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.

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.

Shade Structures & Outdoor Fabric Canopies

Shade structures from Easy Rack reduce temperature beneath the canopy structure and keep seats cool and comfortable for attendees, visitors, patrons, and sports fans. These amazing sun shields are made to be strong and durable, and they require very little maintenance to last for many years.

Even better, they are also attractive additions to any municipal, academic, commercial, or residential environment. Many different colors are available that can be matched to the compliment the specific colors of outdoor architecture.

The importance of protecting people from direct sunlight cannot be understated. Did you know that one sunburn prior to the age of 13 doubles a human’s risk of melanoma? Did you know that 80 percent of all UV exposure a person receives occurs prior to the age of 18?

Studies indicate that at present trends, 1 in 5 of children playing outside today will grow up to develop skin cancer as adults. Whereas in 1930, the chances of getting skin cancer were 1 out of 1500, today they are only 1 out of 75. Now is the time to act, because recent studies have shown that melanoma rates have doubled over the past 20 years.

But something can be done. Fabric shade structures play a critical role in reducing skin cancer rates by reducing UV exposure up to 95%.

The fabric used in Easy Rack shade structures is superb in many respects. It features a strong weave that gives it a durable texture that is resistant to rough weather. Special treatments make it resistant to ultraviolet light, and many sun canopies are also fire retardant as well.

Fabric structures are used to create all sorts of outdoor shade structures. In corporate environments, municipal court areas, city halls, and schools, they can be stretched over sidewalks and patio areas to create awnings. Larger canopies can be stretched over entire open areas. In places where skylights are used, these sun protection screens can also be used as skylight cover to prevent harmful UV radiation from finding its way indoors.

Fabric shade structures have a widely diverse range of applications. They can be used to provide shade for plazas in downtown areas where people go for lunch breaks, outdoor events, and conversation. Fabric structures can shield they eyes of players on tennis courts so they won’t miss a crucial shot at the worst possible time.

Other athletic facilities such as ball parks use them as well to protect players in a number of sports, and to keep bleacher areas free of direct sunlight so fans can better see both the players and the ball in play.

Fabric structures can be stretched over parking lots to prevent car interiors and steering wheel columns from becoming hot to the touch. Car lots often use these sun canopies to keep new models ready for a comfortable test drive.

Companies often stretch large canopies over walkways between buildings so that executives in suits can walk comfortably in the shade without the heat ruining dry cleaning and makeup. Public parks normally have a sun canopy over pavilions so family reunions, outdoor concerts, and special events can be held in the comfortable shade.

Another very important place to stretch a fabric shade structure is a public swimming pool or water park. Water makes the skin very vulnerable to UV radiation. Keeping children and adults sheltered from direct sunlight while they swim is not only good medical sense, it is good public service.

Easy Rack stocks a vast inventory of commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, used pallet racks, work platform forklift attachments 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 outdoor shade design facility is located in Houston, Texas with stocking vendors 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, Brownsville, Texas, Grand Prairie, TX, Pasadena, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas., El Paso, Texas, New York NY, Miami Fl, Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA, San Francisco, Ca, Phoenix, AZ, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL .

Awnings, Canopies & Shade Structures

Shade structures from Easy Rack can be used in all sorts of commercial and residential applications. The benefits of light transmittance, heat absorption, and heat transfer make a real economic difference to companies. The experts at Easy Rack can review the environmental requirements of every client and built a site-specific, custom shade structure that offers maximum solar protection at competitive pricing. Our shade structures are made to withstand the many forces of nature, including wind, rain, and snow.

UV Protection Canopies
Easy Rack sun shades keep playgrounds cooler and keep UV rays from harming children. They are ideal for churches, schools, playgrounds, and hospitals, and they block 95% of harmful UV rays. These are permanent structures that are available in multiple sizes and colors. They are maintenance free, and they are engineered to withstand winds of up to 80 miles per hour.

Tension Shade Structures for Clear Span Protection
Easy Rack coverings are made from tension membranes that offer shade to large expanses of ground. They vary in size and style, depending on what structural elements are used to construct them. There are many different builds to choose from. You can choose from frame supports, air supports, cable net, and cable and strut. Geodesic dome structures and grid shells are also very common to free span shade structures.

Common structural elements that are found in these veritable tension structures are steel supports that that work in conjunction with tension cables that shape and support fabric tops. Such designs give an added advantage to the reduction of wind and snow loads. They also provide greater flexibility in design than standard building materials.

A great number of advanced outdoor fabrics are employed in the manufacture of these stretched membrane structures. PVC coated polyester fabrics, PTFE coated glass fabrics, stretched membrane structures, PTFE coated glass fabrics, EFTE foils, and polyethylene coated fabrics are just a few of these materials.

Shade Structures in Standard and Custom Designs
Easy Rack standard and custom shade structures can be obtained in a wide range of designs. Custom structures are configured specific to the needs of the client.

Modular Shade Structures
Easy Rack modular shade structures are meant to be attractive, affordable solutions for seasonal or temporary uses. They are available in many fabric colors and are made with braces and brace plates ideal for securing frames. They can also be ordered with waterproof tops.

Triangular Truss Shade System
Easy Rack triangular truss shade structures are durable and easy to install. Shade panels are attached to aluminum trusses that have springs for easy installation and removal. Aluminum components and galvanized columns give clients years of maintenance free usage.

Warren Truss Shade System
Warren shade structures allow for better column spacing over the conventional pipe frame systems. They provide an economic way to provide shade to larger expanses of ground. They are flexible and can be built to meet applicable building codes and customized to suit specific needs.

Easy Rack stocks a vast inventory of commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, used pallet racks, work platform forklift attachments 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 stocking vendors 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, Brownsville, Texas, Grand Prairie, TX, Pasadena, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas., El Paso, Texas, New York NY, Miami Fl, Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA, San Francisco, Ca, Phoenix, AZ, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL .