all depends on where the plant is from. A good many plants that we grow for decoration grow in the wild in places like forests where the tree canopy above them blocks most of the direct sunlight. Still other species thrive in cold weather climates or parts of the world where it there are more cloudy, rainy weather than they are to sunny days.

It makes sense then that if some of our most attractive flower and garden arrangements are that sensitive to ultraviolet light; they need protection prolonged exposure to the sun using a custom patio canopy. They may not need it to the degree that humans do, but they need it nonetheless.

Any poolside area also needs a deck shade. Without it, the reflectivity of the water will increase the intensity of light and the sunburn it ultimately will cause. However, putting a shade over the both the seating area and the water will minimize both. Tanning areas still be done in areas off to the side where people can get just enough sun in control doses without overdoing it and hurting their skin.

Easy Rack stocks a vast inventory of fabric sun shade structures, commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, used pallet racks, and modular prefab buildings installed nationwide.

If you can not find what you are looking for contact us toll free at 1-888-776-3720 and we will find it for you. Our home office is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including Memphis, Tennessee, Baltimore, Maryland, Charlotte, N.C, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Seattle, Washington, Boston, Massachusetts, Denver, Colorado, Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky, Irving, Texas, Amarillo, TX, Dallas, TX.

Canopy Shelters & Fabric Shade Structures

Canopy shelters provide protect against the sun’s heat and ultraviolet light. They can protect people, animals, and plants. Everywhere they are used, they make the environment safer. Today’s technology lets manufacturers build these shade structures in a variety of colors, too, so the appearance of the facility is enhanced by their presence.

When buying canopy shelters, it is necessary to select a model that can withstand other environmental variables besides the sun. These shelters ought to be able to withstand a beating from rain, wind, snow, and hail. Talk to an Easy Rack expert to determine the requirements of your particular application so that he or she can recommend the very best patio canopy shelter for your part of the country.

One thing to always consider is who you plan to protect, and when. If you own a home, you will no doubt want to cover those areas where people gather the most. Patio canopy shelters are a great way to protect outdoor seating areas from sunlight. A variety of colored fabric sun shade covers are made that will also compliment your home’s architecture and your landscape design theme. You can use these shade covers over either conventional patios or swimming pool patios.

If you have a very large yard with a practice field or a large open space where children play freely, nothing stands in the way of you buying a playground shade covering. These canopy shade covers block 95% of the sun’s harmful UV radiation and are the best way to keep your kids safe while they have fun. They are also ideal for keeping pets safe.

Of course, if you operate a school, public playground, water theme park, or outdoor athletic field, you will definitely benefit from one of these solar shades. Made exclusively in the USA and covered by a comprehensive warranty, you can count on playground canopy shelters to last for years.

Commercial entities and large public parks often require a great deal more shade in open areas. In the summer, municipalities often hold special events in these parks and need huge areas in which to host concerts, games, and food concessions. Tensile canopy sail structures are normally recommended for these purposes. They provide plenty of breathing room in the shade so crowds of people can enjoy the summer fun without the summer sunburn.

These tensile structures are clear span shade covers that stretched over a variety of frame types with high tension force. The tension makes them super resilient and stable in high wind and rains. There are all kinds of supports, including frame supports, cable net supports, air supports, grid shells, and even geodesic domes.

The shade cloth that is used to manufacture canopy shelters is flame retardant and typically waterproof. This makes every solar shade covering compliant with building codes all over the country and applicable to the climate of any region of the United States.

Easy Rack carries a wide variety of commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, new and used gondola shelving, used pallet racks, and modular prefab buildings installed nationwide.

Contact us toll free at 1-888-776-3720. Our home office is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including Washington DC, Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, Las Vegas, Nevada. Portland, Oregon, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tucson, Arizona, Long Beach, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Fresno, California, Sacramento, CA, Corpus Christi, TX, Plano, Texas, Garland, TX, Laredo, Texas, Lubbock, TX, Jersey City, NJ Newark, New Jersey.

Solar Shades & Fabric Sun Covers

Some sunlight is essential to all life on Earth, but too much sun can damage cellular structure and even kill Solar shades offer people, animals, and plants protection from the light, heat, and ultraviolet radiation of the sun. In residential public arenas, solar shade structures create a healthier, more pleasant environment. In commercial applications, reduced light transmittance, heat absorption, and heat transfer contribute to financial savings.

It is important that you choose solar shades that are engineered to withstand the associated forces of nature, such as wind, rain and snow. It is also important that you work with a company like Easy Rack whose experts can review the requirements of your individual environment, and design an application -specific, custom patio shade canopy that maximizes solar protection and contributes to the aesthetic of your property

Most of our fabric sun shade structures are made from a material called Enduro. Enduro is a fabric manufactured from high quality vinyl impregnated polyester yarn. This material is woven and heat set to make it highly durable, stable, and fire retardant.

This versatile shade cloth material provides superior protection from sunlight and its harmful UV rays, while greatly reducing the temperature within its shade covered area. It comes in UV shade factors of 45%, 63%, and 80% and can be ordered in a variety of colors such as black, brown, deep sea blue, spruce green, white, and several more.

Garden center shades are lightweight, inexpensive, structures. They are great for seasonal work because they are easy to install and disassemble. Seasonal modules allow garden retailers the flexibility to design garden center areas that meet individual store needs and space requirements.

The Gable Style Module is made from high quality polycarbonate that can take the amount of impact that glass can withstand more than 200 times the amount of impact that glass can take. Flat style garden solar shades are great to start with when space is limited.

Playground canopy Structures for schools, playgrounds, and hospitals are so effective they can block as much as 96% of the sun’s ultraviolet light. They are perfect for schools, zoo, public parks, amusement parks, and water parks.

Skylight covers are great for any largest commercial project and also help create skylight shade in a small home.

Tensile solar sun shades create huge areas of shade over the ground. There are different categories of design based on the type of support. There are frame support, air support, cable net, cable and strut, geodesic dome, and grid shells..

You may require a permanent, long lasting solution or you may just need something temporary, Easy Rack has the experience, technology, and expertise in designing, installing, and maintaining the most efficient and effective solar shades on the market.

Easy Rack carries a wide variety of commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, new and used gondola shelving, used pallet racks, and modular prefab buildings installed nationwide. If you can not find what you are looking for contact us toll free at 1-888-776-3720 and we will find it for you.

Easy Rack is located in Houston, Texas with distribution centers located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including Washington DC, Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, Las Vegas, Nevada. Portland, Oregon, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tucson, Arizona, Long Beach, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Fresno, California, Sacramento, CA, Corpus Christi, TX, Plano, Texas, Garland, TX, Laredo, Texas, Lubbock, TX, Jersey City, NJ Newark, New Jersey.

Sun Canopy & Outdoor Shade Covers

While our Sun Canopies are our most widely used form shade cover, Easy Rack sells a wide range of other standard and custom shade covers. For commercial applications, Easy Rack sells everything from temporary and economical shade structures to Modular Shade Structures that are designed with permanent durability in mind.

Other shade covers can be custom configured to the specific needs of each client. The key to successful customization lies with planning with climate demands in mind. When built to order in this manner, Easy Rack patio shade covers will perform beautifully over extended periods of time.

Just a few of our options include, but are not limited, to the following:

Modular Shade Covers
These fabric shade structures are manufactured to function as attractive, inexpensive solutions for seasonal or temporary use. Modular systems are characterized by an exceptionally sturdy design featuring shade factor fabric. They are very easy to assemble and come in a variety of fabric colors. Options include water proof tops and powder coated frames. Braces and base plates for securing frames come with every unit.

Triangular Truss Shade Covers
These broad-span structures are designed to give you the maximum possible amount of open space beneath them. They are a highly cost effective means of shading large areas.

The Triangular Truss System is made to be durable and easy to install. Its panel shades are attached to its aluminum trusses through springs that allow for easy installation and removal. Aluminum components and galvanized columns give you years of maintenance free application. Base plates are made of steel plates that give extra support and strength to the aluminum frame.

The custom shade structures, made of 63 percent shade factor fabric, attach to trusses by means of stainless steel springs.

Warren Truss Shade Cover System
The Warren Truss Shade System allows for increased column spacing over the conventional pipe frame systems and provides an economical alternative for shading larger expanses. The entire Warren system is very flexible and can be designed to meet applicable building codes or modified to suit your specific needs.

The frame consists of 8” high aluminum style “Warren” trusses, galvanized steel columns, and steel base plates. Fabric is 63 percent shade factor reinforced along the edges with 2 inch webbing. Shade panels attach to the structure through 1/8” black/white diamond braid polyester lacing cord.

Enduro Patio Cover
Enduro Patio Shade Covers provide great protection for any residential patio. Their colored shade cloth makes them a very attractive, decorative addition to any backyard. Enjoy your patio all through the summer months as it is kept cooler and shielded from UV rays.

This simple shade cloth is easy to install. The frame features corner braces and base plates that provide for stability. The canopy has an 80 percent shade factor that is fire retardant and UV resistant. Shade panels attach to the frame through bungee ball straps. Optional plant hanger bars can also be ordered from Easy Rack.

Easy Rack also carries a wide variety of commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, new and used gondola shelving, used pallet racks, and modular prefab buildings installed nationwide.

Contact us toll free at 1-888-776-3720. Our home office is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including Washington DC, Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, Las Vegas, Nevada. Portland, Oregon, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tucson, Arizona, Long Beach, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Fresno, California, Sacramento, CA, Corpus Christi, TX, Plano, Texas, Garland, TX, Laredo, Texas, Lubbock, TX, Jersey City, NJ Newark, New Jersey.

Sun Shades & Shade Structures

Are sun sails cheaper than other types of shade structure?
Yes. In terms of cost per square foot, they are the most cost effective shade solution on the market.

Are sun sails as stable as other shade structures?
Yes. You don’t want your shade structure blowing in the time or collapsing in the middle. The tension force of the fabric keeps the sail tight across its surface. The perimeter of the structure curves slightly toward the center to help maintain tension. Meanwhile, the edges are reinforced by webbing that goes all around the perimeter of the shade. Stainless steel rings fasten to this webbing to evenly distribute tension all around. When mounted properly, fabric sail structures retain their shape in the wind without sagging, flapping, or wrinkling.

What are the benefits and features of sun sails?
There are benefits that directly relate to human health in the form of protection against skin cancer. Other benefits pertain to protection against property loss caused by heat buildup. Still others, such as comfort and peace of mind, are more less tangible, although by no means less important.

Just a few benefits of playground shade structures include:

• Protect human and animal skin from the ultraviolet rays of the sun
• Protects humans, pets and assets from heat damage
• Sun sails can double function as protection against hail
• Highly decorative sun shades create attraction factor for areas of interest
• Can be mounted where full steel frame shade structures cannot be erected
• Much more affordable than many other shade products
• Can be used by homes, municipalities, schools, and businesses
• Residential sun sail covers are easy to install
• Designed to be maintenance free
• Holds shape better than canvas and is resistant to mold and mildew

Where are sun sails used?
Sun sails are beautiful patio canopies and practical for a wide range of applications such as residences, swimming pools, auto dealers who want to highlight a special area of their store, parks, museums, etc. They can be adapted to awkward or unevenly shaped outdoor areas more readily than awnings, canopies or shade structures can be.

Companies can use sun sails as well to shelter employees who like to go outside on break. Parks use them to shelter picnic areas. Water parks use fabric sun shade structures as decorative covers over swimming pools. Many stores have mounted them over their entrances to attract and shelter customers with a flair of decorative protection. Parking areas can also be protected with sun sails so patrons do not have to touch hot steering wheels when they get into their vehicles to drive home.

Do you have many varieties of sun sails?
Oh yes. Call Easy Rack to see what color, size, and fabric material will work best for your home, business, school, or Municipal Park now.

Easy Rack also carries a wide variety of commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, new and used gondola shelving, used pallet racks, and modular prefab buildings installed nationwide.

Contact us toll free at 1-888-776-3720. Our home office is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including Washington DC, Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, Las Vegas, Nevada. Portland, Oregon, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tucson, Arizona, Long Beach, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Fresno, California, Sacramento, CA, Corpus Christi, TX, Plano, Texas, Garland, TX, Laredo, Texas, Lubbock, TX, Jersey City, NJ Newark, New Jersey.

Patio Shade Structures & Patio Canopy

Why does a playground need a shade?
About 80 percent of a person's total lifetime UV exposure occurs in the first 18 years of life. Without some type of playground shade structure, a child is going to get sunburned. It only takes 10 minutes for this to happen. One blistering sunburn, prior to 18 years of age, can double the risk of a child eventually developing melanoma.

Without consistent playground shade covers, approximately 25 percent of all children who are under 6 years of age, and approximately half of all children who are under 13 years of age, will be sunburned to the point of blistering. Tragically, these statistics currently result in approximately 1 out of every 5 children in the United States growing up to suffer from (and often die) from some form of skin cancer later in life.

We have heavy cloud cover in our part of the country. Don’t the clouds block UV light?
No. 80 percent of UV radiation still reaches the ground. Keep in mind that only a fraction of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible to the human eye. Even on what appears to be a very dark day, the sun is still there, above the clouds, and UV light is still coming down on us. Patio shade structures prevent this kind of UV exposure.

What benefits do Easy Rack playground shades offer schools and parks?
Outdoor play areas are cooled down and protected from up to 95 percent of the sun’s ultraviolet light. This so drastically improves safety for school children that it directly contributes to the educational cycle, because with fewer painful sunburns, there will be fewer trips to the nurse for treatment. Also, severe cases of sunburn that often result in kids being sent home will be prevented.

Won’t these structures make our playground look odd or unattractive?
No. Easy Rack playground fabric sun shade structures are designed with aesthetics in mind. We can provide you with any number of styles, sizes, and colors that will compliment your school or park facility.

Can any other type of business use these structures?
Yes. Hospitals and outdoor athletic facilities also use playground sun canopies. Many hospital patients actually need to go outside for fresh air, provided they are stable enough to walk and travel to and from their beds with doctor supervision.

However, these people DO NOT need to get sunburned on top of whatever else put them in the hospital! Consider a hip n ridge shade structure to prevent this from happening.

Athletic facilities rely on playground shades to protect players and fans. The decorative nature of their design contributes the sense of festivity and ball in play.

Do you have playground shades for specialty parks and other public areas?
Easy Rack offers both standard and custom designs to specifically accommodate a number of very special activity centers. Municipalities use our playground double shade sail covers to protect their amusement parks, water parks, and zoos. Any area around water will have a higher incidence of sunburn due to water’s reflective capability, and zoo animals suffer just as much as humans do because UV radiation breaks down ANY type of animal cell—not just human.

What features, advantages, and benefits do playground shades by Easy Rack offer

• Maintenance free
• Reliable, permanent structures
• All sorts of colors and sizes to choose from
• Powder coated steel frames
• Made in the USA
• Comprehensive warranty
• Able to withstand winds of up to 80 mph

Easy Rack carries a wide variety of commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, new and used gondola shelving, used pallet racks, and modular prefab buildings installed nationwide.

Contact us toll free at 1-888-776-3720. Our home office is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including Washington DC, Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, Las Vegas, Nevada. Portland, Oregon, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tucson, Arizona, Long Beach, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Fresno, California, Sacramento, CA, Corpus Christi, TX, Plano, Texas, Garland, TX, Laredo, Texas, Lubbock, TX, Jersey City, NJ Newark, New Jersey.

Patio Canopy & Shade Structures

What is a patio canopy?
It is an outdoor, roof-like structure that covers a seating area or standing area that otherwise would be exposed to continuous, direct sunlight. Patio canopies or shade structures are intended to protect homeowners, guests, clients, children, pets, or plants from the heat and the ultraviolet radiation of direct sunlight.

How large are these sun shades?
Patio canopies are made to fit almost any standard patio. Common dimensions include 12’ x 10’, 12’ x 20’, and 12’ x 30’ shades.

What is a patio canopy made of?
The shade portions that works like a roof is made of a special fabric that features superior tensile and tear strength. Due to its heat resistance, it is also flame retardant. The frame that supports the outdoor shade structure is made of 16 gauge 2 3/8” galvanized steel with exceptional stability maintained by corner bracing and brass plates. Optional plant hangers are available upon request, along with shade panels for side protection.

What types of patios need a canopy?
Any garden patio that is home to plants needs shelter from UV radiation. While you may assume that all plants are tough and thrive in direct sunlight, this is certainly not the case. Many plant species grow in forests where the tree canopy above them blocks the majority of direct sunlight. Other species deliberately hug vertical surfaces that provide shade for the majority of the day. Still other species in cold weather climates are far more used to cloudy, rainy weather than they are to sunny days.

Some of these produce some of our most attractive flower and garden arrangements, and due to their sensitivity, need almost as much protection from UV rays and prolonged exposure to the sun as human skin requires.

Any poolside patio can use a fabric sun shade structure. This is because the water’s reflectivity will increase the intensity of light. A shade over the both the seating area and the water will minimize direct exposure to the sun. Tanning areas can be set aside where people can control the amount of time that they lay out in the sunlight

What organizations need patio canopies?
Any home with an outdoor seating area can benefit from one of these amazing awnings, canopies or shade structures. Kids and pets with sensitive skin will certainly do better with UV protection they provide. Businesses can save a great deal of money on building outdoor break areas simply by erecting a sun shade over a few benches or outdoor lounge chairs.

Everything from concession stands to seating areas at sporting events will benefit from shad structures as well. Trade shows depend on patio canopies to keep booth areas comfortable, and a wide range of other business that merchandise products or services near beaches or sidewalks also depend on sun shades to provide protection from heat and sunburn.

Complimentary Consultation
Contact us today at 1-888-776-3720 to let an Easy Rack specialist help you determine how best to consolidated resources, save time, and add space without wasting profits. See our reviews and what customers are saying about Easy Rack.

Our outdoor shade and canopy structure distribution center is located in Houston, Texas with vendor contacts located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including Memphis, Tennessee, Baltimore, Maryland, Irving, Texas, Amarillo, TX, Brownsville, Texas, Grand Prairie, TX, Pasadena, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas., El Paso, Texas., Charlotte, N.C, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Seattle, Washington, Boston, Massachusetts, Denver, Colorado, Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky.